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Mission Statement
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I BELIEVE THAT ALL CHILDREN
ARE INDIVIDUALS, EACH CHILD LEARNS |
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AND DEVELOPS AT A DIFFERENT
RATE. I TRY TO AID THEIR DEVELOPMENT ON AN |
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INDIVIDUAL BASIS. PEOPLE LEARN THRU 3 METHODS: DOING, READING, SEEING AND A |
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COMBINATION OF ALL 3. YOUR CHILD WILL NAP AS NEEDED INDIVIDUALLY AS MOST |
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CHILDREN HAVE VARYING SLEEP
SCHEDULES. CHILDREN WILL LEARN BASIC CONCEPTS |
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PENDING ON THE NEEDS AND
AGE OF THE CHILD: SHARING, CARING, CRAWLING, WALKING ETC. |
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TABLE MANNERS, EATING AT
THE TABLE. NO JUMPING IN CHAIRS, ETC./ SAFE PLAY PRACTICES. |
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POTTY TRAINING WILL COMMENCE
WHEN THE CHILD SHOWS AN INTEREST AND AFTER YOU HAVE |
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BEGUN THE PRACTICES IN YOUR
HOME. KIDS MOVIES WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, HOWEVER |
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I FIND THAT MOST KIDS WILL
ONLY STOP OCCASSIONALLY TO VIEW THEM THE REST OF THEIR |
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TIME IS SPENT PLAYING. WE DO SOME READING, DANCING TO MUSIC, OUTSIDE PLAY AS WELL.
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TIME OUT IS USED FOR DISCIPLINE,
TYPICALLY ONE MINUTE/AGE OF CHILD. |
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THE BASIS OF MY DAYCARE IS
OPEN PLAY THOUGH, AND AIDING THE CHILD IN |
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THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS SEEN,
AS NEEDED. |
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Program Design
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IT IS NOT THE PURPOSE
OF MY DAYCARE, TO TEACH AS IN PRE-SCHOOL |
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MY KIDS LEARN HOW TO
BE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUALS, INDEPENDENT, |
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CONFIDENCE, MAKING THEIR
OWN DECISIONS, CORRECTLY. |
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IF LOOKING FOR A PRE
SCHOOL ATMOSPHERE I MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR YOU, I have located a new website preschool that you could use at home to supplement their learning
as early as age 2 http://www.abcmouse.com/ BUT IF |
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LOOKING FOR YOUR CHILD
A PLACE TO HAVE FUN, MEET FRIENDS, AND GET |
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INDIVIDUAL ATTENTENTION
VS. GROUP ATTENTION, I'M YOUR DAYCARE PROVIDER.
(many of my children have gone on to pre-school and been complimented on having the communication level of
a 5yr old) |
* AGE APPROPIATE EDUCATION- YEAR PRIOR TO KINDERGARTEN YOUR CHILD WILL PRACTICE WRITING THEIR ABC'S
AND NUMBER'S ON WORKSHEETS, SENT HOME DAILY DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR IN AN EFFORT TO PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR SCHOOL ROUTINES.
SCHOOL APPROPIATE BEHAVIORS ARE ALSO EMPHASIZED.
click for link to bev bos Heres an excerpt from the Preface from the Authors Thirty years of working and playing attention
to young children and their families has nudged the two of us to express our concern about environments for childhood. Have
we gone too far past remembering how to care for our young children? Have we tumbled over the edge? Children are spending
their early years in habitats designed for adults instead of spaces of places that honor and respect the needs of growing,
learning, exploring children. Cities, towns, houses, condos, apartments, parks, streets, malls, school and most public places
are planned and built for adults. The needs of children are sacrificed. . . . We must advocate for places where children wonder,
discover, imagine, construct and learn by trial-and-error so that from their experiences they can develop their own framework
of knowledge and firm sense of self. We hope to strengthen your commitment to children and to support their right to play.
SOME THOUGHTS ON CHOOSING YOUR CHILDCARE OPERATOR.....
THERE ARE THOSE WHO DO DAYCARE BECAUSE THEY TRUELY CARE TO ENSURE KIDS ARE SAFE AND HAPPY AND THERE ARE
THOSE WHO SIMPLY DO IT FOR THE MONEY OR SO THEY CAN STAY AT HOME WITH THEIR KIDS.
ALWAYS ASK IN YOUR INTERVIEWS QUESTIONS LIKE: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SITTING? WHAT ARE YOUR
EMPLOYMENT PLANS FOR THE FUTURE? WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN TO DO DAYCARE FOR A LIVING?
IF SOMEONE IS PLANNING ON STAYING IN THE BUSINESS AND HAS ACTUALLY THOUGHT THEIR DECISION THRU
IN THEIR CAREER CHOICE THEY SHOULD HAVE GOOD ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS. THEY WILL LIKELY NOT QUIT ON YOU IN 3 WEEKS
TO 6 MONTHS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE PATIENCE FOR THIS JOB AND SOME WOULD LIKE TO BUT FIND OUT THEY DON'T AND YA DON'T WANT TO
WIND UP HAVING TO SWITCH SITTERS DOWN THE LINE AS IT STRESSES YOUR CHILD AND YOU.
CHOOSING YOUR CHILDCARE PROVIDER IS LIKE CHOOSING YOUR SOULMATE - THIS PERSON WILL BE
EXAMPLE SETTING DAILY ROUTINE AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR YOUR CHILD DURING 8-12 HOURS OF THE DAY 5 OUT OF 7 DAYS OF THE WEEK.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP SKIPPING FROM ONE SITTER TO THE NEXT. CHILDREN
NEED CONSISTENCY TO KNOW THEY ARE SAFE.
JUST A FEW THOUGHTS TO HELP YOU IN YOUR DECISION MAKING FOR YOUR CHILDS FUTURE.
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