Welcome to our Daycare!
My
Own Philosophy
My Day Care will provide
children ages 1 month old-8 years old with a safe and comfortable
environment to play and learn with loving guidance. This is a play based
facility meaning that our
curriculum is integrated throughout the day using songs, story time, arts &
craft activities,
poems during "circle-time", movie time, games, indoor play, outdoor
play ( safety mats
are installed outside as safety is a big
issue at this facility).
All children will have
different activities depending upon their age group or intelligence level and
will be
split up accordingly when doing certain tasks.
This is done with the best of intentions at heart. For one the
safety of the smaller children and also to teach your child how to socially
interact with children that are his/her
own age group, so that when they become of age to go to school the transition
will be much easier for them.
This does not mean that they will not be around children of different age groups.
They will be taught to interact
appropriately with children of all ages.
We also provide children
with fun days such as "theme days", occasional field trips and a
variety of other activities that will help to stimulate a child's cognitive,
social-
emotional and physical development.
Things
you will see at Aimee’s Family Day Care
Children will spend much
of their time engaged in working with learning materials
and playing and interacting with other children.
I will work with your
child in individual, small and whole group situations. All children have
different learning styles which work best for him/her and I will observe the
children daily to
figure out which learning style works best for your child. I will then
implement it into my lesson
plans. For Ex. I am a hands-on learner.
Children will have access
to various activities throughout the day including: building
blocks, pretend play toys, books, play dough, crayons, puzzles, music, matching
games,
movies or educational TV programs (used during quiet time),
educational computer games and much more.
Numbers, the Alphabet,
Colors, Counting and Shape skills are taught throughout our
everyday experiences, songs, games and other activities are also implemented.
Children are asked to
pretend and use their imaginations here so do not be surprised if your children
exhibits this type of behavior at home.
Children are encouraged to
explore their world and develop at their own pace and interest level
emphasis is based on the process, NOT the product.
Because of the nature of
this job, it is very easy for me to become attached to the
children in my child care "family". I try my best to develop a
good relationship with
parent and child so that we may become partners in the development of the child
during
their stay at my daycare facility.
Links to websites children use at the daycare:
PBS KIDS
This site uses characters from the PBS TV shows in combination with
educational games to attract the child's interest.
Funbrain
This website provides children with educational games in which a parent or
educator can actively participate in with the child. It is also a great
resource for educators to use as an enhancement to their lesson plans.
National Geographic KIDS
I really like this site because it teaches children facts and interesting
information about animals that share their world. This site is so educational
and informative an adult can be taught a thing or two from it as well.
The Book Of Pooh
This site is aimed at teaching the children basic skills in general subject
areas such as Math,
Fisher-Price
Little People
This site is aimed towards the younger children, which I like because it seems
much easier for these children to manipulate and maneuver their way around the
site independently. It also helps them gain knowledge when it comes to basic
computer skills.