My daily schedule is posted on my bulletin board and is subject to change. This schedule is meant to give you an idea of your child's day. Actual times and activities may vary depending on time of the year, weather, age and temperament of the children. Age appropriate activities are scheduled with the flexibility allowed to respond to the needs of each individual child and their various ages. Some of the activities I may conduct with the children may include:
- Dramatic Play
- Music
- Outdoor Play
- Free Play
- Construction/Blocks
- Artistic Activities
- Puzzles and Games
- Literacy and Language Development Activities
- Television viewing is only done once or twice a week, no more than a half an hour at a time and is limited to PBS, the Disney channel, and Baby Einstein for the younger ones. On occasion, usually only on Fridays, we may pick an appropriate children's video to watch i.e. (Little Einstein's, Blue's Clue's, etc). Children are never required to sit and watch TV, and TV is not offered in place of free play or learning activities.
For ages two through five, we offer a structured preschool curriculum provided to us by Mother Goose Time (a professionally planned preschool curriculum designed to be used in childcare homes and centers.) This on-going preschool program is offered Monday through Friday and is both entertaining and educational. Your child will enjoy activities ranging from art and craft projects to games, songs, finger plays, storytelling, creative dramatics, exercises, science, shapes, numbers, colors, alphabet, and much more through various monthly themes. Some of these projects will be taken home to share with you, and others will be group activities that you can ask about. We know that children learn best by "doing". Therefore, the activities the children participate in are developmentally appropriate, concrete, hands-on, and most of all fun, because we believe that learning is an exciting experience. Mother Goose Time fulfills the Head Start Domain Elements, Standards, and Indicator Guidelines and is consistent with the National Association for the Education of Young Children Guidelines for curriculum content.
For ages 24 months and younger we work on and with the following: throughout each day we practice on large and small motor skills by reaching, grasping, rolling, sitting, crawling, standing, walking, climbing, throwing, catching, kicking, cooing and talking; which ever developmental stage your child happens to be in at the time. Infants and toddlers learn through play by utilizing flash cards, books, numbers, shapes, colors, the alphabet, stacking blocks, puppets, age-appropriate toys, and much more. We encourage participation, but the child will not be forced to participate. Most importantly, our goal is to make learning for all ages fun, and non-intimidating. It is our hope that both you and your child will be as enthusiastic as we are about our program.
My program provides age appropriate activities for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school age children.