Community Day Care dba A Kids Place

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Curriculum and Program Philosophy A Kid’s Place combines day care and preschool programs, which focuses on learning in a positive and loving atmosphere with spaced intervals of work, rest, and play. The daily schedule is flexible enough to meet the special needs of each child, providing additional affection, exercise, play, discussion, and rest as the need arises. We provide opportunities for the child to play individually, in small groups, and in large groups. A child’s questions and curiosity shall always be encouraged and answered, as children are most anxious to learn during the early years. The environment is filled with various activities to encourage social, emotional, physical, and educational development. The curriculum consists of health, gross motor, art, music, language arts, math concepts, science, and social studies. We adapt our instruction to each child’s individual strengths, needs, and interests. Each curriculum area shall be taught at the appropriate level for each age group and shall include many opportunities to experience “hands on” activities. A Kid’s Place also realizes that literacy is the foundation for learning. We foster language and literacy by reading books and/or poems daily, provide opportunities for children to read and explore with books, encouraging children to talk with each other by helping them to listen and respond, and modeling verbal expression and written language. We provide methods and materials in which children can experiment with writing, drawing, copying, and inventing their own spelling. Research has shown that young children learn through play and through active exploration of the environment. They build knowledge through the manipulation of materials and stimulation of their five senses. Our classrooms are set up with learning centers, which encourage different types of play. These centers include art, science, reading, writing, sensory, dramatic play and building.

The teacher’s role is to facilitate and extend children’s play and learning. Teachers encourage language, problem solving skills, independence, and literacy when opportunities arise through play. Activities are planned based on children’s interests and developmental needs.

Parents are naturally concerned about kindergarten readiness. A Kid’s Place believes that by offering a developmentally appropriate curriculum, children will be ready for kindergarten and be equipped with strong life skills and a love of learning as well. We further feel that a great curriculum recognizes the value of children’s lives in the present, not just in preparation for the future.

Each class has a daily schedule that you should receive, showing a typical day for your child. We provide a wide variety of educational toys, games, and activities that are age appropriate. A supervised rest period is provided for children age 4 and under each afternoon. Children are encouraged to lie on their cots for 30 minutes – if they are not asleep after that time a quiet alternate activity is provided. Please talk with your child’s teacher about your older child’s napping habits.

Weather permitting; we go outside each day. A Kid’s Place has a fenced in well equipped play area outside. Also, the children walk to the park, library, and other areas within reasonable distances when the weather is nice. On days that weather does not allow outside time or there are pollution alerts, we incorporate gross motor activities indoors.

A Kid’s Place schedules a photographer to take class and individual pictures each fall. Purchase of pictures is optional.

The teachers often take photographs of the children throughout the day and during special events to post throughout the room and center. This is a good way of documentation to show what goes on throughout the day.

A Kid’s Place is on the bus route for Huntingburg Elementary School and Dubois-Perry-Spencer Exceptional Child’s Co-op.

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We are located next to the Huntingburg Police and Fire Station. We are within walking distance of: The Huntingburg Public Library, Historic 4th Street, The City Park and The City Pool and Splash Pad.

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Welcome It’s rarely easy for a parent to leave their child in day care. At A Kid’s Place, we do not replace you, but are a supplement to family care. We provide a safe and loving environment for children while in our care. As a parent, you can enjoy peace of mind that your child is being provided with quality, safe, reliable care when with us. *All information regarding Program Policies & Procedures will be made available in a language other than English if requested.

Mission Statement A Kid’s Place exists to provide a safe, developmentally appropriate environment for infant through school age children. Our focus is to provide stimulating early care and educational experience which promotes each child’s social/emotional, physical and cognitive development. Our goal is to support children’s desires to be life-long learners.