Elaine's Family day care

Our Teachers

Elaine Redley

Owner and Operator

Elaine began her career as a Childcare provider in 2006 working with toddlers and preschool aged children. With over 16 years of early childhood classroom experience, Elaine knows the importance of providing a high-quality curriculum for young students. Some of her early students are now in high school and still receiving excellent grades. She believes in providing support for both the students and the parents as she understands it takes a village to raise a child. In addition, Elaine attends Penn foster college where she received her high school diploma. she also attended Manor college and received her CDA credential. she is CPR, First Aid, AED certified. she also works in the healthcare field where she’s currently a certified nursing assistant.

Vonkurt Redley

Volunteer

Vonkurt Redley is a teacher with the School District of Philadelphia. He went to Kutztown University and earned his educational degree in 2008. He then continued his studies at Cabrini University for his master’s degree in education in 2017. Vonkurt has been teaching in Philadelphia schools since 2008. He taught Social Studies for the first seven years of teaching and currently teaches English as a Second Language at John Bartram High School. Vonkurt says “teaching is my passion. I can now say that I love teaching and love working with the students that I see every day”.

Testimonials

Elaine taught my daughter from 2010-2013. My daughter learned social skills and critical thinking skills. She had homework assignments every week and was expected to have them completed by the deadline. Elaine’s curriculum and high expectations of her students and parents helped when it was time to place my daughter in a public school. Because of my daughter’s birth date, she had to stay an extra year in the daycare. I was afraid that she would be behind, but she was actually more advanced than most of the children in her Kindergarten class. She was advanced both academically and socially. Being a working mother, Elaine worked with me on days that I ran late in traffic which was extremely helpful for me. Oh…and I forgot, the food was AMAZING! ~ J. Singleton

This is the place if anyone is looking for a place to grow and learn for their kids. Elaine Redley’s childcare is a safe place for my children. I have been using this provider since the birth of my child. She has been a big help to my children and myself; she is very understanding and helpful. My daughter started to say her ABC’s when she was nine months because of her service. Best service, you won’t be disappointed! ~ HM

Philosophy

Our onboarding philosophy focuses on fostering critical thinking, creativity, hands-on learning, and interpersonal communication skills, along with activities that support both growth and fine motor skills. In addition, we strongly believe in the power of play as a tool for learning among young children. By combining play with education, we cultivate a high-quality learning environment that encourages both logical and creative thinking, laying a foundation of skills that will benefit them throughout their lives.

About our program

Elaine’s Family Day Care works closely with the parents so that we are able to provide unique individual attention for each student. We provide a safe and inclusive environment, allowing each child to feel just as important as the next. At our school, we teach the concepts of math, science, engineering, art, social sciences and early literacy through our play-based, child-led curriculum. We use the interests and ideas of the children as a jumping off place. The materials are open-ended and invite discovery. Children make their own investigations and draw their own conclusions whenever possible.