I have my Early Childhood Educator License and have been working in children for 10yrs. I have experience working with all different ages in different programs. I have a son who will be one in June and I want the best of both worlds, being home with him and providing quality childcare for other children. I love my job and I am passionate about it.
Cocoon Child Care is an In-Home Multi-Age program. I will provide care for a maximum of 8 children ranging in ages from 0 to 12years old.
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Families are the most important influence in a child’s life. I have an open door policy, parents and guardians are always welcome. (Please make arrangements a head of time if you need to come between 12pm-2:30pm as this is quiet/rest time) I believe children will get the best of home and daycare with open communication and involvement from families. Input and ideas are always welcome. We are a team!
Hours of Operation
My program will operate Monday- Friday 7:30am- 5:30pm all year round, closing for one week in the summer and between Christmas Eve and New Years Day.
Statutory Holidays
The program will be closed for all statutory holidays. These include:
New Year’s Day Family Day
Good Friday as well as Easter Monday
Victoria Day Canada Day
BC Day Labour Day
Thanksgiving Day Remembrance Day
Christmas Day
If a statutory holiday lands on the weekend the program will be closed the following business day.
Closures
The program will be closed Christmas Eve through to the new Year. The days may change every year depending when Christmas fall during the week.
For 2016 I will be closed from Saturday December 24th, 2016 and we will return Tuesday January 3rd, 2017.
I will be closed for one week during the summer.
For 2016 that will be August 8th to August 12th.
Payment for every month remains the same as the closures have been taken into account when setting the monthly rates.
Indoor play will include but won’t be limited to House Keeping, block area, book area, open art, and sensory play.
In house keeping there will be dolls, food, and dress-up. The area will be changed up from time to time. For example, a grocery store, flower shop, or a wrapping station. In house keeping the children are learning to play with others, listen to others, and to share ideas. They are also practicing language and acting out realistic situations.
The block area will include blocks, cars, a farm, and will be changed regularly. The children will be practicing their fine motor skills and working with others, sharing. They will be using their imaginations and learning shapes, sizes, colors and testing their ideas.
Puzzles will always be available for the children. Puzzles are a wonderful pre-reading and writing skill. Learning order and sequencing. The children will enhance their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
In the book area children can enjoy some quiet time and use their imaginations. They will be learning to take care of books and working on their language skills. Children will learn sequencing and create their own stories using their imaginations.
Art supplies such as crayons, felt markers, paper, scissors, and glue will be available for the children all the time. The children will be using their creativity and practicing communication and sharing with others. In the art area children will be practicing their fine motor skills and improving their hand-eye coordination.
Structured art activities will provide the same opportunities as the above, open art, as well as teaching the children to follow directions.
Sensory play will include materials such as playdough, water, sand and many others. The children will be enjoying a sensory experience while measuring, experimenting, observing and practicing their fine motor skills.
Group Time is one of my favorite times of the day. We will be doing calendar, where the children will learn days of the week and counting, the weather, songs, games and stories. The children will work on their social skills, turn taking and working together. We will work on things like shapes, colors, numbers, letters, matching, sequencing, etc.
Meal Times are a very important social time for working on communication and language skills. Everyone will sit together at meal times even if they are not eating. This is a good time for the children to learn about nutrition and healthy eating habits. Children will work on their fine motor skills as well as self help skills.
Rest Time is an opportunity for all the children to rest or sleep. This is an important time for all ages. Their day is very busy and emotionally and physically draining. The children will be recharged and refreshed for the rest of their day.
Outdoor Play will include swings, climbers, slides, balls, ride on toys, etc. Children will work on their gross motor skills. As well as playing with others, working together, taking turns, being aware of what is going on around them. Group activities or games will encourage cooperation, communitcation and following directions.
Field Trips
Field trips are a regular part of my program. Scheduled field trips will be posted with a permission form. We may spontaneously walk to a local park or walk in the neighbourhood.
Field trips will sometimes require your child to be a daycare earlier that usual. It is your responsibility to stay informed of any early departures. If we have already left you may meet up with us at the field trip location.
Cocoon Child Care
Daily Schedule
7:30am drop-off
7:30am – 9:00am freeplay & art
9:00am clean up & group time
9:30am wash hands & snack
10:00am washroom & go outside
11:30am wash hands & lunch
12:30pm washroom, quiet book time
1:00pm story & rest time
1:30pm quiet bags for children not sleeping
2:00pm quiet table toys for children not sleeping
2:30pm start getting children up
3:00pm wash hands & snack
3:30pm washroom & outside
4:30pm depending on weather and season come inside
5:30pm program closed
