* Security:

One weeks tuition - this is returned to you providing a 2 week written notice is given prior to removing your child from Summerhill Child Care.

* Other Information:

We provide breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, milk, and juice daily.
Parents provide formula, baby food, diapers, wipes, diaper creams, powders, bottles, sippy cups, change of clothes, crib bedding, blanket, and pillow.

Activities:

*This child care has an environment that encourages children's individual growth at their own level socially, emotionally, physically, and intellectually. It is designed to meet all of your child's developmental needs and interests.
Our activities

*Learning stations such as the computer, manipulatives, library, arts and crafts, and blocks are set up so that the children are exposed to a variety of ideas, concepts, and skills to meet the childrens developmental needs.

* Free play allows children to freely explore their environment so puzzles, books, toys, coloring books, and other materials are available for their exploration.

* Movement allows for the development of gross and fine motor skills that are important in their development. So a variety of activities for both gross and fine motor skills are taught to the children. Gross motor skills will include games, tumbling, dancing, etc. Fine motor skills will include cutting, drawing, gluing, painting, writing, and working with manipulatives.

* Story time each day is very important for young children. They become interested and excited in the pictures of books and then soon enough they begin learning the words to their favorite stories, so reading is extremely important.

* Show and tell allows children to communicate with children of the same age. This allows the children to describe their favorite toys to other children as well as developing their verbal skills.

* Arts and crafts are done by the children and they usually take on a holiday or seasonal theme depending on the time of year.

* Science is also important, a child can never be too young to begin teaching them new things. Science is hands on and it allows the children to experience basic concepts. Materials such as sand and water, plants, and experiencing the seasons are just some of the things children will learn about as well as so much more.

* Naptime, or better called quiet time, is what children of all ages need during the day. It allows each child to wind down and rest. Depending on the age of the child the younger ones tend to nap and the older children are allowed to look through books or do quiet activities.

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Infants: 6 weeks through 12 months:

* Each child will have their own crib

* Since infants develop at their own pace there will be an assortment of age appropriate toys and play equipment for the infants

* Each day an information sheet will be sent home which will list: the ounces of formula they drank, juice drank, food intake, diapers used their bowel movements and consistency, as well as supplies that are needed as they get low.

* Parents must provide all supplies including: all formula, diapers, wipes, change of clothes, jars of baby food, and juice. Parents supply the bedding weekly and on Fridays you take home the bedding to wash and bring back for the next week.

* We ask that you please label all of your child's belongings.

* Infants must stay at home if they have a fever or any contagious disease. Medications will only be administered according to the instructions on the original prescription container but only with a doctor's note and the parent's authorization. Parents will be called if the child becomes seriously ill.

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Toddlers: 18 months through 24 months:

* At this age toddlers develop social, cognitive, and motor skills. There are plenty of age appropriate toys as well as centers including soft play, home area, manipulative area, reading and listening centers.

* Each day an information sheet will be sent home which lists: diapers used, training pants used, potty training progress, meals eaten, and all memorable events of the day.

* Parents must provide all supplies including: diapers, training pants, wipes, and at least 2 changes of clothes.

* We ask that you please label all of your child's belongings.

* We supply breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, milk, and juice daily.

* Children will not be allowed to attend if they are running a fever, or have a contagious disease. Medication will only be administered from a prescription container and with a doctor's note. Parents will be called if the child becomes ill.

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Preschool: 3 years through 4 years:

* Cots/nap mats will be provided at nap time.

* At this age children develop social, cognitive, and motor skills
through learning centers. The centers include and are not limited to computer time, home area, arts and crafts area, library, and a manipulative area.

* Completed work and summary sheets will be sent home on a continuous basis.

* We will need at least 2 changes of clothes.

* If your child is still in the process of being potty trained, then all necessary items will be supplied by parents (diapers, training pants, wipes).

* We supply breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, milk, and juice daily.

* Children will not be allowed to attend if they are running a fever or have a contagious disease. Medication will only be administered from a prescription container and with a doctor's note. Parents will be called if the child becomes ill