Growing time child care center: 3 Areas to Focus on When Growing Your Child Care Business

3 Areas to Focus on When Growing Your Child Care Business

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As a child care director or owner you may feel overwhelmed at times. Often you are pulled in many different directions, leading to a lack of clarity and focus in your work. There’s simply not enough time in a day to do all the things you would like to do. 

When I was a director I often found it hard to determine where my focus should be and where I should spend my time and resources. I would question what priorities would add the most value to my center and where my limited time could best be spent on a daily basis. 

As leaders in the child care business, being strategic about how we spend our time is essential to success. It is so easy to let time lead us where it will. If we aren’t intentional about our time, it will be used up in everyday tasks, preventing the ability to grow our center(s) or reach other business or personal goals. There is a popular maxim attributed to Bill Gates which reads, “people tend to overestimate what they can do in the short term, and underestimate what they can do in the long term”.

Evidence shows that people who manage their time effectively are able to reach seemingly unreachable goals by managing their time, maintaining their focus, and chipping away at their goal bit by bit. In order to succeed in this way, however, you first need to choose an intentional area (or areas) of focus.

Today I want to talk about three areas that require intentional focus as a child care leader. It is these three areas that will set you apart from the rest and set you up for success whatever your goals might be. Don’t just dabble in these areas though, you are much more likely to succeed if you schedule small amounts of time every week to deal with them and stick with it for the long-term!

Enrollment

Centers that are growing are intentional about their focus on growth and enrollment. What this means is you are carving out time each day to connect with potential families, tour them around your facility and follow up with them. 

What I have seen more often than not is that centers connect with families and carry out tours but forget to follow up. Add a list of follow-ups as an item on your weekly calendar or use software to connect and engage with parents. Call every person who has been interested in your center in the last two months but hasn’t signed up yet. You’d be surprised at how much enrollment you can gain by simply following up – we all need a reminder sometimes! 

Staff

Always remember that your staff are the beating heart of your center. They are the hands and feet that provide the safety, care, and education that clients are looking for. Show your appreciation for their hard work by spending some time each day or week recognizing your team. Specific and positive feedback can work wonders for staff morale and costs absolutely nothing. When a kind word or note doesn’t seem like enough,  something I have done in the past is walk around with $5 coffee cards in my pocket and hand them out to staff members who were going above and beyond. This is another great way to not only acknowledge their hard work but also encourage them to keep it up. 

On top of recognition I also recommend getting to know each staff member individually. This could mean popping your head in the classroom for a few minutes to say hi, asking what they need from time to time, or just taking time to chat occasionally. The more you know your staff, the better you can support them. Having a personal relationship with each staff member will also help decrease turnover and increase overall staff satisfaction. Less time hiring means more qualified staff and more time for you to grow your center! 

Families 

Whether you intend to grow your child care center in size, reputation, or both, you can’t lose sight of your current customers. There is something magical that happens when you know each family in your center on a personal level. Their trust in your work increases as you create a bond that goes beyond a business transaction. This not only puts parents at ease, it leads to better and more frequent referrals, while increasing job satisfaction for you and your staff. 

One way to do this is to schedule at least 5-10 minutes around drop off or pick up to make yourself available to the families in your center. This is a great time for small talk and simple relationship building. When these relationships are strong it also makes it easier to deal with any issues that may arise. Because you’ve built a relationship, parents will be more likely to approach you early with any issues and allow you to deal with it more effectively, without confrontation.

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Final Notes

Remember: a small amount of time invested each day in the short-term will lead to a huge return on investment in the long-term! Making SMART goals and setting time aside for each of the three points discussed above will allow you to grow your center and develop your effectiveness as a leader. Developing good leadership habits by planning ahead to intentionally address enrollment, staff, and family priorities will enable on-going personal, staff, and client growth, ensuring that your center(s) reach their full potential!

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At Growing Kids Learning Centers, we are more than just a child care center. Rather than just watching your children while you are at work, we help them learn new skills, develop, and grow. We created programs that help your young child develop new skills and prepare them for the next years of their life.

We have locations in South Bend, Elkhart, Valparaiso, Goshen, Plymouth, Warsaw, and Chesterton, which allows you to find the location nearest you! We even have four different locations in South Bend.

About Our Child Care Programs

Children want to learn. Our job is to help them with structured, age-appropriate, educational programs that are challenging and fun. Our programs start for children as young as six weeks old. This allows your child to start learning and growing as early as possible in a nurturing and stimulating environment.

It’s important for children to realize their full potential at every stage of development — intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially. The Creative Curriculum for early childhood offers stimulating learning opportunities for students of every age, starting at six weeks and continuing through after-school age. And we do it in a fun-to-learn fashion. Don’t be surprised to hear your child ask, “Guess what I learned today?” after a day at our child care center.

During your child’s time at Growing Kids Learning Centers, they will be able to develop a variety of different skills that will help them in the next stages of life. Each of our programs works together to help further develop these skills and allow your child to continue to grow.

INFANT CARE PROGRAM

Our infant care program allows your little one to explore and grow in a loving and nurturing environment. Your baby will enjoy activities that help with their development and allows them to learn new skills. Babies as young as six weeks old can be enrolled in this program and once they start walking, they will graduate to our toddler program!

TODDLER CARE AND YOUNG PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

Once your little one starts walking, they will become a part of our toddler and young preschool program. Your little explorer will have a chance to learn new things and develop their skills further. Children will be able to explore and learn as they take part in different activities that are stimulating and encourage growth. Our curriculum for this program focuses on learning through motion and movement. Your child will be in this program until they are two years old.

PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

At Growing Kids, we believe that preschool is not just used to prepare your child for regular school, we believe it is their educational foundation. For us, this is the most important grade where your child will learn and build a foundation in which they will continue to grow. We create a nurturing and stimulating environment that will help your child through this important time in their lives. We use structured, open-ended play activities that stimulate emotional, cognitive, physical, and social development. Our preschool program is for children three years and up.

SCHOOL-AGE CARE PROGRAM

We also offer a child care program for school-aged children. This is an after-school program that allows your older kids to be cared for while you are finishing work or running to appointments. We understand that life can get busy and you can’t always be ready to pick your child up from elementary school when they get out. This program allows them to spend time in a nurturing and stimulating place while they wait for you. Even if your child is on a spring break or has a day off that you can’t take off of work, we can watch them! They will be able to take part in fun activities and engage with other children. This after-school program is for school-aged children.

We also offer awesome camps for kids that are fun, active, and entertaining. We offer a summer, winter, spring, and fall camp that provides your child with time spent outside, meals, fun games, and educational activities. If you can’t take off work during your child’s breaks from school, our camps are a great option. They will love all of the activities, make new friends, and be entertained day after day!

Growing Kids Learning Centers is a great place for your child to grow. Our stimulating and nurturing environment will help them develop new skills that they will be able to use throughout the rest of their lives. They will learn about different subjects, engage with other kids, and be able to explore their curiosities. If you are looking for a child care center that allows your kid to grow through each program, Growing Kids Learning Centers in Northern Indiana is a great option. Contact us with any questions you may have and learn more about our center today! We look forward to helping your child grow and develop throughout these early and important years of their life

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Growing Years

At Growing Years

we provide the tools and environment to help children reach their potential in a culture of learning that is both challenging and stimulating.

Worth & Purpose

We help each child see himself as God sees each one of us – as unique individuals, full of worth and purpose.

Care & Education

Our facilities and programs have been designed to provide quality care and education for children 6 weeks to 12 years of age.

“Planting seeds for the future”

We provide the tools and environment to help children reach their potential in a culture of learning that is both challenging and stimulating.

Our Programs

Growing Years is a privately owned preschool and child care center built specifically with children in mind.  Our facilities and programs have been designed to provide quality care and education for children 6 weeks to 12 years of age.  Our goals are based upon developmentally appropriate practice in order to make the most of the time we have with your child. Perhaps our biggest goal is to help each child see himself as God sees each one of us – as unique individuals, full of worth and purpose.

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Our Curriculum

Research theorists and educators agree that any relevant curriculum needs to be based on children’s needs, learning styles, developmental levels, and appropriateness.  Much of what is planned also needs to be child initiated so that children have a vested interest and natural curiosity for what they’re learning. Then finally, assessment needs to be an ongoing part of curriculum, because planning what is best for children is driven by observations/assessments and knowing each child and their specific, individual needs.  This is what leads to the most effective planning and success in learning.

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After School

The best kinds of afterschool programs offer a balance of academics, recreation, enrichment, and character building activities.  Those are the kinds of things we include at Growing Years! Besides focusing on homework assignments and tutoring, we also provide opportunities for unstructured play, activity clubs, snack, and outside time.  Obviously, there needs to be a balance in what we do and this balance is based on the ages of the children and the needs of participating families.

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Our Values

Growing Years Christian School and Child Care Center, first and foremost, was built on non-denominational Christian principles and values.  Our primary hope is to glorify God in all that we do here at Growing Years, because we have been blessed with the opportunity to serve Him. Also, that as Christians and educators, we are responsible for every aspect of a child’s growth, including building strong Christian character.  So besides our academic curriculum and the Peddlesfoots, we also help children learn about Godly principles based on our weekly Bible lessons that we have developed for that purpose.

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Who We Are

Growing Years is a family owned and operated business that began in 1987 with Anita Collins, Masters in Early Childhood Education, having 2 preschool classrooms in a local church. Anita worked along side her husband Steve and three children Matt, Lisa and Mike and was able to expand Growing Years School into a 13,000 square feet building with over 180 students in attendance annually. Her daughter is following in her footsteps and taking the helm of Growing Years to the next level.

Also a mother of 3, Lisa Workman earned her Masters in Early Childhood and recently retired as a beloved teacher for over 16 years in the Swan Valley School District.  Earning accolades as “Crystal Apple Award” and “Horace Mann Educator of the Year” from fellow colleagues and students. Lisa used her spare time to coach her own three children in their own sporting events, along with middle school coaching while developing a successful camp, Girl HYPE focusing on positive outlook and health of young girls. Lisa believes that Growing Years truly does “plant the seeds for the future” and is excited for her next step as owner and director.

Growing Years Christian Child Care Center has recently been an honoree and recipient of Michigan’s Business Development Center “Best Small Business Award” 2019.

Interview of how the Michigan SBDC GLBR has helped Saginaw-based Growing Years Christian School succeed over the years. Growing Years was named the SBDC GLBR Best Small Business in 2019.

“The staff at Growing Years is great. We have two girls that started when they were each 2.5 years old and have loved each classroom and new teacher.””

— Ann Marie

“My daughter has been at growing years since she was 2 and now she’s 5. Great academics, teachers and administration.”

— Zeina

“This is a place you can trust to work with you and your children persistently and professionally. They are definitely ranked top in childcare for good reason.”

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Phone: (316) 777-0355
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Astreya Family Center was 4 years old on June 1, 2019.

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About how the Center lives and develops, what a modern family can look like and what is considered the norm today, we talked with Natalia Anatolyevna Gerasimova , its CEO and founder.

Natalya Anatolyevna, how do you assess the dynamics of the Center’s development?

I can’t even believe that four years have already passed. My primary motivation for opening the Center was this: to solve the problems that my own younger children have, and to help those children who have similar ones. I thought – I will open such an organization, I will work while my guys grow up. And this is getting more and more addictive every year – the case turned out to be very exciting! I already studied remedial methods, but I began to look more actively at the methods of development and education, the concepts of development of different schools – and it turned out that many development centers, private schools are created by parents! Yes, and development and training methods were often born due to some circumstances and difficulties in the development of children, and their talented parents developed their own approaches.

Can the creation of such a Center be compared in terms of labor costs, degree of involvement, emotional intensity, and finally, with the birth of a child?

Of course! For me, any project is like a child. I am absolutely involved in the process, and the attitude is the same – reverent and responsible. I like to start and put on my feet new projects.

So you see how this “child” lives and develops. What is the difference between when he was a year old and now?

I was worried when I called the organization a family center, not a children’s center, but a family center. I was terribly criticized by marketers, they said: why blur the format, it becomes fuzzy. They strongly recommended choosing a specific niche – either a correctional center, or a developing one, or a psychological one. Indeed, it is easier to take a franchise of mental arithmetic and do only it. But time has shown that we are on the right track. And today such centers, where there is correctional work for the child, developmental programs, work with family problems, plus a developing, personal approach, exist in many cities. And in terms of the breadth of services provided, we today resemble state social support centers, but on a commercial basis, where there is comfort and personalization. Over the years, there has been a steady growth in turnover, and people are interested in this format. We do not provide care and supervision – we help in personal development, in the case of our Center this is a key point, since, for example, children with the need for an individual approach and correction have an even more unique way of their development. Again, the concept of the norm today has changed radically compared to the concept, say, 20 years ago.

What’s the difference?

Today the boundaries of the norm have blurred and become wider. Take, for example, the concept of “family”. The norm today is those relationships that suit all participants in these same relationships. There are many types of families and partnerships. Young people are in no hurry to formalize relationships – and when a child is born, several crises fall on them at once. Parents often ask about relationships with children – what is the right way? That’s right – it’s how they agree. And if they, for example, do not know how to negotiate? Much is written and said about this, but there are still no practical courses “how to live in partnership” en masse.

A child needs both mom and dad, their confidence in relation to each other at least, even better – sincere friendship with each other and with the child, and even better – close emotional relationships, love and support: this is the child’s biggest support for his entire life. life.

A very common problem: the child did not talk on his own in time, behaves strangely, and does not know how to communicate with peers. And we help families, children and their parents, we teach in some ways, we support in some ways, especially families with children with behavioral and developmental difficulties. The credo of our Center: “I am in comfort.” If I am comfortable, this is about a strong flexible person who has a strong resource state, is able to replenish his resources, develop and be happy, despite the various challenges of the outside world. Such a person is able to adaptively respond to constantly changing conditions.

Can you give an example of a request families come to you with?

Yes, recently a mother of three children, aged 10, 7 and 5, came to us. The family is entering a difficult period: they are going to change their country of residence, the eldest girl goes to school, learns English, the second goes to school. Everyone has a lot of work to do, a change in their way of life. And the family needs support – how to go through these difficulties more gently. Our experts will help in this case. For example, we help to switch to a family form of education and adapt to it, because a child does not have to be sent to school. Our Center has all the conditions for studying from grade zero to grade five. It is unpopular due to only one fact: it costs parents money and time. But when the question is about the quality of education, you have to turn to tutors or teach children yourself – this is the truth of today’s life. It is the parents who decide how their child will be educated. By the way, now there are more and more requests for family education.

• 120 training programs, advanced training, interdisciplinary courses were completed by the specialists of the Center in 4 years.
• A program has been developed to improve the qualifications of psychologists.
• Within 4 years we have developed 3 children’s development programs – early childhood, eurogarden, a comprehensive program for the formation of verbal communication.

How would you briefly formulate the mission of the Astreya Family Center?

Support and development of a loving family. We are ready to help parents realize what parenting is, teach the secrets and “chips” of this skill, motherhood, fatherhood, and provide support to families with children with developmental problems. First of all, these are children with behavioral features – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with delayed speech development. And also guys with sensory modulation disorders, peculiarities of information perception. And all this work was in great demand. This is evidenced by at least this fact: a year ago we moved from an area of ​​125 square meters to a room of 535 square meters. And our halls and offices for the year decently filled.

Will you scale the Center?

The idea is to create playgrounds where baby groups will work and interact with mothers – this is interesting to me. The program “Parents Academy” – I will deal with it even more closely: a strong family is the best contribution of parents to the development of their child. We have our own channel on Youtube – we will rock it. My work as a coach with women continues – this year we decided to create a business environment. We will help women create their own business. Young mothers with grown up children come to me with a request to create their own business, to become a freelancer, they study their abilities, their talents, look for meaning and purpose. They often need someone to talk to openly about their desires without a stream of constant evaluation. I am very interested in this topic. Modern young women are ready and able to start their own business. But they do not find support among their environment. And for a successful start, and the continuation of the project, you need a lot of it, often you need a third-party positive look. I myself am a resource person, I have extensive experience in coaching and in business – I can help an entrepreneur see the bigger picture and find resources within himself to overcome difficulties and build work.

How did you form a successful team of the Center?

When I started the interviews, I was a little worried: would there be such “burning” people on the topic of family values. But it turned out that such people exist! I was lucky – I found a lot of like-minded people. Now my colleague, Head of Educational Programs Natalya Alexandrovna Stryapuhina, will actually manage the Center, she is one of the first who supported the family format and shared with me the point of view that the condition of the child is very dependent on the condition of other family members. She knows how to see psychologists and teachers among young professionals and students with similar values. It should be noted that in our country there is a big movement towards developmental education. And although it is impossible to embrace the immensity, we will strive!

• Over the past 4 years, we have held more than 25 events ourselves.
• Took part in more than 50 city events.
• Every year we hold a large summer art festival for at least 250 families, free of charge for all participants.
• More than 10,000 free consultations conducted by our specialists at various events and in our Center.

“Women’s Club” – 900 people

“Parent Academy” – free live and online meetings (for 4 years – more than 100 meetings), in which more than 4,800 people took part

Early bird tree | HEALTH

Ten thousand children have been born within the walls of a bright and spacious institution during this time – at the time of publication of the material, obviously, even more.

The center is like a city within a city, a third-level hospital, a home for expectant mothers with complicated pregnancy. Women from all over Primorye are rescued here – with premature pregnancy, various diseases and pathologies. Nursing newborns with low and extreme low body weight. The built-in system of departments, schools, consultations, methods, technologies allows you to observe the mother and child from the moment of conception. The perinatal center, built within the framework of the state program “Development of Health in Primorsky Krai” for 2013-2020, is multidisciplinary and multifunctional, has its own diagnostic center and a well-equipped laboratory. A healthy lifestyle, family values, the fight against abortion and abandonment of children, the involvement of fathers in the school of partner births – the life of the center is seething, it is full of events. Candidate of Medical Sciences, Chief Physician, doctor of the highest qualification category Tatiana KURLEEVA .

Growth time

– Tatyana Yurievna, the perinatal center was built on the initiative of the Russian government, she was actively supported by the regional authorities. How did it all start three years ago?

Photo: AiF

– The institution was created at a time when infant mortality in Primorye exceeded Russian rates, today they have been reduced by more than two times, including through the efforts of specialists from the Perinatal Center. We will continue to keep this bar. We have gone through a difficult period of formation – after all, initially the complex of buildings was intended for traumatology, and in a short time it had to be re-profiled. Open all departments, divide patient flows, obtain licenses. Here we lived, spent the night, argued with the builders, and coordinated everything necessary with higher authorities. Starting from thresholds that need to be passed with wheelchairs to equipping the wards with warning systems. The Primorye project was extremely necessary, first of all, for pregnant women with a high degree of risk.

– The center is famous for its state-of-the-art equipment. And they say that no technique can replace a highly qualified specialist. This is true?

– For me, as a manager, personnel policy is the basis of the basics. In a short period of time, we managed to rally a good team, thanks to this, we gradually open all departments of the perinatal center. The staff includes 547 specialists, including support staff. Seven candidates of medical sciences, most of them are doctors of the highest qualification category. We work closely with the Pacific Medical University, where young specialists come from. For advanced training, we organize visiting cycles of training abroad – to Austria, Japan, Germany. Within the walls of the center, we hold seminars by leading specialists who teach proper care, innovative methods of therapy for premature babies. Our doctors are active participants in the annual Pacific Medical Congress. This year, they showed their worth at the All-Russian Forum “Health of the Nation – the Basis for the Prosperity of Russia” with the project “Mom and Sport”. His presentation was highly appreciated by both healthcare professionals and the public. This achievement was marked by gratitude from the regional health department.

– In what directions is the center developing?

– For example, today there is a department for dynamic monitoring of young children, where mothers of young patients from zero to three years old apply. Significant for the center department “II stage of nursing”. There is a great prospect in the development of the “Center for Women’s Reproductive Health”, we are closely dealing with the problems of infertility with married couples. We opened a department of habilitation, adaptation to the life of young patients, a molecular genetic laboratory, where hidden infections of the body, risks of hereditary diseases are quickly and accurately detected. All this became possible thanks to modern technologies and narrow specialists – neonatologists, anesthesiologists, obstetricians-gynecologists, resuscitators, ophthalmologists, surgeons, psychologists, etc. The BARS information system is being introduced: now the doctor can quickly, using a computer database, get the necessary data about the patient. Women’s consultation works separately. It is important that the chain of succession exists at all stages – from the desire to get a long-awaited pregnancy, to endure it until the birth of a child. Today, in order to receive a complete examination, those women who want to become a mother do not need to travel abroad.

From norm to sensation

– When are pregnant women referred to the Perinatal Center?

– It is open to all residents of the Primorsky Territory, and is prepared to provide assistance to a woman with premature birth at any time. Routing is clearly defined by the regional health department. From different cities and regions of Primorye, the patient can be delivered by air ambulance or a special ambulance. I just spoke with the chief obstetrician-gynecologist of the region: a woman is being transported to us for a period of 28 weeks from Dalnegorsk. She is accompanied by a medical team.

– Is it force majeure?

– And they are not uncommon. The reasons are different. For example, in rural areas, women are engaged in agriculture, and during pregnancy, this is an additional physical activity, hence premature birth. Unfortunately, the patient’s health index is quite low. Girls’ early sexual debuts are also bad for their reproductive systems.

– 16% of the patients of the center – premature birth, the rest of the women are at risk of perinatal losses. This year alone, we have received four patients with cancer. Their dream of becoming a mother has come true, and it’s worth a lot. Women with kidney pathologies, arterial hypertension, intrauterine growth retardation, and multiple pregnancies are admitted.

– Twins or more?

– Twins have become the norm. In just nine months of this year, 63 twins, seven triplets and one quintuplets were born within our walls, which glorified us all over the world, without exaggeration becoming a sensation. I remember how back in 2007, when there was no center, a married couple was sent to give birth to five in London.

– Did the mother of five children from Nakhodka enter the Perinatal Center in advance?

– She was here from 28 to 32 weeks pregnant. The woman was literally surrounded by the attention of the staff, we gathered consultations, thinking through every step. I am grateful to my colleagues, who showed promptness in the process of delivery, carried out resuscitation at a high level, transferring the babies to their mother for nursing. Five newborns occupied two wards in the department, each was placed in an incubator, oxygen was connected. A big role and nurses who taught nursing not only mom, but also dad.

– Is the role of the father in partner childbirth not passive?

– Not at all! The father of the family does not just decorate the space, but helps the woman in labor. Everything is important – attentive attitude, massage, breathing exercises, even how to properly approach your wife. This is what we teach for free at the “School of Partner Childbirth”. The support of the father is also necessary at the second stage of bearing those who are in a hurry to be born.

– Is there a sport for pregnant women?

– We invite trainers in jiu-jitsu, aerobics, gymnastics to the center, there is a gym where specialists teach breathing exercises. We help women to form the right nutrition system. We are for a healthy lifestyle.

We never get bored. We organize beauty days, New Year’s carnivals, poetry evenings. We carry out prevention of abortions and abandonment of children. And if three years ago there were 26 children-refuseniks, today there are five. A prayer room is open, because many pregnant women have a desire to communicate with God, and the rite of baptism of children takes place here. The all-Russian project “School of parents of premature babies” has been developed. By the way, the beauty around the buildings – flower beds, a cherry orchard, planted spruces, memorial alleys of veterans – is the work of employees and patients. Happiness when young parents leave with a smile, leaving us a piece of their warmth. Did you pay attention to our favorite art object “The Tree of Life” in the lobby, where photos of our kids – “early birds” are attached to the branches? There is no more room on that tree.

Elena ZHUKOVA

DOSSIER

Tatyana Yurievna Kurleeva was born in Artyom. In 1985 she graduated from the Vladivostok State Medical Institute. She worked in the Artyom maternity hospital, then headed the antenatal clinic No. 1 in Vladivostok. In 2007 she headed the second maternity hospital, in 2014 – the regional perinatal center. Awarded with certificates of honor from the Ministry of Health, the Legislative Assembly of Primorye, the Regional Department of Health. Member of the Public Council for Health Protection under the Governor of Primorye, assistant of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, TSMU. Married, son, two grandchildren.

Figures

1600 premature children, 191 Child with extremely low body weight 500 – 999 and 650 children with a very small body weight were born in the regional perinatal center from 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 to 2014 and 2017

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Heidolph Instruments : Social Activity

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Social activity is as important to us as our other business ideas. Because only when we contribute to the development of society, people who are in more difficult situations than we are, have the opportunity to participate in our success. In addition to financial support for social projects and associations, we also try with our experience and knowledge to inspire young people to the world of science and to support their research. Therefore, we look forward to creating a better future for all people in our society.

We are proud to support the following projects:

Känguruh

“Heidolph employees donate to the local family center “Känguruh”. to provide donations collected by employees during the Christmas lottery 2018 to the family center “Känguruh” in Schwabach

The family center was founded on June 1999 year by a group of young mothers to support parents and children. Today the center is a place for communication and exchange of experience in all spheres of everyday life.

With additional support from the management of Heidolph Instruments, on March 19, 2019 a check for €1,000 was sent to Ms. Eva Carl (1st Board Member) and Ms. Dorothy Rohrweber.

On her next visit to Heidolph Instruments GmbH & Co.KG, Ms. Karl remembered her research. Some time ago, Ms. Carl was studying chemistry and getting to know various devices in the laboratories. The visitors were obviously surprised that the company is located in close proximity to the family center, which is associated with the production and development of laboratory equipment.

http://www.kaenguruh-schwabach.de

Traumzeit e.V.

Heidolph Instruments GmbH & Co.KG regularly participates in social projects and has decided to support the association Traumzeit e.V. in connection with our Christmas campaign in 2016. Traumzeit e.V. strives to fulfill the most cherished desires of children with cancer and give them smiles in these difficult times. Whether it’s celebrity encounters, concerts and music trips, or trips to amusement parks. All this happens thanks to the association’s philosophy: fast, easy and free.

An employee of Heidolph Instruments personally took advantage of this association as a young man and came up with the idea of ​​supporting Traumzeit e.V. Nadine Guggenberger (founder of Traumzeit e.V.) fulfilled his heart’s desire and thus a few happy hours outside the hospital.

In 2016, Heidolph Instruments once again collected all of the company’s annual gifts that come here on Christmas Day to distribute to employees as part of a lottery. As in the previous year, each employee received a free lot with a guaranteed prize. In turn, employees were able to voluntarily donate to Traumzeit e.V.

The management of Heidolph Instruments arranged the results of the lottery. Thus, in March 2017, the initiators were able to donate a proud sum of € 1,500 to Nadine Guggenberger and Traumzeit e.V.

www.traumzeit-ev.de

FRO – Forscher/innen für die Region e.V.

The shortage of skilled workers is growing in many professional areas and is becoming a serious problem in Germany. In order to avoid this problem in the future, it is necessary to activate the work of junior staff and support our students.

FRO – Forscher/innen für die Region e.V. supports the development of science and research, as well as school education and student assistance by:

• creating opportunities for schoolchildren, youth and students to independently explore mathematics. scientific and technical disciplines ( subjects MINT),
• support in networking, facilitating cooperation with the economy and, therefore, assistance in choosing a profession and qualifications for young people,
• providing financial support for such events, for the creation and operation of student research and start-up centers.

Heidolph Instruments – new sponsor of Jugend forscht

Heidolph Instruments GmbH & Co. KG is the new sponsor of Germany’s most famous young talent competition. The manufacturer of laboratory equipment will provide financial support to the Jugend forscht Foundation as part of a long-term cooperation over the next three years. Heidolph Instruments’ youth research activities are part of a family business that engages young people in science and technology. The key element here is the promotion of pupils, interns and students, as well as support for individual MINT initiatives.

“Through research, we can improve people’s health and living conditions. Research is an active way of shaping the future. Therefore, it is important, especially among young people, to generate enthusiasm and passion for research at an early stage,” says Deborah Zinsser, owner of Heidolph Instruments. “Supporting the Jugend forscht e. V. foundation is a logical step for us to encourage young people to be interested in mathematics, computer science, science and technology. For a good future for Germany as a research center, we need above-average education and dedicated, dynamic junior researchers And last but not least, the responsible companies that make it possible.”

“We are very pleased to have acquired another dedicated partner for Jugend forscht with Heidolph Instruments”, says Dr. med. Sven Baszio, Managing Director of Jugend forscht e.V. “Thanks to this funding, we can inspire even more young people to study MINT. We are very interested in long-term cooperation. Without the full participation of our business and scientific partners, Jugend forscht would be unthinkable.”

Heidolph Instruments GmbH & Co. KG is a global manufacturer of laboratory equipment based in Schwabach near Nuremberg. With its products, the company supports the pharmaceutical research, cosmetics, life sciences and chemistry sectors in more than 80 countries around the world.

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Stiftung Jugend forscht e. V.

Daniel Giese
Tel.: 040 374709-40
Fax: 040 374709-99
E-Mail: [email protected]

Established in 2004, the Christiane-Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation is dedicated to PhD women of all nationalities working in a German research institute in experimental science and medicine. Through monthly financial support for home assistance and additional child care, the fund contributes to a high level of staff stability, thereby supporting family resilience.

In the context of society as a whole, the Christiane-Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation makes an important contribution to ensuring that higher-level research is available to more qualified women in the future.

Ms. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard graduated in biochemistry in 1968. Four years later, she received her PhD in gynecology. She has been director of the Max Planck Institute for Emerging Biology in Tübingen since 1985 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine at 1995 year.

As an international leader in laboratory equipment, we make a significant contribution to improving the quality of life for people around the world with our products. In addition to this goal, we are also committed to social commitment. First of all, the promotion of young talents in the field of science and research is our responsibility. That is why we support the Christiane-Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation as a sponsor. In this way, we can help talented doctoral students focus on their research, which has a great chance of being useful to many people around the world.

www.cnv-stiftung.de

Sucht- und Jugendhilfe e.V.

Heidolph Instruments funds a number of “ADDICTION-HELP” magazines that benefit the Johannes-Kern School in Schwabach. Topics Sucht- und Jugendhilfe e.V. focused on education and targeted prevention. Heidolph Instruments helps educate and prepare children and teens for the various dangers associated with bad habits.

www.suchthilfeverein.org

Open Lab

Open Lab is a workshop designed for free use by small workgroups or individuals. Here you can implement various creative projects using professional technologies.

Initiative Jugendzentrum e.V. and its supporters provide an introduction to the Open Lab and accompany young people on their projects. The goal is to bring people of different generations together, share their knowledge and ideas, learn from each other to creatively implement new projects.

Christmas Lottery to Support Youth

During the annual Christmas Lottery During Heidolph Instruments raised donations from employees for the Open Lab. This company received the benevolent support of the management, which generously “rounded off” the collected donations.

In February we presented Open Lab and Initiative Jugendzentrum e.V. with a check of €1,000 for the planned purchase of a laser cutting machine.

Heidolph’s management also surprised Initiative Jugendzentrum e.V. generous donations as high-quality laboratory equipment, which allowed to expand the working spectrum in the Open Lab.

DJK Abenberg

You don’t need to be an expert in sports medicine to know that physical activity is an important foundation for a healthy body and mind. Especially for children and adolescents, activities such as football and other sports are necessary during growth for energy consumption.

We wanted to make a small contribution to the development of children in our region and we decided to sponsor the DJK Abenberg youth football team.

We hope that the new jerseys will support the team in many successful and fun football matches. We wish young players good luck, fun and health.

Team spirit is easy to make!

Schwabach City Hospital

Schwabach City Hospital is primarily a hospital for the residents of Schwabach and its surroundings. In addition to inpatient and outpatient emergency care, the hospital has a nursing center, a vocational school for nurses, and a school for children and parents. This is an important contribution to the social life of the region.

In order to provide timely medical assistance and important social services, Heidolph Instruments participated in the financing of a new vehicle, which was handed over to the city hospital in Schwabach in the spring of 2012.

The whole Heidolph team wishes the best for the future city hospital in Schwabach.

Cherry – planting, care and varieties for the Moscow region

Cherry is a fruit crop that is equally loved by adults and children. Its fruits are used to make jams, preserves, compote. Fresh cherries are useful, because they contain a large amount of vitamins and trace elements. From our article, you will learn how to grow a woody plant in your garden, how to properly care for it, and the best cherry varieties for the Moscow region.

What is cherry

Cherry is a woody plant of the Rosaceae family. It is characterized by rapid growth, especially at a young age. It has an ovoid crown, but during growth it can change shape, turning from ovoid to cone-shaped. A characteristic feature of the tree is the shoots of 2 types: brachyblasts and auxiblasts.

The root system of sweet cherries is predominantly horizontal, but vertical roots can develop under good conditions. The formation of the tap root occurs only during 1–2 years of the life of the culture, after which it branches.

Sweet cherries have 3 types of buds:

• generative;
• vegetative;
• mixed type.

They are placed on growth and fruit shoots. Cherry propagates by seeds, roots and stumps. It is self-infertile and requires the planting of several trees for its pollination.

The most frost-resistant varieties for the middle lane are:

• Pamyat Syubarova;
• Tyutchevka;
• North;
• Revna;
• Fatezh.

Resistant to spring frost Italian and Fatezh. Varieties Chermashnaya and Sinyavskaya are most suitable for cultivation in the south of the Moscow region.

How to choose cherry seedlings and where to buy

The future crop yield and development depends on which cherry seedling you plant. A healthy seedling should have a well-developed root system, and there should be no damage on the trunk. There must be a trace of vaccination on the trunk.

It is best to buy tree seedlings in trusted nurseries, one of which is KFH Fruktovy sad. Only from us you can purchase healthy and strong cherry seedlings at affordable prices with delivery across Russia.

Planting sweet cherries

In regions with a warm climate, planting a tree is carried out in the fall a couple of weeks before the first frost. In other regions, it is recommended to plant a crop in the spring before the buds swell.

The seat must be well lit and protected from cold wind. Groundwater should not be too high, as vertical roots can reach several meters in length. It is impossible to use a site in a lowland for landing due to stagnation of melt water in the spring.

The ideal soil for planting sweet cherries is sandy loam or nutrient loam. The culture grows poorly or dies in areas with clay, sand and peat soil.

Sweet cherries need to be cross-pollinated, for this reason, pollinators should grow next to them. To do this, it is necessary to plant a few more sweet cherries next to the tree, but of different varieties. Cherry can also act as a pollinator, but you should choose a crop variety that would coincide with the cherry in flowering time.

Planting cherries in autumn

If you plan to plant a seedling in autumn, then you should carry out some preparations in advance. 20 days before planting, dig up the area, add 0.18 kg of superphosphate mixed with a bucket of humus and 100 g of potash fertilizer per 1 square meter of land. Also, as a fertilizer, you can use special top dressing for cherries and cherries (0.2 kg of fertilizer is required per 1 square meter).

Acidic soil requires liming. Apply 600–800 g of lime per 1 square meter to heavy loam, 400–500 g to sandy loam soil. Carry out the procedure a week before top dressing.

The planting site should be dug up 15 days before planting. The diameter of the pit should be at least 1 m, the depth should be 60–80 cm. When digging the pit, discard the top layer of soil in a separate place, in the future you will fill it with the root system of the tree. Place a peg in the center of the hole, to which, after planting, tie the seedling.

Topsoil mixed with 200 g superphosphate, 0. 5 kg wood ash, 60 g potassium sulphate and matured compost. Pour the roots of the seedling with this composition when planting.

You can plant crops in the garden until the ground freezes. After planting, water the tree with a bucket of water.

Spring planting of sweet cherries

Spring planting is almost the same as autumn planting. But there is one exception – the seat must be prepared in the fall. Dig a hole in October or November, then add compost to it. In this form, the pit will stand until spring.

After the snow melts and the soil dries out a little, add nitrogen mineral fertilizer to it. After a week, you can start planting a seedling.

Cherry care

Cherries are easy to care for. In the spring, before the buds swell, it is necessary to prune to form a crown. Pruning 2-3 skeletal branches, cut the rest into a ring. Make sure there are no stumps. Treat the cut site with garden pitch. If you did not have time to prune before the start of sap flow, reschedule the procedure for the next year.

For mature trees, sanitary and formative pruning is carried out in the spring before the start of sap flow. After the air temperature rises to 18 degrees, carry out preventive treatment of cherries from pests and diseases. Such a procedure will help to get rid of pathogens that hibernated in the surface of the trunk circle and the crop bark.

If, when planting a seedling, you applied all the necessary fertilizers to the soil, then re-fertilize only from the 4th year of the tree’s life. This rule is relevant only for phosphorus and potash top dressings, nitrogen should be applied annually. Apply nitrogen fertilizers in the spring and only after warm weather sets in. Carry out the next top dressing with nitrogen fertilizers at the end of May. Cherry is also grafted in the spring.

Summer care

In summer, loosen the soil on which cherries grow to a depth of up to 10 cm with a hoe or hand cultivator. Loosening is carried out the next day after watering the tree or rain. During the season, you need to water the culture from 3 to 5 times, while carefully monitoring the state of the culture. At the first sign of the appearance of pests or diseases on it, immediately begin processing.

In the summer, carry out formative pruning by pinching off shoots that do not grow properly. Also remove branches and stems that thicken the crown. Eliminate root offspring, otherwise they will begin to grow. The harvest is at the end of May or beginning of June.

In the middle of summer, feed a mature tree with potash and phosphorus fertilizers. Apply organic fertilizer to the soil in August. For the proper development and growth of the culture, make sure that the near-trunk circle of the tree is always clean.

Fall care

During the period of yellowing and leaf fall, usually in September-October, dig up the area near the sweet cherry to a depth of 10 cm. Before the start of mass leaf fall, water the tree. Collect and burn the leaves that have flown around, and process the tree itself to destroy pests and diseases.

The best varieties of sweet cherries

Below we will talk about the most popular varieties of sweet cherries that are suitable for growing in the Moscow region and other regions of the country.

Bull’s heart

This is a large-fruited sweet cherry, which by the age of 4–5 forms a strong crown of medium density. The height of an adult tree is 3–5 m.

A characteristic feature of the variety is not mass, but gradual maturation. As a rule, the fruits ripen in the second half of June or early July.

The weight of one fruit is 7–10 g. The fruits are not subject to transportation and long-term storage, as they quickly deteriorate. They burst easily, therefore, during the ripening period, it is necessary to limit the watering of the crop.

The heart of a bull needs pollinators, otherwise it does not bear fruit well. This variety calmly tolerates colds down to -25 degrees.

Large-fruited

This variety of sweet cherry has a significant weight – from 10. 4 to 12 g, in some cases the fruits can reach 18 g. The fruits have a thin but dense skin, which contributes to their long-term storage and transportation. Fruit ripening occurs in the second half of June.

Large-fruited sweet cherry begins to bear fruit early, the first harvest can be harvested 4 years after planting. On average, from 44 to 55 kg of berries can be harvested per season.

This crop variety has good drought and frost tolerance. Sweet cherries are not demanding for care, they do not need regular feeding. The disadvantages of a tree include the need for its pollination, otherwise the yield will be about 5%.

Franz Joseph

The optimal stock for this variety is steppe cherry. The tree itself is quite large, has a not very dense crown in the form of a wide oval.

Fruits are round or broad oval with a small groove in the middle. The color of the fruit is yellow with an amber tint. The size of one fruit is 5–8 g.

Franz Josef rarely begins to bear fruit from the age of 4, usually only from the 5th or 6th year. In the first years, the harvest is rather small, but already from the 7th year the tree begins to bear many fruits. Important: Franz Joseph needs to be cross-pollinated.

The fruits ripen towards the end of June. From a 10-year-old tree, you can collect 35 kg of berries from one tree, and from a 15-year-old tree – already 40 kg. The fruits have good transportability, they can be stored for a long time without loss of taste.

Valery Chkalov

Valery Chkalov is an early variety of sweet cherry, which is characterized by high yield and tasty fruits. The tree reaches a height of 6 m, begins to bear fruit for 5-6 years. From the first harvest, you can collect up to 17 kg of fruits, and after 10-15 years – up to 60 kg of sweet cherries. The weight of one fruit is 6–9 g.

Valery Chkalov is a frost-resistant cherry variety that can withstand temperatures down to -30 degrees. In case of freezing of the kidneys, it is likely that a third of the crop will be saved. Of the disadvantages, low resistance to fungal diseases should be noted.

Vasilisa

This cherry variety was bred in Ukraine. The Vasilisa cherry reaches a height of 4 m. The sweet cherry bears good fruits, the weight of one is 11–14 g. The tree begins to bear fruit already for 2 years. The fruits ripen in June, but if the summer is cold, then the harvest falls on July.

The advantages of the variety include good frost resistance and drought resistance, high yield, unpretentious care. The disadvantages of the variety include cracking of berries in case of frequent rains.

Dachnitsa

Cherry variety Dachnitsa is excellent for growing in the Astrakhan region and the North Caucasus region. Yellow fruits reach 9 g, ripen in mid-July. The variety is resistant to frost and drought, begins to bear fruit for 4 years.

Drogana yellow

Drogana yellow was developed in Germany. It is considered a versatile variety that produces yellow fruits. The weight of one berry is 6–8 g, the fruits ripen at the end of June.

Grade advantages:

• excellent adaptation to various climatic conditions;
• frost resistance;
• short drought tolerance;
• good tasting berries.

Cons:

• poor transportability;
• susceptibility to certain diseases.

Iskra

This sweet cherry variety has large fruits (up to 9 g). A distinctive feature of Iskra is resistance to frost and drought.

Krasa Kuban

Krasa Kuban is a medium-sized tree with a dense and well-leafed crown. Blooms early and early maturity. The fruits are large, the weight of one is 6–7 g. Krasa Kuban belongs to the most winter-hardy varieties, the wood is extremely rarely damaged, and it shows insufficient resistance to frost. It calmly tolerates drought, while being affected by gray fruit rot.

Begins to bear fruit in 5–6 years, the variety is self-infertile.

Malyshka

This is a hybrid variety of cherries crossed with cherries. This hybrid was bred in Saratov, so it is often called the Saratov baby.

Harvest can be done in mid-June. From one bush you can collect up to 25 kg of berries. The baby is great for growing in the suburbs.

Melitopol black

This sweet cherry variety is zoned for cultivation in the south of the country. The average yield of a 16-year-old tree is approximately 80 kg. The fruits tolerate transportation well.

This cherry variety was bred in Melitopol. In height, the sweet cherry reaches 6 m, has a dense and spreading crown. Begins to bear fruit in 4 years with large berries weighing 6–8 g.

Melitopol black cherry is resistant to moniliosis. The culture is self-fertile and does not tolerate low temperatures well.

Cherry

This is a hybrid variety that originated from the pollination of cherries. The weight of one berry is from 5 to 15 g. Cherry is resistant to cold, so it can be grown in the Moscow region.

You can purchase the presented varieties of sweet cherries in our online store KFK Fruit Garden. We guarantee the sale of quality seedlings at affordable prices with delivery by Russian post throughout the country. 9Ol000 teeth

Acquaintance and friendship with the doctor

The first meeting of a child with a doctor is the most important! It is on her that the further attitude to one’s own health in general and dental care in particular depends. The first visit to the doctor should not be accompanied by treatment – we recommend that you limit yourself to a simple acquaintance.

The first visit to the doctor should not be accompanied by treatment, so we recommend that you bring your child to an orientation appointment before help is needed. This will help to form a positive impression and relieve the child of the fear of each next visit to the dentist.

It is best to schedule an appointment early in the day when the child is more active. The visit can last from 15 to 30 minutes, and depending on the age of the child, includes:

• careful but thorough examination of the oral cavity to control growth and development and identify problem areas;
• dental care and hygiene training.

Stomadim clinic specialists are true professionals in their field and find an individual approach to each child. The meeting takes place in a cozy office, and the light friendly atmosphere and sincere smile of the doctor will leave behind only positive emotions and relieve fear of the upcoming treatment.

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Easy and calm

sedation helps baby calm down

Nitrous oxide sedation helps baby calm down and relax, this is especially important for energetic babies who find it difficult to stay still for a long time.

This method is being actively implemented in modern clinics. He is able to save the little patient from fear and excitement, to set him up for calm.

At the first appointment, the doctor will tell the little patient what will happen next time
, the first treatment is best done under sedation. Sedation is not considered an alternative to anesthesia. Together with it, traditional methods of anesthesia are used.

Sedation helps the child to sit comfortably during the entire session in one place.

Ukhina Natalia Nikolaevna
pediatric dentist

A mask is put on the baby’s nose, through which a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide is supplied. After a couple of minutes, the doctor can examine the baby’s oral cavity and begin treatment. The child can watch cartoons during treatment.

At the same time, the child feels completely relaxed, and he is not negatively disposed to what is happening around him. A child under “laughing gas” will not even feel how the dentist will administer painkillers and cure his teeth. Small children cannot sit in a chair for more than 5 minutes, but with sedation, the duration of the appointment can increase to 1 hour, which reduces the number of visits to the doctor by several times.

If you are going to be treated on your first visit

Be calm, natural and relaxed during the appointment so as not to disturb and, if necessary, reassure the child.

Try to get your child interested in the upcoming treatment and help them understand why it is important to take care of their dental health from an early age. Then the child will not feel fear of the dentist and will perceive what is happening as a fun game.

Helpful Hint: Play doctor games with your child before you go to the doctor’s office to get an idea of ​​what’s in store for them.

If the child is afraid

Working with children in our clinic can definitely be called successful! When meeting, doctors determine how to work with a particular child and respond to a change in his behavior. The best confirmation of this is the cases when we were able to calm and win over children who had previously had a negative experience of treatment at the dentist.

Our specialists, on the contrary, know how to help the child get used to the new environment and carry out all the necessary procedures in a playful way. A few visits to our clinic are enough to allay your child’s fears of the dentist!

Some parents take care of the hygiene and care of their child’s first teeth rather lightly. Considering them a temporary phenomenon, they postpone a visit to the dentist until the appearance of molars. In vain!

It takes 11-12 years from eruption to full replacement. Milk teeth are the “weak link” of the body due to poor enamel mineralization, and caries develops very quickly on them: after only 2-3 weeks, the child will begin to experience pain. That is why it is impossible to delay treatment.

To make dental visits only preventive, it is important to start caring for your teeth as early as possible.

Treatment of initial caries with the ICON method

Treatment of caries in primary teeth does not always require the use of a drill. Its superficial manifestations and other pathologies can be effectively dealt with by other methods, and one of them is the gel. It contains peptides, melanocyte and a special hormone that promotes bone tissue regeneration. Penetrating into the damaged tooth, the drug destroys pathogenic microorganisms and stops carious processes in the early stages.

Important! Treatment of caries of milk teeth with the ICON method is possible only at the stain stage and with superficial caries.

Painless treatment with local anesthetics

Treatment of moderate to deep caries requires the use of a drill to drill out the affected tissue and place a filling to restore the anatomical shape of the tooth. In order not to cause unnecessary anxiety to the child during the procedure, the doctors of our clinic resort to a modern and delicate method of treatment – topical anesthesia.

In the first stage of treatment, the gums are treated with an anesthetic that numbs sensation by penetrating a thin layer of mucous membrane. Application anesthesia is used both separately (sometimes it alone is enough), and for anesthesia of the future injection site. It has a pleasant taste and aroma, which makes it easier for children to tolerate treatment.

Please note! Treatment of medium and deep caries can be carried out from the age of 3, and the doctors of the Stomadim clinic will try to make the procedure as comfortable and painless as possible for your child.

Cost of treatment of milk teeth

700 rub

Consultation of a pediatric therapist

3600 – 5300 rub

Treatment of caries of a milk tooth.

from 6600 r

Treatment of milk tooth pulpitis.

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The process of changing teeth in children

Temporary and permanent teeth are very similar in structure, but grow in different numbers. Children have only 20 milk teeth, which fully erupt before the age of two. At the age of 5-6, growth begins, and by the age of 15, children already have a full set of molars – there are 32 of them. Interestingly, during the change, the roots of the milk teeth dissolve, making room for the eruption of permanent teeth.

The process of changing teeth is different for each child, and how comfortable and correct it will be, largely depends on the attitude of the parents. Regular visits to the dentist, properly organized diet and hygiene are the key to a beautiful and healthy smile in the future.

A bite for life is created in childhood

A complete set of even and healthy teeth is the key to correct diction, communication skills and self-confidence of your child. And this is impossible without a careful attitude to the teeth and a timely visit to the dentist. Even in the absence of visible problems with the teeth, it is recommended to visit a pediatric dentist at least once a year, starting from one year. This will allow timely identification and correction of certain problems at an early stage.

What is the risk of neglecting your child’s oral health?

Deviations during the growth of the jaws or teeth can lead to various bite anomalies: crowding, gaps between teeth, deviation from the correct position or rotation of some teeth around their own axis, the formation of an open bite.

To prevent this, we strongly recommend making an appointment with the orthodontist of the Stomadim Clinic. We guarantee high quality treatment and will be happy to become good friends for you and your child!

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Ukhina Natalia Nikolaevna

dentist
general practitioner

Higher education

• 2010 – graduated from the Department of Dentistry of the Stupino Medical School with a degree in dentistry.
• 2013-2014 – attended a course of lectures on pediatric dentistry
• 2014 – advanced course for doctors, received a certificate of a specialist in therapeutic dentistry.
• 2017 – Penza Medical Institute, specialty dentistry, successfully passed the accreditation commission, received a certificate of specialist accreditation.

Additional education

• 2018-Certificate of the company “3M Russia” “Emergency conditions in dentistry: how to deal with them?”
• 2014 – Certificate of MSMSU named after A.I. Evdokimov “Endodontics in pediatric dentistry”
• 2013 – Certificate Training Center STOMPORT “Children’s dentistry at an adult reception”

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Shestopal Anna Aleksandrovna

dentist

therapist

Higher education

• 2000 – Smolensk State Medical Academy. Qualification awarded – doctor in the specialty “Dentistry”
• 2001 – Smolensk State Medical Academy. Internship in Dentistry. Qualified doctor-stomatologist.
• 2015 – Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry. A.I. Evdokimova. Certificate in General Dentistry.
• 2015 – RUDN. Advanced training under the program “Occupational Pathology”.

Further Education

• 2018 – Certificate “Clinical Solutions in Complicated Endodontics” Dental Clinical Training Center
• 2016 – Participation in the XII International Congress “Innovative technologies of endodontic treatment”. TsNIIS.
• 2016 – Certificate of participation in the congress “Safety of the patient in the dental chair”. Conventpharma.
• 2014 – Participation in the X International Congress “Innovative technologies of endodontic treatment”. TsNIIS.
• 2014 – Certificate “Indirect or direct restoration technique. Criteria for choosing a treatment method.”
• 2013 – Certificate “Diagnosis and elimination of occlusal disorders”. National Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry.
• 2013 – Certificate “Rehabilitation of patients with highly aesthetic and fixed orthopedic structures. Inlays, onlays and veneers, ceramic and composite fabrication. Wishes and expectations of patients. Dental Clinical Training Center.
• 2012 – Certificate of participation in the author’s master class on aesthetic restoration by Professor Klaus-Peter Ernst.3M.
• 2012 – Certificate of participation in the conference “Clinical aspects of pain management in dentistry – from endodontics to implantation”.3M.
• 2011 – Participation in the international congress “Innovative technologies of endodontic treatment”. TsNIIS.
• 2011 – Participation in the Master class “Innovative technologies of endodontic treatment”. TsNIIS.
• 2011 – Certificate “Technology of restoration of teeth in case of destruction of the crown part of the tooth by 75%. Post-endodontic rehabilitation. Market analysis of fiberglass pins. Faculty of Innovative Dentistry.
• 2009 – Certificate “Endodontics”. National Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry.
• 2008 – Certificate “Diseases of the oral mucosa and periodontal tissues”.
• 2008 Certified Teeth Whitening DiscusDentalEast.
• 2007 – Certificate “Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the oral mucosa”. Medical and educational center of Professor Shumsky A.V.
• 2007 – Certificate “Author’s technique for modeling the frontal and lateral groups of teeth. Clinical aspects of modeling the crown part of the tooth using the Mosk-up technique. 3M.
• 2007 – Certificate “Innovative technologies in aesthetic dentistry”. Kerr.
• 2006 – Certificate “Modern aspects of clinical endodontics”. Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry.
• 2005 – Certificate “Types of direct restoration of teeth”. Dentsplay International.
• 2004 – Certificate, whitening master class. Dentex.
• 2004 – Certificate “Basic requirements for the prevention of cross-infection in a dental institution. The use of the Vector ultrasonic device in the treatment of periodontal diseases. Clean and dry air is a guarantee of health and quality of treatment. Modern technologies in the treatment of inflammatory and destructive processes of periodontal tissue. Dentex.

main line of work, key skills, achievements, areas of development

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Zhelabkova Elizaveta Andreevna

dentist

general practitioner

Higher education

• 2019 – Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
  named after A.I. Evdokimov. Qualification
  dentist was awarded.

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Branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Russian Agricultural Center” in the Chuvash Republic » Questions from citizens

October 02, 2020 | Marina

Are there any special recommendations for preparing potatoes for storage? For example, pre-dry?

They are very simple – dug out potatoes are sorted, unwanted impurities, plant residues and excess soil are removed. And, indeed, before storing the potatoes, it is useful to dry them in the air for 2-3 hours. The peel at the same time coarsens and is less damaged during transportation.

For seed potatoes, a very effective method of preparation for storage is the greening of tubers. Green tubers are resistant to diseases, as they contain solanine, a substance poisonous to humans and animals, so green tubers are used only for planting. With the help of corned beef, the peel is strengthened in the tubers, a kind of barrier is created to the penetration of pathogenic microflora into the potato tuber.

May 17, 2019 | Elena Petrova

Why do leaves turn yellow on pepper seedlings?

There are many reasons why pepper seedlings turn yellow and even die. On the one hand, the problem may lie in poorly prepared soil or low-quality seeds, and on the other hand, pests or a lack of nutrients, especially nitrogen, may be the cause. Difficulties usually begin with insufficient watering of seedlings and poor lighting of seedlings. So that the sprouts do not die and, as a result, the gardener can get a rich harvest, you should also carefully consider caring for seedlings of peppers …

September 17, 2018 | Zhanna Sergeeva

In our garden plot, in the greenhouse, there are a lot of garden ants. They just didn’t try to bring them out: they poured table salt into the nests, poured boiling water over them. It did not help, the ants moved the nests. How can we get rid of this pest?

In nature, there is a wide variety of ant species. Ants living in the soil improve it, loosen it, mix it and enrich it with organic matter. The species that live in dead wood contribute to its natural decomposition and humification. Certain types of ants, in particular the red wood ant and the small wood ant, are useful, as they destroy harmful insects. Red forest ants destroy leaf-eating pests, mainly caterpillars of butterflies (winter moth, oak leafworm), sawfly larvae, as well as larvae of click beetles and weevils. One nest of red wood ants can protect one hectare of forest. In general, ants can destroy up to a million caterpillars in a month.

Herbivorous species of ants feed on plants, fruits and berries. In gardens, they are companions of aphids, suckers, worms. If you notice that ants are running up and down the trunks of your fruit trees in the garden, then they have colonies of these pests. The favorite food of these ants is honeydew – aphid secretions containing a large amount of sugars. In summer, ants protect aphid colonies from predators (larvae of syrphid flies, lacewings, predatory beetles, etc.), and in winter they take them to anthills and keep them on the underground parts of plants. In the spring, they bring aphids to the surface and this contributes to the early settlement of the garden.

The common garden ant lives in open areas in mounds of earth. In parks and forests, it can settle in hollow trees, in old stumps. It feeds on sweet substances: various secretions of insects, nectar of flowers, juice of various fruits and berries, honey. May damage the roots of some crops.

Turf ant is one of the common species. Lives in holes in the ground, along sidewalks, under stones. It damages seedlings of various crops, gnawing seedlings, as well as the roots of adult plants, especially the root – and tubers (beets, carrots, potatoes), cabbage.

If ants have begun to annoy you in the garden, then you need to take certain measures to combat them.

1. One way to deal with them is to water the nest with boiling water. Watering must be repeated several times, until all the ants living inside the numerous complex passages and galleries of the nest die.
2. Another way: take one teaspoon of borax in a glass of water and water the places where ants gather. You can also treat nesting sites with wood ash, slaked lime, dry mustard.
3. If necessary, you can use chemicals – Grom , G (30 g / kg), Grom-2, G (30 g / kg), Ant , G (50 g / kg). Grom and Grom-2 are applied to the soil to a depth of 3-5 cm during the growing season; drug consumption rate – 20 – 30g / 10m ² ; The ant is brought into the places of accumulation of ants; the consumption rate of the drug is 30g / 10m².

If the ants don’t bother you much, then why not put up with their presence. The role of ants in the forests is huge, so they deserve all kinds of protection. Red forest ants have many enemies – woodpeckers and crows, badgers, wild boars and humans. Red forest ants independently settle very slowly, it is necessary to protect them in every possible way and not to ruin anthills.

August 17, 2018 | Valentina Mikhailova

A wireworm was spotted in a potato field. How can we get rid of this pest?

First, the wireworm prefers cereals. Therefore, there should be no cereal weeds in the potato plot – such as wheatgrass, chicken millet, foxtail, etc. In such fields, one should not practice sowing winter rye after harvesting potatoes. It is better to use mustard, rapeseed or peas as a green manure.

Second, wireworm damage is more common along the edge of a potato patch, which often borders on perennial grasses or abandoned patches. This is especially true when cereal grasses predominate in the grass mixture, in which click beetles and their larvae – wireworms breed. In such cases, edge treatments along the perimeter of a plot with a width of 2-3 m (grass) and 1 m (potatoes) by Aktara are very effective monthly, from the end of May to August. Potatoes in August are not processed to meet the waiting period. Grass from treated areas should not be fed to animals. Such a strip prevents the pest from migrating to potatoes.

Thirdly, there are more wireworms in loose soil and in dry years. The pest does not like highly compacted and waterlogged soils.

In the early spring, after the soil has warmed up to +10 degrees before planting potatoes or after harvesting potatoes in autumn, before the soil cools down, traps from cut potato tubers can be practiced in small areas. The trap is a cut potato with a stick inserted, which is buried in the ground, and the stick serves as a marker. These traps are checked periodically, and the pest is collected and destroyed.

To protect potatoes at the beginning of the growing season, tubers should be treated with insecticidal preparations such as Prestige, Taboo, etc. These drugs protect potatoes from both the Colorado potato beetle and the wireworm for 40-50 days. By July, their protective action ceases. Therefore, if there is a lot of wireworm on the site, it is imperative to spray the plants with Aktara, even if the beetle is absent on the plants. This will protect the potatoes from the wireworm for another month and damage to the tubers by the time of harvesting will be minimal.

When using chemicals to treat potato plants, pest numbers should always be taken into account. If the wireworm damages only single tubers and no more than 1-2 strokes per tuber, it is better to opt for chemically pure products.

July 27, 2018 | Tatiana

How to get rid of moles?

In the fight against moles, it is recommended to arrange noise or electromagnetic protection. This allows you to scare him away from your site. It is also recommended to fill the burrows with water. However, this is a long and laborious process. Requires large amounts of water. Mole moves are deep and numerous. To combat it, you can also arrange obstacles, fence off the area from the side of penetration with the help of slate or other durable material to a depth of 1.5-2 m.

Harm from a mole is damage to the root system of plants. At the same time, it does not feed on the plants themselves, its fruits and tubers. The mole feeds on insects that live in the soil. Especially likes large larvae of the Maybug and scoop.

June 08, 2018 | Maria Stepanova

Why do cucumbers turn yellow in greenhouses?

Changes in day and night temperatures, abrupt transitions from hot to cool weather in the current season adversely affect the growth and development of most plants. Heat-loving plants suffer the most, causing them to turn yellow, brown, etc. To relieve stress, plants should be regularly fertilized every 10-14 days with macro- and microfertilizers, growth stimulants. Biological fertilizers and biofungicides are a good help. The latter not only protect plants from disease, but also improve the soil, creating competition for pathogens.

This year, yellowing may also be associated with the development of such a dangerous disease as downy mildew. Sharp changes in day and night air temperatures caused early heavy dew from mid-May. Already on May 21-24, signs of the development of the disease were detected on perennial grasses, legumes, and garlic. Currently, the disease has also been detected in greenhouses and greenhouses by amateur gardeners. To prevent further development of the disease, treatment with copper-containing preparations such as Abiga-Peak, BC, Bordeaux mixture and others should be started.

March 13, 2018 | Mikhail Ivanov

We heard that in Chuvashia Sosnovsky’s hogweed is growing and developing at a rapid pace. How do they deal with this plant in the republic? I would like to know the recommendations for the fight against hogweed.

According to the results of monitoring of weed infestation with Sosnowski’s hogweed, the total area of ​​distribution is 200 ha. Hogweed plants are found along the banks of rivers and reservoirs, along roads, forest plantations and in the territories of former farms in well-moistened areas. The limiting factor for the distribution of Sosnovsky’s hogweed in the Chuvash Republic is dry weather conditions. In favorable years and on irrigated lands, according to scientists, it can annually capture up to 10-15% of new territories.

The fight against Sosnowski’s cow parsnip should be started in early spring, when the plants are still young and easier to destroy. Most importantly, seed maturation and dispersal must be prevented. The main methods of combating hogweed are mowing, digging up roots, spraying with herbicides of continuous action. You need to mow several times (at least 3). It is necessary to mow at a tender salad age, cutting off the main stem at a height of up to 10 cm from the ground. If you cut the shoots too early, then after a while or the next year the plant will give new shoots. If cut in the flowering phase, then some of the ovaries may ripen even after mowing. Digging is effective only for small areas and with low weediness. It should be started in early spring, while the plants are small, cutting the main root at a depth of 10-12 cm. This should be done twice a year, and in four years you can get rid of Sosnovsky’s hogweed. It is necessary to spray plants with herbicides during the period of active growth, before flowering. The most effective is the use of mechanical and chemical methods of weed control.

October 13, 2017 | Fedor Isaev

Protecting the garden from rodents is especially important in autumn. Tell me, please, how to protect yourself from mouse-like rodents?

Many species of mouse-like rodents cause great damage to orchards, of which the common vole, forest mouse, water vole and other pests are the most harmful.

Common vole (MicrotusarvalisPall) – harm consists in nibbling the roots of young trees and eating the bark at the base of the trunk in a circle “ringing”), damage to strawberries under snow, raspberry shoots, etc.

Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus L) willingly eats fruit seeds and fruits themselves (cherry, mountain ash, etc. ), spoils fruit plantations in winter, nibbling the bark and roots of trees, and sometimes damages the branches of young trees.

Field mouse (ApodemusagrariusPall) less harmful to horticulture. Various berries play a significant role in the diet of this species in summer and autumn, of which strawberries and raspberries are preferred.

Water vole (water rat) ArvicolaterrestrisL – migrates from ponds to gardens in autumn, causes significant damage by nibbling the bark and roots of fruit trees. If the bark is not gnawed all the way around, the tree may survive but be weakened.

Damaged plants are found only in spring after the snow melts. Rodents also damage ornamental shrubs and flower crops in gardens, for example, the water rat and the common vole damage the rhizomes of irises, the root collars of wintering roses.

Control measures

1. To prevent the massive appearance of rodents, the site should be kept clean, all plant debris and other debris should be removed from the garden.
2. It is necessary to dig the garden with a protective groove, it digs up to 70 cm deep with inclined (inward) walls 50 cm wide at the top and 70 cm at the bottom. Periodically checked for pests.
3. It is possible to arrange protective strips 2-3 m wide, on which vegetation is mowed, and snow is trampled down in winter.
4. It is especially useful to trample snow around tree trunks. This is done several times in winter after heavy snowfalls and during thaw days.
5. It is necessary to carry out tying of stems. It is carried out after the leaves fall, before the onset of stable frosts. The binding is carried out with matting, burlap, and on top there is a dense overlay with roofing paper, the lower edge of which is sprinkled with earth or spruce branches with the needles down. There should be no gaps or gaps in the harness through which mice could penetrate to the tree trunk. Release the trunks immediately after the snow melts.
6. In addition to tying, to protect against damage by mice, it is recommended to coat with repellents: a mixture of clay (3 kg), fresh manure (3 kg) and creolin (100 g per 10 l of water) in the event that whitewashing and tying of boles were not carried out after leaf fall.
7. Catching rodents with traps, traps, etc. Mice and voles are caught with small traps – crushers, and rats – with arc traps No. 0 and 1 and rat traps, placing them near the holes. The best baits are: for voles – carrots, for mice – bread, for rats – wet or juicy foods (for example, soaked peas). Vegetable oil must be added to baits.
8. In autumn, you can arrange permanent places of poisoning in the form of artificial holes and bait heaps. They are located in the aisles, on the boundaries, along the hedges and in other places where a large number of holes have been found. Artificial burrows are made in the soil with a stick or iron tube (diameter 3–4 cm) at an angle of 30–40°C to the soil surface, to a depth of 15–25 cm.
9. Clerat , G (0.05g/kg). Common and social voles – the rate of consumption of the drug – up to 3 kg / ha, 5 g / burrow. Introduction into burrows or other shelters, excluding access by non-target warm-blooded animals, with special spoons at a population density of 10-20 to 600 burrows / ha, with an interval between treatments of at least 16 days, no more than 2 treatments in a row during one season.
10. In garden houses, it is recommended to use baits made from flour mixed with cement or alabaster (1:1). This mixture is placed in small containers and sprinkled with flour on top. Cement (alabaster), once in the stomach of a rodent, firmly clogs the digestive canal, which causes the death of the animal. But it must be taken into account that in a humid environment such a bait quickly loses its suitability.
11. Note: when working with poisoned baits, observe safety measures, do not place the drug in places accessible to children, farm or domestic animals, birds.

Branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Rosselkhoztsentr” in the Chuvash Republic produces baits based on the chemical rodenticide Ratikum Concentrate. You can find out about the availability of drugs and order them by calling tel. (8352) 51-44-12 or 51-88-13 .

March 14, 2017 | Olga Vasilyeva

Recently, much has been said about the benefits of using humates. Are they as useful as they say?

Humates are fertilizers based on humic acids with a set of macro- and microelements for pre-sowing treatment of seeds, root and foliar dressings of all crops. The use of humates stimulates the development of a powerful root system, accelerates the growth and development of plants, increases the resistance of plants to diseases and adverse weather factors, reduces the ripening time, and also increases the quantity and quality of the crop. In addition, humates restore useful soil microflora, reduce soil acidity, improve its structure, and contribute to the restoration of humus. Humates can be used both independently and in tank mixtures with pesticides and complex mineral fertilizers, and macro-microelements.

March 11, 2017 | Ivan

What does the plant protection department do?

Specialists of the department and district departments monitor the emergence, development and spread of pests, diseases and weeds of agricultural land and crops. Based on the monitoring of agricultural land, long-term and short-term forecasts of the emergence and spread of agricultural pests, diseases, weeds are made, signaling messages are given when there is a threat of exceeding the threshold number of a pest or the occurrence of an epiphytotic development of a disease of agricultural plants. The department also keeps a record of the pesticides used and the implementation of protective measures in the territory of Chuvashia. Specialists develop systems for organizing protective measures and help agricultural producers organize them when concluding service contracts. They also conduct consultations with agricultural producers and the population on plant protection issues.

March 09, 2017 | Marina

How to avoid unwanted accumulation of nitrates in vegetables?

NITRATES are salts of nitric acid, natural compounds found in nature in the form of sodium and potassium nitrate minerals. They are an essential part of plant nutrition. Plants extract nitrates from the soil and convert them into amino acids. But only during growth. That is why agroscience strongly recommends stopping nitrogen fertilizing from the moment fruit sets begin. If the plant does not have time to use up all the nitrogen coming from the soil, then it will be in the form of nitrates in vegetables. Sunlight is needed for intensive conversion of nitrogen into proteins by plants. The denser the planting, the more shade from trees, shrubs, buildings, the greater the likelihood of nitrate imbalance. It is well known that different vegetables accumulate nitrates in different ways. Lettuce, beets, spinach accumulate more nitrates than cabbage. Even less nitrates accumulate in parsley, celery, turnip and tomatoes. Nitrates are distributed unevenly in the plant. Most of all nitrates accumulate in the core of the root crop, at the top and tip. In medium-sized root crops, nitrates are less than in small and large ones. In zucchini and cucumber, nitrates accumulate in the peel and lower part of the fruit. If the weather is cloudy, then greenhouse vegetables accumulate more nitrates than those that grow in open ground. By storing vegetables at a low temperature and with good ventilation, the amount of nitrates in vegetables gradually decreases. The amount of nitrates can be reduced during cooking: • soak vegetables for a couple of hours in water; • dip the vegetables in boiling salted water and cook until tender. When cooking, most of the nitrates pass into the broth in the first 15 minutes; • do not use the upper leaves and stalk of cabbage, the core of carrots, the top and basal part of beets; • remove the peel from zucchini; • in cucumbers, sweet peppers should be cut off and thrown out by 1.5-2 cm at the point of attachment to the stem or lash; • Soaking peeled vegetables in water can reduce nitrate content by 20-30%. If you’re sure you’re growing your vegetables the right way, forget about nitrates. There are no vegetables without them.

April 05, 2013 |

How can I get advice on diseases and pests of plants?

Consultation can be obtained from the plant protection department. In order for the consultation to be complete, you must bring with you a damaged plant or part of it, or an insect that needs to be identified.

April 05, 2013 |

Is it possible to analyze the quality of ware potatoes, vegetables and fruits?

Specialists of the department conduct a tuber analysis of potatoes, vegetables and fruits for compliance with GOST. The purpose of the test is determined by the client. Based on the results, a test report is issued.

April 05, 2013 |

What drugs are called pesticides?

Pesticides are chemical plant protection products. United by one name, they differ significantly from each other, both in chemical composition and in their effect on harmful organisms. Depending on the direction of action on harmful objects, pesticides are divided into the following groups:
– insecticides – to combat harmful insects;
– acaricides – against ticks;
– fungicides – against pathogens of fungal diseases;
– herbicides – against weeds;
– retardants – plant growth regulators;
– repellents – substances, the smell and taste of which repels insects.