Daycare for 12 year olds: Child Care Programs and Services
Summer child-care solutions for older kids
Back when my daughter, Avery, was a compliant pushover, I organized our summer break according to my schedule, enrolling her in camps spaced between family vacations and a visit from Grammie. Now that she’s nine, Avery thinks she should be involved in the process. She announced this spring that she didn’t want to do camps unless she was with her friends. Her stance further complicates the annual headache of summer planning. To find a solution, I’ve been consulting with the moms of her three BFFs to sync our kids’ schedules.
Many parents who work outside the home are at a loss for what to do when their older children become picky about day camp. “This time frame, from about age nine to 11, is a transitional period between early childhood and adolescence, and kids want to have some autonomy,” says Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, a professor of applied developmental psychology in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Peer relationships become more important, and it’s normal for kids to push back against parental plans that dictate how they spend their time. We can respect our kids’ need for independence by involving them in the planning—to a degree. “Ultimately, you have to do what works for your family, but it’s important to make kids feel they have some input,” says Schonert-Reichl.
Creative care: There are options beyond camp that give kids some freedom and responsibility and focus on their interests, says Katie Herrick Bugbee, senior managing editor and resident global parenting expert at Care.com, an online care resource. The programs might not last the full day though, so you may need to enlist help shuttling your child around and filling out the rest of her time. Volunteer opportunities are one option. Last summer, we asked if Avery could spend a couple of afternoons helping out at a local doggy daycare and the owner agreed.
You may also want to inquire about leadership roles with camps or teams. “If your child takes a class, check with the instructor to see if there’s another session before or after hers where she can help out,” suggests Herrick Bugbee.
Another option? Hire a group sitter. “Gather with one or two friends and share the cost of a summer nanny,” Bugbee suggests. Alternatively, maybe there’s a local teen you can call on for a week or two to hang out with your child, take him to the park or the library, and offer a little bit of a break from summer scheduling.
Flex time: “Request some flexibility in your summer hours,” says Terry Carson, a Toronto-based parenting coach. Calgary mom Benita Simms* and her husband, Jerry,* have both been given the go-ahead by their employers to alter their summer hours for a couple of weeks to round out the time between family holidays and camps for their nine-year-old son. Jerry will go to work early and return around lunch (and work some weekends) and Benita will work a later shift.
Buck up, camper: Calgary mom Michele Liang was informed by her eight-year-old son, Cole, that he didn’t want to go to camp this summer. “Cole is desperate to have time with his friends, but they have different interests when it comes to camps.” Liang was sympathetic, but the reality is that day camps work best as summer child care for their family. So this year, they involved Cole in the planning, searching out new camps that aligned with his interests and worked with their schedules, and then they let him pick.
Providing kids with choices that fit within your parameters is a respectful, collaborative strategy, says Schonert-Reichl, adding that in the end, it’s OK to say, “Suck it up, you’re going to camp”—in a nice way.
Did you know? Though the Canada Safety Council recommends ten as the minimum age a child should be able to stay home alone (there is no Canadian law declaring a legal age), the experts interviewed for this story agree that kids nine to11 are too young to be home alone for the whole day.
* name has been changed
A version of this article appeared in our June 2014 issue with the headline “Summer bummer,” p. 54.
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All possible types of preschool education are presented in Moscow / News of the City / Moscow Website
Education responsibility for preparing the child for school.
To create the most comfortable conditions for every child, Moscow offers a wide range of preschool groups: short-stay and full-day groups, as well as family kindergartens
Full day preschool
Full day preschool children usually spend up to 12 hours. So that the kids are not bored, the teachers conduct educational games, arrange active outdoor entertainment, and even organize creative activities.
A child from two and a half years of age can attend a full-day group. In addition to a wide educational and entertainment program for children, daytime sleep and tasty and healthy meals are provided 5 times a day.
Full-time pre-school groups are still the most attended in the capital. However, compared to 2010, the number of children in them more than doubled.
For the little ones
Despite all the amenities and a rich entertainment and educational program of full-day groups, it is often difficult for kids to get used to a new environment, to be left without parents for a long time.
That is why in Moscow they decided to create short-stay groups, where a child can come only for a few hours, get to know other children and spend time usefully.
Child psychologists believe that it is from visiting such groups that it is worth starting a child’s acquaintance with kindergarten. But when the parents realize that the baby is comfortable, and he no longer needs their constant presence, you can safely transfer to a full-time group.
Family kindergarten
Another type of kindergarten in the capital is family kindergarten. Usually they are opened by large families with children from 2 months to 7 years old. Such a group can also be organized by a family with one or two children, if they are ready to take kids from other Moscow families to their kindergarten. The main thing is that the number of pupils of the family kindergarten should be at least 3 people.
The position of educator in such a group is occupied by one of the parents.
But before taking on such a responsible job, a parent must undergo professional training. Then he becomes a full-time employee of one of the Moscow schools and, like any teacher, receives a salary for his work.
Kindergarten pupils constantly take part in school sports competitions, olympiads, themed holidays, literary quizzes and theatrical performances.
The number of family kindergartens in Moscow is growing every year. At present, 3.3 thousand children visit 988 family gardens.
Instructions for parents
You can enroll your child in a preschool group on the official portal of the Mayor and the Government of Moscow. When submitting an electronic application, you can choose from one to three educational organizations. You can also specify a wish to send the child to a short stay group.
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Municipal Autonomous Preschool Educational Institution Kindergarten “Solar Circle” Kindergarten No. 12 for young children.
The world of kids is Our world. Our kindergarten is a cozy sweet home for inquisitive kids. An atmosphere of kindness and joy has been created in the kindergarten so that every day spent here is bright and memorable for every child.
Contact information about kindergarten No. 12
Founder: Education Department of the city of Nizhny Tagil
Address: 622042. Sverdlovsk Region Nizhny Tagil, ul. Parkhomenko, 140
Phone: 8 (3435) 43-17-96, e-mail: [email protected].
Acting Head: Olga Vitalievna Kostenkova
Medical worker phone: 8(3435) 43-17-96
Working hours: The preschool educational institution has a five-day working week, the duration of the work of groups in the institution is 12 hours.
Working hours: from 7.00 to 19.00
Days off: Saturday, Sunday, holidays
Ease of transport location: by tram number 3.8; by fixed-route taxi No. 20,21 to the stop “K / t” Krasnogvardeets “.
Admission rules: Children are admitted in accordance with the electronic queue. The kindergarten accepts children from 1 to 3 years old.
Certificates of readiness of the educational organization ( kindergartens included in ) for the new academic year 2022-2023
Accessibility data sheet ds 12 pdf.
Road safety passport ds 12.pdf
List of measures to ensure access of disabled people to the place of provision of services “Search for an educational institution”. To do this, you need to enter the number of the institution, select the institution in the list that appears, and then open the “Groups” tab.
You can also find out information about the availability of vacancies directly in the kindergarten No. 12. To do this, follow the link MADOU d / s “Sunny Circle” kindergarten No. 12 and select the “Groups” tab on the page that opens.
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The nursery was opened in 1956 by the health department. The main activity was the care and supervision of children.
Kindergarten attended by young children from 1 to 3 years. There are 4 general developmental groups for young children in the kindergarten.
In kindergarten No. 12 for young children, the main general educational program of preschool education is being implemented.
We want to raise a HAPPY, HEALTHY, SMART child.
The main activities of the educational institution are:
Ensuring the protection and promotion of children’s health;
Providing quality care for young children;
Ensuring the social, cognitive-speech, physical, artistic and aesthetic development of each child in the conditions of group and individual forms of work.