Mothers love daycare: A Mother’s Love Childcare | Roanoke, TX 76262

$151 per week

Toddlers & Two’s

Toddlers are an active and inquisitive bunch!  They are exploring their new mobile world with much excitement and wonder.   Our Toddler programs quench those curious minds with interactive and engaging learning experiences each and every day.

We have carefully selected equipment and learning materials to stimulate that curiosity and have arranged the classrooms to encourage exploration.  Our curriculum provides opportunities for a wide variety of learning opportunities in a supportive environment that strengthens the social and emotional well-being of each child. This support from the teachers, as well as the opportunity to make simple choices, will help your child become a confident and eager learner.

Language & Literacy, Dramatic Play, Blocks & Transportation, Music & Movement, Fine & Gross Motor, Art, Science, and Math are the domains used to introduce concepts and measure learning outcomes.  Whether they are building towers with blocks, role playing in the “dramatic play” area, or sorting manipulatives by shape and color, the lesson plans engage the children in fun learning activities throughout the day.

A typical day consists of large group, small group and individual interaction that will take place both indoors in our developmentally appropriate classroom and outside on our specially designed playground.  Our Toddler program provides a fun and engaging curriculum in a safe and supportive environment that will promote your child’s new love of learning.

$142 per week 

Three’s

Not all preschool programs are equal!  Quality preschools “use” teaching and learning practices that are research-based while providing a safe and developmentally appropriate environment.   MLCC does just that! Preschool children are curious, active, and social learners who are exploring their newly found sense of independence.  We encourage this independence with just the right combination of teacher guided and child directed activities in a classroom environment specifically designed for them.

Our Preschool classroom is divided into academically based learning centers including Language & Literacy, Science, Math, Blocks & Transportation, Dramatic Play, Art, Music and Movement, and Fine Motor/Manipulatives (what term do you use?).   These centers are set up for independent and small group activities where the children have ample time for hands-on exploration.  During center time, teachers interact with the children, ask questions, set up learning experiences, encourage higher level thinking skills, and inspire creativity.

We use an integrated curriculum approach based on the Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards (GELDS).  For instance, a lesson plan about apples may include activities such as tasting several apple varieties, measuring, weighing and sorting apples, watching seeds grow, baking an apple pie, and even setting up a “bakery” in the Dramatic Play center.  Integrating all learning domains in the lesson plan allows the children to make deeper connections and therefore meet and often exceed the expected learning outcomes.  Our program certainly teaches the children in our preschool classroom, but more importantly, we inspire their love of learning.

$ 131 per week  (2nd Child/Siblings: $124/wk)

Georgia Pre-Kindergarten Program for 4 Y/O

Our Pre-K Program is designed to prepare children for Kindergarten by developing the necessary skills, instilling good habits, and encouraging a positive attitude toward learning.

Our state certified lead and assistant teachers create integrated weekly lesson plans using the Pre-K Content Standards and the Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards (GELDS).  Our lesson plans incorporate all learning domains and consist of planned activities that engage the children in hands-on, meaningful learning experiences.  Learning outcomes are observed, documented and measured to ensure the successful implementation of the curriculum.

The Pre-K classroom is divided into learning centers including Language & Literacy, Science, Math, Computers, Blocks & Transportation, Dramatic Play, Art, Music and Movement, and Fine Motor/Manipulatives. The centers are equipped with a variety of open-ended learning materials that encourage thinking, investigation, and problem solving.  Instead of just answering questions, our teachers engage the children in conversation that helps guide them toward possible answers through reasoning and deduction.

Our goal is not only to prepare the children for school, but to send them to Kindergarten as independent, deep thinking, problem solving students who are excited about learning.

The Georgia Pre-K Program, for children who turn 4 years old prior to September 1^st, is in session during the traditional school year from 8:00am-2:45pm.

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m
$ FREE – no meal charges

Extended Day and Holiday Care for 4Yr Pre-k 

For the child who needs care before 7:40 a.m. or after 2:45 p., Extended Day Care is offered. Holiday Care is available on a day by day basis for days that 4 Y Pre-K is not in session.

Extended Day $61/week

Holiday Care $28 per day

School Age Program

Our before and after-school program provides the perfect combination of recreation and education. In our safe environment, your child will be presented with many opportunities for fun, socializing and learning. The classroom is arranged into learning centers that include Language & Literacy, Computers, Blocks, Science, Games and Art. The children enjoy playing board games with their friends, creating inspiring artwork, building sky high block towers, and participating in fun outdoor physical activities. Teachers also work with students on school assignments and give individual homework help when needed.

We understand that many parents have to be at work early or work late and getting your child to and from school can present a challenge.  To ease those demands, our experienced drivers provide safe transportation to and from local schools on NTSB approved buses. We also provide breakfast in the morning and nutritious snacks in the afternoon.

MLCC provides care for school closings on a first come, first served basis.

Morning Care & Transportation – $45/week
After School Care & Transportation – WITHIN CITY LIMITS – $74/week (Older sibling $63/week)
After School Care & Transportation – OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS – $78/week (Older sibling $71/week)

KIDZ KLUB Summer Camp and Holiday Care

Kids rave about our Kidz Klub!  Fun filled days and weeks are planned with action-filled activities for the children when school is not in session.   We offer the perfect combination of planned enrichment activities, field trips and special visitors, and that equals a ton of fun!

The classroom is arranged into learning centers such as Language & Literacy, Computers, Blocks, Science, Games, Arts & Crafts, and a Nintendo Wii station.  These centers are equipped with a variety of materials that spark the interest and curiosity of our campers while at the school.  Swimming, bowling and skating are just a few of the fun field trips we offer. The Kidz Klub especially enjoys visiting …. to read, play games , and cook with their residents. Visits with the Humane Society not only teach the students about animals and pets, but also provides them the opportunity to give back to our community.

$ 105/week  (2nd Child/Siblings: $100/wk)

Mom also goes to kindergarten | Article (younger group) on the topic:

Consultation for parents:

Adaptation: “Mom also goes to kindergarten”

(Advice for parents during the adaptation period)

Prepared by:

Kishko O. A.

Magadan 2018

To kindergarten with a child.

In our twenty-thirty-forty years we suddenly go back in time and again cross the threshold of the kindergarten – this time not as little girls, but as adults called “mothers”. But just like many years ago, we are shy in front of the teachers and cry the same way, parting at the kindergarten door with the most precious creature in the world – our child. Many books and articles have been written about how difficult the period of adaptation to kindergarten for a baby is. But often, mothers of a tiny creature are also subjected to severe stress.

Not only the baby is preparing for his first day in a new team. Mom also needs to prepare well so that the first day does not become chaotic, so that everything goes as smoothly as possible, as much as possible!

So, talk to the teacher or head of the kindergarten in advance. She will dictate to you a list of what you need to have with you on the first and subsequent days. The list may include: disposable diapers (if your child is still small), spare sets of clothes, towels, bed linen, hairbrush, change of shoes, panties or tights, socks, as well as a certificate from a doctor, possibly including information about vaccinations, money , checks or receipts for payment and much more. Bedding and towels you may be asked to sign, embroider the name or initials of the child, or sew on a tag with his name.

Also find out what time to bring the baby, whether late arrivals are allowed, what is the group schedule, what children are fed and what is the meal and sleep schedule. In advance, try to bring your child’s regimen closer to the kindergarten regimen, gradually change his diet so that it is more or less similar to the food in the garden.

Make all arrangements in advance. The night before, put together the necessary things, decide what your child will wear (if he is big enough, give him a choice) and what things he will take as spares.

Set an alarm so that there is enough time in the morning for all preparations. Think in advance which road you will walk or drive to the kindergarten, how long it takes and when you need to leave the house.

Remember, or rather write down, all the questions you want to ask the teacher, do not forget to remind her that you leave his favorite toy, pacifier or water bottle in the child’s backpack.

Prepare the children’s wardrobe in advance, consult with the teacher and parents of other children. Most likely, dresses will not be welcome – sitting on the sand, the girl will get her panties or diapers dirty. Also not very comfortable trousers

on straps and “bodysuit” – it will be inconvenient for the teacher to change the diaper, and the older child will not be able to undress on his own to sit on the potty. Too

expensive clothes that require special care can quickly become unusable from collision with sand, plasticine, paints and soups. It is best to buy shoes with a Velcro fastener, then the child will quickly learn to take it off and put it on.

If the baby is still small and does not know how to use the potty, try to teach him to report that he did it. Otherwise, the teacher may notice what happened only after a few hours, and redness will appear on the child’s skin. If your baby walks “on the big” regularly at the same time, warn the teacher about this.

Be sure to get to know all the teachers in the group in advance, remember their names. Try to communicate with them as kindly as possible, avoid conflicts over trifles, otherwise their irritation towards you can be transferred to the child.

Write down all the telephone numbers of the kindergarten, but in no case do not abuse it – call only by prior arrangement with the teacher at the exact time that she will call you, or in an emergency.

Make sure the caregiver has a list of all your phone numbers (home, work, mobile, husband’s, grandma’s, etc.) in case she needs you urgently.

If your child is allergic to a particular food or medicine, be sure to let the nursery staff know and make sure this information is recorded correctly and clearly.

Often a child chooses one of all the teachers and sees in her a temporary replacement for his mother. Try to find out who exactly he prefers, and communicate with her as much as possible – then you will be able to hear a lot of cute details about your baby.

Mom’s heart breaks at the sound of the child’s desperate crying. Especially when this crying accompanies her every morning for several weeks and resounds in her memory all day. You have to go through this if you really need a kindergarten, otherwise you shouldn’t even start! Leaving – leave. Do not poison your soul by watching the site from behind the fence or eavesdropping under the door. By the way, children most often quickly calm down immediately after the mother disappears from sight.

The first days and even weeks can be difficult – the child may refuse to eat “kindergarten” food, sleep poorly during the day, get very tired, cry a lot, look lethargic and depressed … The natural feelings of any mother are pity, compassion and perhaps even guilt for the suffering caused.

How to cope with such a condition? First, be confident and consistent in your decision. Be optimistic yourself and infect others with this

optimism. Do not show your child your anxiety. Share experiences with your husband, your or his parents, girlfriends and colleagues on

work. You will hear many comforting stories about how children got used to kindergarten and then did not want to leave. You will be surprised to find that after a few years, parents generally hardly remember the difficulties of the first days of attending kindergarten. If you yourself attended kindergarten, try to remember your childhood – many adults remember only the last couple of years before school, and their memories include only games and matinees. The pain of parting with parents is not remembered. If you remember any negative moments, think about how you can help your child cope with them, what did you expect from your parents when you were a child.

Don’t transfer your negative childhood experience onto your baby. If you felt bad in the kindergarten, the children offended you or the teachers were cruel, unfair, this does not mean that your child will go the same way. After all, times are different now, conditions are different, and for sure you have found the best kindergarten of all possible options.

Do not make mistakes and do not take breaks in visiting – a week at home will not only not help the baby adapt to kindergarten, but will also show him that there is another option that can be pursued with all your might.

Of course, it will be very difficult for a mother who has been sitting at home with her child since the birth and practically did not leave for 3 years even for a few hours, it will be very difficult to come to terms with the fact that she does not know what her baby is doing at the moment. At home, she will feel empty and lonely without the clatter of little feet, the roar of toys, the laughter or crying of her own little man.

Even a working woman will be worried, even though she used to leave her child for a whole day. But while the baby is at home with his grandmother or nanny, the mother is constantly aware of their activities, she can often call home, and in the evening she receives a detailed report on the day she has lived, on each achievement of the child and on each of his “gangster” tricks. After a day in kindergarten, the mother will, of course, receive a brief report from the teacher, but it will most likely include only a few dry facts about how and what the child ate (or did not eat), how much he slept, etc. The vocabulary of young children is limited, so it will not be possible for the mother to wait for a clear and similar story from the child himself about the day he lived.

It won’t be long before you think your baby’s behavior has changed. He became more capricious. In the evenings, you can expect unexpected tantrums with or without a reason, scandals accompanied by screaming, crying, throwing objects, etc. Some parents may be horrified at the sight of such a drastic change and blame the kindergarten for it.

There may be several reasons. Firstly, indeed, adaptation to the kindergarten is a big stress for the baby, his nerves are tense, and they need a release. In addition, surrounded by strangers, the baby often tries to restrain

negative emotions, so that they splash out only in the evening on the parents’ heads.

Another reason for the “bad” behavior of the baby may be … his age. Everyone has heard of the famous “two-year-old crisis”. The kindergarten can speed up the growing up of the child, and this very crisis will fall on your head without warning, along with the problems of adapting the crumbs in the team.

The only piece of advice that can be given to parents of a “terrible two-year-old” during this period is patience, patience and more patience. Remember that it is very difficult for a small person, try to help him cope with emotions, do not provoke him once again, try to keep a calm atmosphere in the house. If the child is still small and does not speak very well, help him express his feelings, ask questions that he can answer (with words or gestures) “yes” or “no”.

Such moments can be very difficult for a mother. She may feel abandoned – just yesterday her baby was a small, warm, devoted lump, every minute in need of her mother, and suddenly he turns into a screaming evil monster, pushing her hands away and not wanting to listen to persuasions and words of consolation. Don’t despair and be patient.

The main thing is to remember that this is still the same baby. Spend all your free time with him, hug him more, lie down and sit next to him, whisper his favorite song in his ear. Take him to your bed for a couple of nights, of course, if this is acceptable to you – and you will see that the same tiny person who was once born thanks to you was next to him.

You will quickly notice the positive impact of the kindergarten on the development of the child. He will become more independent, learn to eat, dress and put on his own shoes, roll down the hill and climb onto the chair himself. He will bring new words, new facial expressions and gestures from the kindergarten. Do not be sad, once it should have happened, your chick gradually spreads its wings and tries to fly out of the warm and soft mother’s nest. Good luck, baby!

References: V.N. Volchkova, N.V. Stepanova, Voronezh – 2007

“The system of educating the individuality of preschoolers” pp. 32-36

Adaptation of the child: 10 rules for parents

  Is your child going to kindergarten? All parents would like this stage to pass easily, calmly, so that the baby would immediately go to kindergarten with pleasure and without screaming. But this happens quite rarely. More often, children cry for the first few days or weeks, they do not want to let their mother go. And there is nothing unusual about this. For a child, starting kindergarten is stressful. And our task is to soften it so that it goes unnoticed and without unpleasant consequences. To make the adaptation of the child in our kindergarten as easy and fast as possible, apply 10 rules:

1) One or two weeks before the start of kindergarten, accustom the child to the regimen established in the kindergarten and introduce dishes prepared in kindergarten into the child’s diet.

Thus, will be less by 2 stress points. The child should get used to waking up in the morning (for example, at 7:00), sleeping in the afternoon from 13:00, having breakfast and lunch at about the same time as in the garden. Then it will be easier for him to get used to his conditions. It is advisable to limit the first visits to kindergarten in time: no more than 2 hours. The child’s psyche is very quickly overloaded with impressions, so this time is enough for a start. During the week, it is worth gradually increasing the time of stay.

2) Teach self care skills

Try to teach your child to dress, undress, eat with a spoon, wean from disposable diapers. Of course, if you have to send your child to kindergarten at a very early age, then these skills may not yet be formed at a sufficient level. The main thing is that the child wants and tries to do it on his own, and also knows how to ask for help.

3) Form a positive attitude towards kindergarten

Never scare a child with a nursery school. Phrases such as: “Calm down, otherwise I’ll take you to the garden”, “Here you go to the kindergarten – you’ll see!” are able to form in the child the installation that the garden is bad and should be avoided by all means. Do not use phrases containing a negative for the child (“And in the garden you will have to eat this!”, “Here you go to the kindergarten, and there you have to share with the children!”) Talk about the kindergarten, walk around it, watch the children on its playground, commenting on everything you see. Do not deceive the child! Speak like it is.

4) Teach your child to let go of his mother, to play independently with toys.

Of course, not everyone has this opportunity, but it’s good if the child has a regular experience that the mother is absent for several hours, and the baby at this time stays with the father, grandmother, nanny. Children who have never separated from their mother, as well as those who have had a bad experience of such a separation, may take longer to adapt to kindergarten.

5) Teach communication skills

Show your child how to share toys, how to ask for a toy, how to address adults. These skills will be useful to him in the kindergarten group from the very first day.

Before visiting kindergarten, we recommend that you come to our centers for classes in “Mom and Baby” groups. This will allow the child already at an early age: to learn how to interact with other children; find out what an occupation is; understand that it is necessary to listen and hear adults.

6) Communicate with kindergarten teachers with respect and kindness

The child is very attentive to your emotions, reactions, behavior. So he treats other people the way you treat them, he accepts your attitude. Therefore, when coming to kindergarten for the first time, the child should feel and understand that the teacher is a “good aunt”, because her mother is friendly, calm and friendly with her.

7) Be sure to say goodbye, do not run away, leaving the child

This applies not only to kindergarten, but also to any moments of parting. It is much easier for a child to understand that mom is coming and will be back soon, and not where mom suddenly disappeared. In the latter case, the children begin to invent that their mother left them and will never return. Then tears, worries, tantrums begin, unwillingness to let go of mom for a second.

8) Give your child more attention, warmth, affection

For a child who has started going to kindergarten, pay more attention, warmth, affection, hug more, show your love, spend more time together. In this way, you compensate for the lack of communication with mom during the day and once again convince that mom continues to love, and does not leave her in the garden, because she no longer loves.

9) If it is difficult for a child to part with his mother, let one of the other relatives (dad, grandmother, etc. ) be taken to kindergarten

This is not always possible, but it is advisable to follow this rule at least at first. Remember, the child feels your anxiety! So standing outside the group door and listening to what’s going on there, walking around the garden and “looking in the windows” won’t do you any good. A child who feels his mother’s anxiety or fear begins to be afraid himself and think that something unpleasant can happen to him in the garden. For such a child, the adaptation period may not end for a very long time – until the mother calms down and releases her feelings.

10) Accept the child’s feelings

Avoid notations, persuasion. If a child cries in the garden, misses his mother, never forbid his feelings, do not immediately try to convince that these feelings are in vain. Just accept them, show that you understand that it’s okay to feel that way. Say: “Yes, I see you missed / missed you a lot!” “You were scared, sad, sad…”, “You want to cry, cry!” More details about the reflection and acceptance of children’s feelings can be found in the book by Yu.