Rachael's Daycare LLC

DAYCARE PHILOSOPHY

Rachael's Daycare is dedicated to teaching sound principles throughout all stages of early childhood development while aligning with the goals and philosophies in the FOUNDATIONS to the Indiana Academic Standards from Birth to Age 5. We offer children a place that encourages positive self worth, age appropriate learning, social development, & intellectual growth. Each child will be able to experience learning in their own individual way, while also being exposed to group learning and activities. All staff members receive continued support, guidance, & training in the areas of child development.

7/09/2010

What is a Prop Box?

6/25/2010

Rachael's Daycare VIDEO

6/20/2010

PATHS TO QUALITY LEVEL 3 ACHIEVED!!!

I am so excited to announce that Rachael's Daycare had achieved a LEVEL 3 status in the Paths to Quality Program! The PTQ program is a voluntary rating system for Daycare Centers, Daycare Ministries, & Daycare Homes. Your PTQ level is achieved by maintaining a certain level of quality in your childcare program. With help from my PTQ mentor, Tikela Welch, I have completed all of the requirements needed to obtain my Level 3 status. Thanks Tikela for all your help!

To watch a VIDEO about PTQ click HERE

The PTQ program defines the 4 Levels as:

All participants have demonstrated a commitment to the highest level of

professionalism in child care, achievement of a nationally recognized

accreditation. Level 4 providers are managed by a provider or director who

has volunteered to provide mentoring to others in the field.

All participants have demonstrated knowledge and skill to plan appropriate

activities and opportunities for children that lead to school readiness. Level 3

providers have made a significant investment in the professional development

of the staff, and incorporate family and staff input into the program.

All participants have demonstrated a commitment to improve program quality

and offer opportunities for children to advance their growth and development.

Level 2 providers will have evidence of consistent daily schedules, planned

activities for children, and will provide relevant information to families.

All participants have demonstrated that they are operating in good standing and

have been recognized by the state of Indiana to meet all required health and safety

standards.

Our new daycare set up!

Our new professional changing table allows for plenty of room to store each child's diapers seperately. We use a paper roll to drape sanitary paper over the changing table as an extra precaution against the spread of germs.

Each child is given a special place in a locker just for them! They are able to display family photos on the front of the locker!

The view of the playroom above shows how open the playroom is! It is a bright and sunny room!

These are our lunch tables and learning tables! The kids really enjoy having their own seat to sit in! The babies have really nice Graco wood highchairs to sit in during meal time!

4/20/2010

Celebrating Easter!!

3/21/2010

PHOTOS OF SPRINGTIME FUN!

WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE GETTING OUTSIDE AGAIN! The kids have really enjoyed running around the backyard! It's so nice for them to be able to get out that energy.

12/31/2009

Rachael's Daycare welcomes Miss Jeanelle!

Jeanelle joined our Daycare Team on November 11, 2009! She has previously worked with children with disabilities and is a mom of 1. Welcome to our team, Jeanelle!

The Kids really enjoyed all of our CHRISTMAS festivities!! Our Christmas Party included a visit from Santa, Dinner for all the families, presents for all the kids, & a wonderful performance by the daycare kids! It was awesome! Thanks to all of my daycare families for attending!!

TEACH SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED!

Dear Parents, I have been awarded the TEACH scholarship by the IAEYC! I will begin classes on January 11, 2010. This is a wonderful opportunity for me to pursue a degree in a field that I am passionate about... Early Childhood Education!

9/13/2009

CLASS 2 License Achieved!!!

Rachael's Daycare is pleased to announce that we have been approved for our CLASS II State License. This will allow the daycare to add a few more children, while also adding a few helpers... therefore the adult:student ratio will go down. We all feel that this improvement will benefit all the students! If you have any questions about the new license, please don't hesitate to ask me. Thanks!

8/14/2009

NURSERY RHYMES!

I'm so sorry that my blog updates aren't coming as quickly as they should. I am hopefully going to get better at updating more often. :-) We have explored a week of Nursery Rhymes! We did a "Humpty Dumpty" Experiement and the kids got to drop their own egg from a wall and see what happened! They loved being able to poke at the egg yolk and see what that felt like. It was a fun experiment! (and don't worry... nobody at any... ) Also, we did some tumbling ... just like Jack & Jill! We have had a lot of FUN PROJECTS AND EXPERIMENTS THIS WEEK! The kids love the "1,2,Buckle my shoe" and "This old Man" songs! My voice is officially sore from singing them so much! LOL!!! But, I love that the kids were that excited about it! We have more EXCITING CURRICULUM coming up this month! Next week will be SILLY SONGS week! I will have to rest my vocal chords over the weekend! LOL!!

7/26/2009

July - Week 4 theme

Hi Mom's and Dad's! Our theme for the last week of July is BUBBLES!! I have the curriculum plan up front for you to view if your interested in seeing all the fun things your kids will be doing. Don't forget to pack a swimsuit. We will be doing a backyard carwash! The kids will be encouraged to use pretend money to "purchase" a carwash. They will also be taking turns managing the carwash! We will be incorporating "BUBBLES" into all aspects of our curriculum this week!

6/19/2009

It's official...PATHS TO QUALITY LEVEL 1 !!!!

I am so excited to start the PATHS TO QUALITY program! This is a fantastic way for State Licensed providers to improve their quality of care! I enjoy what I do and I'm always excited to work toward something EVEN BETTER!! There's always room for improvement and I LOVE making changes that the kids enjoy!! You can check out more information about the program at: http://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/2747.htm
I encourage you to read about the program! I know you'll be excited about it, too!

6/14/2009

Daycare Tour

4/27/2009

May Activities...

Hi Moms & Dads!
Our Calendar is once again packed with fun and activities for the month of May. We will be learning about Baby Animals, making a Special Mother's Day surprise, Introducing our favorite pet, learning about Bumblebees, & hunting for dandelions! This should be an exciting month! Here's our schedule: Wednesday May 6 "Baby Animal Day", Thursday May 7 "Mother's Day Secret Project", Tuesday May 12 "My FAVORITE pet!", Wednesday May 20 "Buzzing, Buzzing, Bumblebee's", & Tuesday May 26 "Dandy-lions!".
***** IMPORTANT REMINDER *****
Rachael's Daycare will be CLOSED on FRIDAY MAY 29th & MONDAY JUNE 1st !!!! Please make alternate arrangements for childcare on these 2 days. Thanks so much!