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MY PHILOSOPHY OF QUALITY CARE

I will strive to provide a safe, clean, comfortable, stimulating, fun, and educational environment in my home with a semi-structured day plan. Activities will include free playtime, structured playtime, large motor skills playtime, small motor skills activities, story time, arts and crafts, music and dance activities, nature awareness, nutrition, and other educational yet fun activities. I will also provide nutritious meals and snacks, and encourage good personal hygiene skills and manners.

The television and VCR when used will be to watch educational programs, or activities. Except for movie day, this will be personally prescreened to be appropriate for even the youngest viewers. A computer will be available for all ages to use, but only under supervision. School-aged children may have Internet access, upon written parental consent, but again only while supervised.

Through a mixture of guided and undirected creative play, children in my care will have the opportunity to learn about colors, shapes, numbers, letters, animals, seasons, feelings, senses, nutrition, personal hygiene, manners, and creative concepts such as "pretend" play, art, music and dance.

These may sound like lofty goals for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, but children can learn all of these things and more through creative play. I will not make a child feel pressured to achieve any developmental milestone. By providing the right kind of fun and safe environment, I believe that children will learn at their own appropriate pace.

Tamela Edwards, Director