MY CHILD CARE PHILOSOPHY
As a family child care provider I am a professional, my goal is to
provide a safe and happy place for your child/children where they can learn
and grow physical, emotionally, Intellectually, and socially at their own pace.
I emphasize each child develops a strong self- esteem so by the time they get into school they will be able to handle situation on there own and for school age child- ren to reinforce what they already know.
To accomplish this goal I fell that I encourage creative expression and utilize a variety of activities. I know that children learn by play, this is there job just like you have a job. I also know that children learn faster in a mixed age group, the younger ones learn from the older ones, and older ones learn from the younger ones.I believe that parents that place their children here have a similar philosophy.
DEFINITIONS;
BABY- SITTER, NANNY, DAYCARE-CHILDCARE
I like to be referred to as a Childcare Provider not a baby-sitter.
Here are the terms used for child care, as the
industry could currently define them:
Usually teenagers or young adult babysitters work for hourly rates going to a private residence to care for children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians. Sometimes this kind of care may also involve taking children over to a friend's house or to grandma and grandpa’s home. Babysitters have a choice to schedule their time for child care. They watch the children, play games with them, take them for walks, bathe them sometimes, feed them, read to them and get them ready for bed sometimes.
NANNY
A nanny is often an adult with little or no training who contracts with the
parents to watch the children of the homeowners. Some may have their own children. Nannies do what the parent requires them to
do to help raise there children, usually in the private home. Most do not have background check. Nannies are unlicensed; there is no
organization to check into them and verify their track record except the
parent.
Pam and her staff at Pammy’s Tots prefer to be referred to as Child Care Providers, not baby-sitters.
In today's world, day care/child cares are
businesses and professions; we have laws to which we have to adhere. Four out
of five children under the age of five are in a child care situation. As child care professionals, we are teachers,
bookkeepers, nurses, bus drivers, friends to parents and so much more. Pam and her staff have had hours and hours of
special training to learn about develop-mental stages of children. Pam participates in professional organizations
that train and encourage other providers and belongs to organizations governed
by the city, and the state.
As this is a business, income taxes are paid every year on wages. All licensed providers are required to take ten hours of classes in ECE (Early Child care Education) each year. Along with this training, Pam and her staff take CPR, First Aid training and HIV awareness classes. We are all screened for Tuberculosis and have records on file with the state. Home Child Cares are license through the Department of Early Learning (DEL).
Child care spaces are set up in specific areas of
a home, such as a living room or, as in the case of Pammy’s Tots, the entire
basement of Pam’s home. As child care providers we stay down-stairs with the
children.
There are age-appropriate toys available for interaction with children of
all ages. Children learn by playing, we play with lots of different toys
inside and outside. Home Child Cares
have set hours and the state sets the number and ratio of children that can be
here at any one time. Since every family has certain days and hours that work
best for them, even if it is on a drop-in basis, we are as flexible as we can
be within those hours.
Home child cares like this allow a child to interact with children of all ages.
