Happy New Year

May each day of the year 2015 bring you little joys and simple surprises that will fill up each day with fun and happiness.

Scholastic Book Orders

Dear Families & Friends,
As a home daycare provider, one of the most important parts of my job is to build a love of reading in my children.  Helping them find books they enjoy puts them on their way toward developing early reading skills, which is essential for school success.

This is why I use Scholastic Reading Club in my daycare.  It makes it easy for you to choose books that your child will love, at just the right reading level for them and at unbearable values,

Plus when you order from Scholastic Reading Club, we get free books for our daycare library  and materials that help me teach - and help your child learn.

Thank you for supporting your child's reading success.

Kathy
CLICK on the link below to order books:

Quality Care with your little one in mind

 I am now accepting applications, for children birth through three.

Kathy’s Home Daycare is an exclusive, premium, high quality daycare home that focuses on the care of children and the preparation of lifelong learners. My home provides a nurturing, environment with a great emphasis on education."It is my goal for the daycare children in my program to feel as part of the family and to feel the love and affection I share with my own children"

At Kathy’s Home Daycare I believe that providing a loving, safe healthy and educationally enriching environment is essential to the early development of your children. Having children of my own I know how precious your child is to you and how important it is to know they are being protected and affectionately cared for while you are at work. As well, you want to be sure your child is given the opportunity to discover his/her potential through enriching and fun learning experiences.

At Kathy’s Home Daycare I believe in respect for each child’s individuality and needs so that they, as well as their parents, may learn to develop a sense of security and trust in their new home away from home environment. Most important, I believe in nurturing a positive self-esteem and I am dedicated to enhancing your child’s physical, emotional, cognitive, social and creative development.

Wherever their curiosity leads to, there is something for every little one at Kathy’s Home Daycare.

It is my pleasure to work with each and every parent to find the right child care facility; if my home is not that place I will always offer a referral.

Kathy’s Daycare Home:

• Children should be allowed to learn at their pace.
• Children should be allowed to explore their environment freely and thereby learn freely.
• Children are taught best by example.
• Children thrive best in a family environment.
• Children need consistency in caregivers.
• Children learn and stay healthiest in a small group.
• Children benefit most from a daily return to childcare.

Please feel free to visit my website at http://kathyshomedaycare.com/ for more information.

See photos of our day at Kathy’s Home Daycare on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/kathyshomedaycarefl?ref=hl

 

BooBoo ice pack for Little Ones

 You can freeze the fast food ketchup packets for little kid-sized ice packs. I got this great idea from Pinterest.

10 Payoffs From Play

10 Payoffs From Play

Play is essential for a child’s growth and development.  By encouraging and engaging in play, providers help their children gain knowledge and valuable social skills.

·         Play teaches kids hand-eye coordination

·         Play teaches kids language and vocabulary

·         Play teaches kids how to solve problems

·         Play teaches kids pretend versus real

·         Play teaches kids patience and paying attention

·         Play teaches kids creativity

·         Play teaches kids geography and the distance between objects

·         Play teaches kids how to control their emotions

·         Play teaches kids how to feel good about themselves and how to get along with others

·         Play teaches kids numbers and how to tell time

*Adapted from National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Play:  Ten Power Boosts for early Learning.

Brown Bear Brown Bear

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-V4zzXzpT8&feature=related

One of the stories we will be reading this week.

August Daycare Fun

Working on our colors, shapes and counting to ten.

Teething Chart

http://finds.hellobee.com/2012/04/04/teething-chart/

I thought this might come in handy.

How to Differentiate Between the Flu, Cold or Allergy

How to Differentiate Between the Flu, Cold or Allergy

What is the difference between a cold and the flu?

The flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses but they are caused by different viruses. Because these two types of illnesses have similar flu-like symptoms, it can be difficult to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone. In general, the flu is worse than the common cold, and symptoms such as fever, body aches, extreme tiredness, and dry cough are more common and intense. Colds are usually milder than the flu. People with colds are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose. Colds generally do not result in serious health problems, such as pneumonia, bacterial infections, or hospitalizations.

How can you tell the difference between a cold and the flu?

Because colds and flu share many symptoms, it can be difficult (or even impossible) to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone. Special tests that usually must be done within the first few days of illness can be carried out, when needed to tell if a person has the flu.

What are the symptoms of the flu versus the symptoms of a cold?

In general, the flu is worse than the common cold, and symptoms such as fever, body aches, extreme tiredness, and dry cough are more common and intense. Colds are usually milder than the flu. People with colds are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose. Colds generally do not result in serious health problems, such as pneumonia, bacterial infections, or hospitalizations.

What are the different types of Allergies?

Millions of people suffer from allergies caused by everyday exposures to agents such as dust mites, cat dander, and pollens. Agents encountered by workers can also cause allergic problems such as asthma, nasal and sinus allergies, hives, and even severe anaphylactic reactions. Examples of these work-related agents include animal proteins, enzymes, flour, natural rubber latex, and certain reactive chemicals. Asthma is one of the more serious problems that can be caused by work-related allergy. It can cause recurrent attacks of symptoms such as wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. In severe cases, these symptoms can be disabling. Fortunately, when potential hazards are recognized, work-related allergies and asthma can often be prevented or their effects minimized.

Daycare.com would like to thank the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and their contributors for this information in striving to make daycare and childcare a more productive and efficient service.

On Line Story TIme

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/online-storytime-books-toys/379003588/

The above link is to Barnes & Nobles on-line story time.  Some of the favorite children's storys.

Kathy's Home Daycare

My Animoto Video

June 2012 Daycare Pictures

Updated Pictures for February 2012

To see the February Daycare photos visit Kathy's Home Daycare on Facebook. Make sure to "Like It" to get all updates.