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Welcome to Nesting Time, a fun, loving, and safe licensed home child care and early learning program that opened in July of 2006! Nesting Time is conveniently located just north of the Albertville Premium Outlets Mall off of I-94, and is in the Otsego Elementary area of the Elk River school district, and is very close to the Kaleidoscope Charter School which relocated from Rogers in the fall of 2008.
 Unique Features of Nesting Time Child Care
Evening care one night a month ("Parent's Night Out")
Smoke-free, drug-free home
Strong emphasis on literacy and books, including monthly Scholastic book orders
City park completed fall of 2006 we walk to, weather and schedule permitting
Basic ASL sign language
Multicultural toys and books, including differing abilities
Strong emphasis on safety and the environment is set up for children's success
Lockers in the entrance of our home for kids to hang up their jackets and bags - anchored to the wall to resist tipping over
Flexibility for part time and drop in care, and flexibility for occasional early morning or late day care
Promoting life skills such as brushing teeth, using good manners, and taking turns
Mixed age group - they learn from each other in a family environment
One primary caregiver with two trained substitutes
Individual beds with sheets and blankets (cribs, pack n plays, cots with mats for extra comfort)
Preschool curriculum - weekly themes, calendar, arts & crafts
Many toys and equipment for different ages, rotated regularly for variety
Local McGruff house - a safe place for kids
Experience with autism spectrum and sensory processing disorders
I've joined the Provider's Choice food program to help ensure that the children will receive a variety of nutritious food that's appealing to eat.
What We'll Do in a Typical Day
6:00 Welcome, morning nap or quiet play
7:30 Breakfast
8:15 Outside play or large muscle activities indoors
9:00 Puzzle activities/books
9:30 Morning snack
10:30 Circle Time - story time, numbers, letters, and languages (including basic ASL sign language)
11:30 Lunch time
12:15 Naps/quiet time
2:30 Afternoon snack
3:00 Circle time - music, listening, rhythmic activities and singing
3:30 Games like hide & seek, tag, duck duck gray duck
4:00 Crafts, coloring or painting, and theme activities
4:30 Free play time
5:00 Supper
Notes: Infants are fed according to their needs not necessarily according to the schedule above. Poopy diapers are changed as soon as possible.
Skills Children Learn in Family Child Care
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Finding toys or learning materials to work with alone or with others
Cognitive: Makes decisions about interests and abilities.
Self-help: Finds toys by himself or sets up environment for play.
Social/language: Learns to share, barter, manage conflict, and ask for help.
Emotional: Learns about acceptance and rejection. Expresses needs.
Block play
Cognitive: May count blocks, sees patterns and design. Learns to build and plan structure. Matches blocks that look alike.
Social: Learns to share and cooperate.
Physical: Learns to balance blocks and line them up (small motor coordination).
Dramatic play
Cognitive: Decides appropriate dress and appearance for roles; uses visual perceptions to assess self, others, and play environment. Learns and remembers behaviors to imitate. Develops abstract thinking abilities.
Social: Plays adult roles. Develops self-image and coordinates with others. Learns to express feelings.
Language: Learns to express self in another role.
Setting the table
Cognitive: Counts silverware, glasses, and napkins, or places one object by each setting. Follows pattern of place settings. Knows which is soup spoon or salad fork.
Social: Cooperates with other children. May teach younger children to help.
Physical: Picks up and places objects (small motor coordination).
Sitting down to eat
Cognitive: Measures to pour. Understands directions.
Social/language: Learns appropriate table conversation and manners.
Physical: Pours milk, passes the dish (small motor coordination).
Story time or listening to music
Cognitive: Listens and retains information. Follows storyline (sequencing) with eyes and/or ears. Recognizes words, pictures, instruments, and rhythms.
Fingerplays and songs
Cognitive/language: Learns words, gestures, and melody (sequencing, repitition, speech, and listening skills). Follows directions.
Physical: Coordination (small and large motor) for gestures and finger plays.
Dance
Cognitive/language: Listens to music and rhythms. Learns to understand simple movement directions and their relationship to the music.
Physical: Coordinates movements (large motor).
Climbing/riding
Cognitive: May count the rungs to the top of a climbing structure; plans climb. Maps out direction and distance to ride; watches for others in path.
Social: Takes turns, interacts.
Physical: Large motor coordination, balance.
Sand play
Cognitive: Measures sand and maps out roads (spatial relationships).
Social: Shares, interacts, cooperates.
Physical: Pours, dumps, pushes, gathers, scoops, packs (small and large motor).
Putting away toys
Cognitive: Sorts toys, follows directions.
Social: Takes turns, learns to handle toys carefully.
Physical: Places object on the shelf, replaces lids, opens and shuts doors.
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