Joey's House Family Child Care

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I offer you a unique choice in childcare. At Joey's House Family Child Care, you and your child will receive all the best childcare has to offer. You will find a comprehensive nutritional program based on the guidelines of the USDA Food Program and am monitored by the Family Resource and Referral Network for quality in the administration of those guidelines. I regularly attend Nutrition Workshops to keep educated on the best practices.

In offering a rich educational experience for the children in my care, I have been able to achieve accreditation for my program. Accreditation is the highest mark of quality currently available to any child care home/center. What that means to you is, here you will find a high quality program based on the guidelines of the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) and the NAFCC (National Association for Family Child Care). Most if not all, early childhood professionals and educators would agree that these are the best standards to model a high quality child care program after. They include high standards in 5 key areas including:

Element 1: Relationships

The most important aspect of a high-quality family child care program is its human relationships. Providers set the emotional climate of the program. Good quality relations with the children and their families form the foundation of support needed for great experiences. Children thrive when they feel nurtured, appreciated, and have a sense of belonging to a group that is part of a community. All kinds of development are supported in the context of warm, responsive human relationships.

Element 2: The Environment

The next important aspect of quality in family child care is the environment. The provider's home is welcoming and comfortable, with enough materials and equipment to engage children's interest in a variety of ways, supporting their activities across all the domains of development.

Element 3: Developmental Learning Activities

Children's spontaneous play is ideally suited to helping them practice their developing skills and gain understanding of their world. As the provider observes their activities and interests, she supports and extends their play and offers new activities and materials to build upon their learning.

The early years are a prime time for children’s development. Most basic, is learning to get along well with others and to feel secure in one’s own identity. From infancy through the school years, children are capable of learning and building competency across a wide range of areas. These include physical development, cognition and language, social and self development, and creative development. A high-quality provider has individualized goals for each child as well as goals for the group as a

whole. She plans activities and builds on spontaneous opportunities to support these learning goals.

Element 4: Safety and Health

Children's physical well-being is assured through careful supervision, preparation for emergencies, minimizing the spread of disease, and serving of nutritious food.

Part 5: Professional and Business Practices

As a small business owner, the provider is ethical and caring in relations with children and families. The provider's contracts and policies are sound. The provider is reflective and intentional about her work, seeking continuing education and support from others. The provider abides by legal requirements and makes use of resources in the community.

With-in these 5 areas there are over 280 individual criteria that are evaluated. After careful review it was determined that my program met the criteria that has been determined to identify a high quality child care facility.

I do not envy your decision. Finding the right child care can be a very emotional and stressful task. I hope I can help your search with the information contained in this site. Feel free to email me or call with any questions you have regarding my facility or child care in general and I will do all I can to help.