April 2020 Newsletter

Spring is in Air

It's getting warm out and all I can do is think of the flowers and all the color that is starting to appear and how much the kids enjoy the outdoors this time of year. This newsletter is definitely not one I ever hoped to write, not knowing from day to day what changes will be happening. And definitely not one where I would not see the kids for an entire month. If you have any questions or concerns during this time please feel free to reach out to me. I will continue checking in with everyone as well. Praying everyone stays healthy and safe during this Stay-At-Home Order.

With everything going on and changes from day to day as to what we can and cannot do. I am not to sure what this summer is going to look like. We maybe here doing things all summer, but my goal is to be able to do the Summer Fun Schedule. Please be thinking about your plans for childcare for over the summer. Next month, I will have a confirmed list of our activities for each day, as long as the government allows things to be open. Here is what it will possibly be looking like:

From June until August we will be still having daily activities, but the structured preschool classroom will resume in September 2019.

Summer Fun Fee - approximately $85.00 (CASH ONLY) - Will be due May 28, 2019  (tentatively speaking)

Summer Schedule (We will be leaving about 30 mins prior to the times listed)
Mondays - Swimming - Anderson Pool - 11:30am - 3:00pm
Tuesdays - Arvada Splash Pad - 9:30am - 11:00am
Wednesdays - Park Day - 10:00am - 11:00am
Thursdays - Movie Day - Home or Hawkins
Fridays - Water Fun - Home


***NEW INFORMATION***
Stay-At-Home Order
This order has been extended to April 26, 2020 / Colorado State Governor, Jared Polis. So that means that Angel Hugs Daycare LLC's COVID-19 Policy everyone signed has been pushed to April 26, 2020 as well. REMINDER.....Please inform me if anyone gets sick or if any parent loses a job!

Angel Hugs COVID Relief
Still waiting to hear if money will be granted to us.

Angel Hugs Project Masks & Hats
We are making masks & surgical hats for a local ICU unit. HUGE THANK YOU for everyone who is helping make this project a success.

Toy Friday's(Show-N-Share)
ON HOLD for now - DUE TO COVID-19 - NO OUTSIDE TOYS to be brought in until further notice.

***NEW Family Engagement & At-Home Learning***
Meals-To-Go
Being on the Food Program, the CO Dept of Public Health and Environment is allowing providers to send up to one day's worth of meals and snacks home with a parent who picks it up daily. Please let me know if you will be using this service. "Meals-To-Go" includes breakfast, morning snack, and lunch.

Zoom
We will be doing a Zoom kid classroom meeting every Thursday at 9am. I will text a link out every week for this. We will do this in order to try to keep kids connected.

Vroom
Is an app parents can get for ideas for each child's age level. From what I have seen it aligns with  Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines. Please check it out. The app is available for both iphone and androids. http://www.parentpossible.org/vroom/

Marco Polo
A text was sent out this morning for our classroom Read-A-Loud's. I will be posting Read-A-Louds on here for your child to watch. (No need to respond back, but they can if they want too)

Facebook
Please follow along with Angel Hugs Daycare's Facebook. As I will be sharing a lot of different ideas for the children to do at home as well as different tools for parents as well.

***NEW Illness Policy & Check-up & Immunization Waivers***
Rumor has it that there will be NEW STRICTLY ENFORCED ILLNESS POLICY coming out by the CDC when things get back to the new norm, but I do not have that list yet. This is all hear say right now, but I have been told, sneezing, coughing, and fevered children will have to stay home for 72 hours before being allowed to come back, just to make sure no other symptoms appear......this could be the new norm forever. 

As for now for ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL CHILDREN, the COVID-19 Illness Policy stays in affect and is STRICTLY ENFORCED! Temperature over 100 degrees F is considered a fever according to the CDC. For all other illnesses I will be following The Children's Hospital & CDC as to when to keep your child home with you. Just remember that a lot of illnesses are contagious before symptoms appear, including the the actual Flu, COVID, and many many others.

We have been given an extended waiver of 60 days on well child checks and immunizations. So if you child is due this month or next, they won't expire for here at childcare until June or July.


***Curriculum***
This year we have added in music lessons once a week to enhance our learning in all the learning domains, such as literacy and language, math, physical, logic and reason, and many of the growing areas. This is at no extra charge.

In order to maintain a high quality early childcare education program, I will be using my own curriculum, mixed with others, all which aligns with Colorado Early Learning and Developmental Guidelines. This curriculum is Child-led and Play-based (intentional teaching, but child-led ideas) all while learning ALL the skills that is needed to enter into Colorado's Kindergarten programs. I am so excited to launch this.

I am including an article from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, along with web link resources, that talks about play and play-based early childcare education and how this is so beneficial for children birth to 6 years old. Please take some time to read this. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me questions.

 

Play-based Learning Web Resources
1) http://theconversation.com/play-based-learning-can-set-your-child-up-for-success-at-school-and-beyond-91393

2) http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?domainredirect=true&ArticleID=453

3) https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/play

4) http://www.eclearningil.org/sites/default/files/hero-resources/early_childhood_progam_philosophies.pdf

Blanket Policy

Due to safety issues and to reduce risks, no child under the age of 2 will be given a blanket for nap time. Infants birth to 12 months will be provided a sleep sack as stated in the Infant Safe Sleep Policy.

Preschool News
Program is aligned with the Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines, which can be found at: https://www.cde.state.co.us/early/eldgs


Schedule
6-8:30 - Arrival (Free Play)
8:30-9:00 - Circle & Story Time (Large Group) (planned daily activities)
9:00-9:30 - AM Snack & diaper changes
9:30-10:00 - Outdoor Play (Teacher Led Outdoor Gross Motor)
10:00-11:00 - Centers (Small Group) (planned daily activities)
11:00-11:30 - Free Play & diaper changes
11:30-12:00 - Lunch
12:00-3:00 - Nap
3:00-3:15 - Clean up & diaper changes
3:15-3:45 - PM Snack
4:15-6:00 - Outdoor Play (Teacher Led Outdoor Gross Motor)

Starts over in the Fall - From June until August we will be still having themes, but the structured preschool classroom will resume on September 2, 2019.

April
Weekly Themes - Ocean
Color - Gold & Silver
Shape - Octagon
Letters - V, W, & X
Numbers - 16 & 17
Opposites - big & small, up & down, & long & short

Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held the week of:

May 18 - May 22

Show & Share - ON HOLD - DUE TO COVID-19

The kids will be asked to bring ONE toy from home on FRIDAY'S ONLY, but now they have to help pick something that we have learned from the week. I will put on the board what they need to help pick out from home. Example: 1st Week we will be working on the letter A & the color Blue. If you could help them find something at home that starts with the letter A, like the sound in APPLE or something with the color Blue.

Please bring this item in a bag, labeled with their name. Since we are going to have a specific day to bring a toy, I am asking for ALL other toys to stay at home all other days.

Student Spotlight
April's Birthday's

*Important Daycare Dates*

(P-Personal, H-Holiday, & S-Sick)

****No Daycare & Other Important Dates****

(This is not for sure now????) May - 1st & 4th - P (12 & 11) 
 May - 25th - H

Payments that are due during this time are to be paid prior to the personal or holiday days

*Personal Days-P & Holiday Days-H to be paid/contract*

*15 Personal Days as of 1/1/20*
*5 Sick Days as of 1/1/20*

School Schedule
There will be no school drop off's or pick-up's as of right now for this year. This could change at anytime, but a note will be sent out if this does change.

Steven's - (no drop off or pick up) No School - (Online learning rest of the year)
Secrest  - (no drop off or pick up) No School -  (Online learning rest of the year)
Wilmore-Davis - (no drop off or pick up) No School - (Online learning rest of the year)

*Other Important Dates*
Jaycee, Kellie, Jeni, or Dave will be here with the kids on the following dates for a couple hours
April
None as of today

***Sign-In & Sign-Out Sheets***
Found by the front door.
State of Colorado & Food Program is requiring all parents to sign their children in and out of daycare. In the parent center will be the clip board. If you would please do this, that would be awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!  FOOD PROGRAM has said they are starting to not reimburse if this is not done. 

Parent Corner

Jefferson County Childcare Association Parent Newsletter

***GoalsUpdated(3/8/2020)

Colorado Shines Goals - A copy of the goals will be attached to the monthly email, along with a copy in the Parent Resource Center.

Parent Helpful Info

Clear Directions

One-liners (Shows empathy, but puts child's action back on them) ***VERY HELPFUL***

Food Program - "Dear Parent Letter"

Family Network

Facebook Daycare Group – Everyone can search Angel Hugs Daycare and see the Facebook page. It is not a closed group. There will be no pictures of children on here.

***Community Connections***

 - 5280 Produce

    Fresh Produce for a reasonable price.....Facebook....5280 Produce

 - Arvada Library - 7525 West 57th Ave., Arvada, CO 80002

   M-Th 9am-8pm, Fri & Sat 9am-5pm, & Sun 12pm-5pm

***Safety Net/Parent Resources***

 - Jeffco CCAP (Childcare) - 900 Jefferson County Pkwy., Human Services Building, Golden, CO 80401 - (303)   271-4484

 - Jeffco Action Center (Emergency Housing, food, clothing, job search) -  8755 West 14th Ave., Lakewood, CO 80215 - (303) 237-7704

 - Arvada Food Bank (Food) - 8555 West 57th Ave., Arvada, CO 80002 - (303) 424-6685

 - Medicaid (medical, dental, and hearing and vision screening) - 900 Jefferson County Pkwy., Human Services Building, Golden, CO 80401 - (303) 271-1388
 -WIC (Women, Infant, Children) Food Nutrition - Arvada Clinic - 6303 Wadsworth Bypass, Arvada, CO 80003 - (303) 275-7510
 -Child Find (Concerns of Growth and Development) - Jefferson County - 809 Quail St., Bldg. 1, Room 113, Lakewood, CO 80215 - (303)982-7247
 -Audiology (Hearing Screening) -  Children's Hospital Colorado - 13123 E. 16th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045 -  (720)777-0123

***Parent Lending Library***

1.Anger “Handling a powerful emotion in a healthy way” – Book – Gary Chapman, Ph.D

  2.Anxious Child “Helping your anxious child” – Book – Ronald M. Rapee and Ann Wignall

  3. No One to Play With “Social side of learning disabilities” – Book – Betty B. Osman

  4.  Train Up a Child – Book – Rolf Zettersten

 5.  5 Love Languages – CD – Gary Chapman, Ph.D

 6.  Cool, Calm, & Confident “A Workbook to Help Kids Learn Assertiveness Skills” –  Book – Lisa M. Schab, LCSW

 7.  Parenting with Love and Logics “Teaching Children Responsibility” – Book – Foster  Cline, M.D. & Jim Fay

8. 5 Love Languages of Children – Book – Gary Chapman, Ph. D & Ross Campbell, M.D.

 9.  What You Need to Tell Your Child About Sex “A guide to help your child understand what the Bible has to say” – Book – John Nieder

10. When The Brain Can’t Hear “Unraveling the mystery of auditory processing disorder” – Book – Teri James Bellis, Ph. D

11. When Addictions Threaten – Book – Charles Knippel, Ph. D
12.  Taking the Stress Out of Raising Great Kids – Book – Jim Fay, Charles Fay, PhD. & Foster Cline, M.D.
13. Meeting the Challenge “Using Love and Logic to help children develop attention and behavior skills – Book – Jim Fay, Foster W. Cline, M.D. & Bob Sornson

 14. Marriage – Book – Foster W. Cline, M.D. & Hermie Drill Cline

 15. The Pearls of Love and Logic for Parents and Teachers – Book – Jim Fay & Foster W. Cline, M.D.

 16. Discipline with Love and Logics – Book – Jim Fay & Foster W. Cline, M.D.

 17. Millionaire Babies or Bankrupt Brats? – Book – Jim Fay & Kristan Leatherman
 18. Is Everybody Ready for Kindergarten? - Book - Angele Sancho Passe