August 2020 Newsletter

Summer FUN
From June until August we will be still having daily activities, but the structured early childhood education program will resume September 1, 2020.

Summer Fun is definitely looking different for this summer and we cannot take field trips nor can we have non-essential visitors inside. But we will for sure keep busy this year.

Mondays - Art Days
Tuesdays - Sprinkler Days (Please either bring or plan to keep a suit and towel here and I will wash)
Wednesdays - Virtual Field Trip Days
Thursdays - Sprinkler Days (Please either bring or plan to keep a suit and towel here and I will wash)
Fridays - Science Days

***NEW Online System***
Please continue to keep all information up to date on Early Learning Ventures

***Back-To-School Night Picnic***(Please read)
Plan for this date.....August 22, 2020 at 5PM (Mandatory Meeting, if you miss it, please schedule a day and time to go over all the information) This will be done on Zoom, please watch your texts for the link. 

Pizza will be provided by the program for each family. Please pick-up your packet for Back-To-School Night on the last day of care for this week from provider.

***RESOURCE LIST***
The list of resources has been added to Angel Hugs Daycare Facebook Page, in order for parents to have access to this information at all times. We never know what life throws at us. This list of resources has numbers for food banks, emergency housing, hospitals, and many other helpful things parents may need.

***CO Shines Rating***
We are on the list to be rated. This rating looks at my professionalism, my environment, and my overall interactions with the children for 4 hours. Our documentation month will be opening in September or October, which is where I have to upload documents into their system. As for the environmental piece, they are running behind as they cannot go into facilities during these times due to COVID. They plan on doing March and April in November. With that said ours should be in October, but it will be pushed into spring is what we have been told. We always continue with all of these practices and protocols, but once I hear when the environmental pieces will I will let you all know. 

I would really like to keep our Level 5, but my goal is to get at least a Level 4. I was not expecting a Level 5 with the last rating, but was SOOO EXCITED when we did!

***COVID INFORMATION***
Safer-At-Home Order
Please notify me if any child or person in the home has or is suspected to have COVID, so we can follow set-up guidelines from the CDC. DO NOT forget to sign the COVID Waiver policy here.

Only thing different that was discussed in our zoom meeting on June 11, 2020 is....Only have to quarantine for 14 days if you travel to a CDC listed hot spot.  Please watch text messages for always changing updates.

***NEW Family Engagement***
Toy Lending Library
Parent Survey has shown the results for doing a Toy Lending Library. Please watch for more information to come home about this.
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. Since children are back in care, all Meals-To-Go must be picked-up. Please notify me the night before you want to pick-up food.

***NEW Illness Policy & Check-up & Immunization Waivers***
There is a NEW STRICTLY ENFORCED ILLNESS POLICY CDC requires us to follow: NO sneezing, coughing, and fevered children. If your child comes down with an illness they will have to stay home for 72 hours symptom free before being allowed to come back, just to make sure no other symptoms appear. 

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.

***NEW Curriculum Planning***
I ordered our new curriculum for the 2020-2021 school year. I am so excited to be teaching this.

***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 1, 2020.

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

Fall - October 26, 2020
Winter - February 15, 2021
Spring - May 10, 2021

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
August's Birthday's
Levi's - 6th
Penny's - 12th

*Important Daycare Dates*

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

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

Sept - 7th - H

(As of right now, could change due to COVID policies) Sept - 17th - 21st - P (12-10) 

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 this year. This could change at anytime, but a note will be sent out if this does change.

Please see each school website for COVID updates on this

*Other Important Dates*
Jaycee, Kellie, Jeni, or Dave will be here with the kids on the following dates for a couple hours
August
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

There is not one with month

***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

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep 

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