Halloween Party
Our Costume & Halloween Party will on Oct 29. Your child is welcome to wear their costume all day. I suggest bringing a change of clothes, just in case they do not want to leave it on. You are also welcome to bring a snack for others as well.
Our Costume & Halloween Party will on Oct 29. Your child is welcome to wear their costume all day. I suggest bringing a change of clothes, just in case they do not want to leave it on. You are also welcome to bring a snack for others as well.
***Yearly Rate Increase***
Reminder that everyone's rate will increase on January 1, 2022 as per signed contracts. It will be $1/day/child.
Reminder that everyone's rate will increase on January 1, 2022 as per signed contracts. It will be $1/day/child.
***Changes to 2022 Policies***
Holidays
This daycare is closed on the following holidays. New
Year’s Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor
Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day and the day after;
and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. (President's Day has been added to the Holiday list)
Vacations and Personal Days
Provider's Personal Days:
The provider has 20 paid personal days per year, which start over every January 1st. Payment is expected when provider uses personal days, whether child is full-time or part-time. These days are taken to take care of health and welfare, business, court, vacations or personal concerns. (Went from 15 paid personal days per year to 20 paid personal days per year.)
Holding Fee
Support for Families Wanting to Save For College
CDE and CollegeInvest are offering two programs to assist families in starting and building their children's college savings accounts. The two programs offered are First Step and the Matching Grant Program.
First Step offers a free $100 for new babies and adoptions starting in 2020.
The Matching Grant Program offers a dollar-for-dollar match up to $1000 per year, and families can receive up to 5 awards, totaling $5000.
Information on the First Step program can be found here on the CollegeInvest website https://www.collegeinvest.org/first-step/
Information on the Matching Grant Program can be found here https://www.collegeinvest.org/matching-grant-program/
Any family that enrolls in the First Step program is automatically eligible for the Matching Grant Program, regardless of income.
***COVID Vaccine & UPDATE Information***
In order to protect ALL CHILDREN here at Angel Hugs Daycare (since children CANNOT get vaccinated yet), we are encouraging ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 12+ to be vaccinated as this does not just affect one person, it affects Angel Hugs Daycare as a WHOLE COMMUNITY. With children being HUGE carriers, with the data showing they DO NOT ALWAYS show symptoms, and with the variants that are more contagious.....This is SUPER IMPORTANT that ALL 12+ in our childcare community try to protect all the kids in my facility.
-What that means is a child could have the virus, have no symptoms, attend childcare, and then infect another child.
So I am asking that ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBER 12+ be vaccinated for COVID-19, out of respect for ALL CHILDREN involved here.
Please see attached Visitor Policy & COVID - New Mask Guidance & Vaccines at Angel Hugs Daycare Email to the newsletter email
****NEW INFORMATION****
All children ages 3+ are be in masks in doors, with the exception of outdoors, actively eating or drinking, or while taking naps per Jefferson County Public Health Order. Jeffco PHO Amended Mask Order
NO CHILD will be able to attend childcare with symptoms listed in Symptoms at Home or Addressing Symptoms at School below WITHOUT a Negative PCR test or molecular rapid COVID test or 10 days of isolation unless the symptom has resolved within the first 24 hours. Any symptom of COVID is basically to be treated as COVID until proven otherwise, is what we have been told to do by Jefferson County Public Health Department.
REMEMBER 3W's
-Wear masks
-Withstand your distance
-Wash your hands
ELV Online System
Please continue to keep all information up to date on Early Learning Ventures.
Please continue to keep all information up to date on Early Learning Ventures.
***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.
***NEW Illness Policy & Check-up***
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 we will be following the CDPHE guidelines that are current for that time.
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.
***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 as needed.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
October
Weekly Themes - Community Helpers & Night Creatures
Color - Orange
Shape - Triangle
Letters - D, E, & F
Numbers - 4, 5, & 6
Weekly Themes - Community Helpers & Night Creatures
Color - Orange
Shape - Triangle
Letters - D, E, & F
Numbers - 4, 5, & 6
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, 2021.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held the week of:
Fall - Week of 11/8/2021
Winter - Week of 2/14/2022
Spring - Week of 5/16/2022
Show & Share - ON HOLD - DUE TO COVID-19The 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
October Birthday's
None
*Important Daycare Dates*
(P-Personal, H-Holiday, & S-Sick)****No Daycare & Other Important Dates****
Oct - 21st & 22nd - P (11-10)
Nov - 15th-19th - P (9-5)
Nov - 22nd-24th - P (4-2)
Nov - 25th & 26th - H
Dec - 24th - H
*Personal Days-P & Holiday Days-H to be paid/contract*
*15 Personal Days as of 1/1/21*
*5 Sick Days as of 1/1/21*
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
October
*5 Sick Days as of 1/1/21*
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
October
None
***Sign-In & Sign-Out***
Being done with ELV
State of Colorado & Food Program is requiring all parents to sign their children in and out of daycare. 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
***GoalsUpdated(9/9/2021)
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
Car Seats
One-liners (Shows empathy, but puts child's action back on them) ***VERY HELPFUL***
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
-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
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
18. Is Everybody Ready for Kindergarten? - Book - Angele Sancho Passe
