Child Care Program

Precious Years Child Care was setup for infants to three-year-olds to help each child with their development and prepare for preschool.

DAILY ACTIVITIES:

Iva planed the weekly activities by including fine/large motor skills, music appreciation, language skills, counting skills, recognizing letters and numbers, and art for special occasions.

Daily activities as a group was and not limited to:

Language Development: Every morning, Iva encouraged development of language skills by going over pictured flashcards, color recognition, as well as a focus on the letter and number of the week.(Letters and numbers was introduced to the older toddler group) She also read books from her library collection. 

      

For Indoor play

infants: At this age infants absorb from watching and listening as well as using their sense of touch and taste by mouthing toys. Many times Iva would include him/her during music activities, sit on Iva's lap during book reading with the group, and even one-on-one to engage for language development. Iva encouraged tummy time and explore time.

ages 1 to 3: blocks, toys that connect, puzzles, pegs & peg boards, dancing to music, musical instruments, musical pillows, dress up, pillow mountain, I Spy books, games like tunnel play, scarf dancing, body/animal yoga, bowling, flashlight chase, ball chase, parachute play, as well as board games like Blue's Clues, Twister, Memory Match, and Lady Bug Letters to name a few.

 Art Projects: On special occasions, Iva did an art project with the children. By using crayons, paint, paintbrushes, glue, construction paper, tissue paper, yarn or string, cotton, stickers, toddler size scissors (with help) etc.

For Backyard Outdoor play: (weather permitting-twice a week) Depending on the age group we played on outdoor equipment, blew bubbles, played with balls, water paint, sensory tables for sand, beans, rice, etc. Note: all children went outside together with provider.

This was in order to keep an eye on all.