Day Nursery received 4 stars from
the Keystone Stars Child Care Quality
Initiative
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We
are the only public child care center
in our community accredited by the National
Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC)-the
professional organization that sets
the standards
for high-quality child care. |
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Classrooms
are staffed according to the NAEYC-recommended
staff-to-child ratios, which exceed
the requirements established by Pennsylvania's
Department of Public Welfare.
A chart of their current recommendations
is available in the office.
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Our
staff communicates regularly with parents
who are welcome visitors at all times.
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Our
caring, responsible, and dedicated full-time
staff of thirteen has a total of 166
years of experience in child care,
112 of those years at Day Nursery. The
average number of years of experience
for our 5 head teachers is 13.4 years.
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We
offer curriculum-based programs for
all age group including planned learning
activities appropriate to each
child's age and development, such as
block building, painting, reading stories,
dress-up, and active outdoor play.
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We
are committed to offering early literacy
experiences to young children including
frequent verbal interaction, singing,
finger plays, lap reading, dramatic
play, and story time. A hands-on
curriculum that develops knowledge of
the world starts in the youngest
classroom and continues through to school
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We
are committed to offering children outdoor-time
appropriate for all ages on our playground,
taking walks, and at local playing fields.
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We are located in a walker-friendly
neighborhood with sidewalks on every
street and many sights to see
nearby. |
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Open continuously since 1909, Day Nursery
has served many satisfied parents.
In fact, we have had generations of
families as customers.
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Many families are so satisfied with
our services that they seek boundary
exemptions
within the school district so that their
children can keep coming to Day Nursery
after they start school.
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Our nutritious food program, supported
by the Department of Education, includes
breakfast, lunch and snack. Meals follow
the USDA food groups and pyramid; we
offer fruits and veggies often.
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Through
our United Way funding and other sources,
we are able to provide financial aid
for lower income families.
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We are committed to having children
with special needs enrolled at our center.
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We
use outcome-based criteria to measure
child development. We can help families
with referrals for developmental assessment
and therapy. |
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We
offer parents the convenience of accurate
computerized tracking of tuition charges,
payments and child health checks and
immunizations. On request, each family
is provided with charge/credit reports
for purposes of tax return preparation,
reimbursement, or social services.
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