How Children Learn and How Can we Support YOU?

Here is some interesting information from page 5 of the Washington State Early Learning and Development Guidelines Birth through 3rd Grade 2012 

"Learning starts with families and communities.

Families are their child's first, most important and life-long teachers.  They are also responsible for their children 24 hours a day, seven days a week, no matter what, until the children grow up.  Parents and families care about their children and look for ways to support their healthy growth.   This can be hard work!  Parents embed their children in a web of relatives, friends and social networks. This community offers safety, opportunities, learning and support."

How could this blog be useful to you as a parent in finding ways to support your child's healthy growth?
- Links to articles and research, based on your questions?
- What questions do you have?
- More information about policies and procedures here at Children's Village?
- Are you curious about the media and it's impact on your child's development?

If you have any ideas for how this blog can better support your family, please let me know in the comments below or e-mail me directly.

Thanks,
Royale
 

Following through on a wonderful project that Janine started, Children's Village is participating in Early Achievers, Washington’s quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) administered by the Department of Early Learning. As an Early Achievers participant, we are demonstrating our commitment to offering high- quality child care and promoting school readiness.

You might be wondering – what is a QRIS? A QRIS is a process for supporting and rewarding child care providers for providing high-quality care. More than 25 states have a statewide QRIS and Washington began implementing our system in July 2012. Similar to a hotel rating, participating child care facilities are assigned a rating based on observed quality. The Early Achievers quality standards look at what we know is good for children and will help them get ready for school – things like our activities and curriculum, how we work with families, and how we interact with children. As a participant, we will get resources to help our program including coaching, training, and scholarships.

Family engagement is an important part of Early Achievers. You can help support our participation by asking questions, providing feedback and staying involved. We will share our rating once it has been assigned and provide more information as needed.

We are in the Level 2 stage, which means doing some ground work to apply for a review and rating.  We will be applying for our rating sometime this fall or early 2014. 

If you still have questions or want more information about Early Achievers, please visit the Department of Early Learning website at www.del.wa.gov/care/qris.

Thank you,


Royale

More Steps To Improve Parent Communication

March Newsletter

As your child spends a major portion of his/her day at Children's Village - we want to amke sure that parents are kept informed of all that is happening both in the classrooms and in the center.  Each family has a mail box in your child's classroom that will contain art projects and notices from your child's teacher.  And now... In the front each family has a mail box that will have center news.  Newsletters, statements, and other important information can be found in your family mail box.

The mail boxes in the front are alphabetized by child's last name.  One mail box per family.

You will also find blank forms that you may need from time to time, including:

*  Weekly Menu
*  Emergency Cards (blank in case you need to make a correction)
*  Medication Authorization Forms (Must be completed everytime we are asked to administer medication to your child)
*  Suggestion Box forms

Please contact me if you have any suggestions, questions, or concerns.  royalel@vision-house.org