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Alba's Child Care
A warm and loving environment for your child.
Each daycare has its own approach and specialties based on the provider’s expertise. Take the survey to see daycares that match your preferences and work best for you.Each daycare has its own approach & specialties. Take the survey to see 3 good matches for you.
Activities are designed to help children develop social, emotional and cognitive skills as they sing, dance, play, and learn in a small group setting.
Activities are designed to help children develop social, emotional and cognitive skills as they sing, dance, play, and learn in a small group setting.
Each program is led by a licensed child care professional. While they each have their own expertise and approach, they all share a genuine love for educating and helping young children grow & thrive. Being licensed also means they have done a series of state-required trainings and they’ve passed a government background check.
Parent
8 children
Daycare @ Little People's Playhouse
4 years experience with toddlers and preschoolers
Associate’s Degree - 2004
Associate of Arts @ Urban College of Boston
Each program is led by a licensed child care professional. While they each have their own expertise and approach, they all share a genuine love for educating and helping young children grow & thrive. Being licensed also means they have done a series of state-required trainings and they’ve passed a government background check.
Daycare programs support parents and families, and that is so important!! When my own kids were young I felt called to help others in my community - and caring for their children seemed like the best way to do that. When I started out in 1994, I had no idea how much I would love working with kids everyday – or that I’d still be running my own program almost thirty years later! In that time, I also raised my own three kids and now have five grandkids. Caring for kids is just what I was meant to do, and it brings so much joy and meaning to my life.
Children do well with a set schedule and lots of outdoor time – these two things are so important in a daycare setting! There are lots of things to do in my home program, and every day we have circle time, read together, and play outside. Celebrations are big here – we do a lot of fun things around the seasons and holidays and always take time to celebrate the kids’ birthdays and make them feel special. Sometimes we do worksheets with the goal of getting the kids ready for kindergarten – it’s good to give them a feel for that early on and they always enjoy their ‘work time.’ Children are happy here, and always learning.
A good program is well rounded, and I do my best to make sure our curriculum gives the kids a little bit of everything – activities that incorporate culture, interesting projects, time outside, language learning, and exercise and movement outside. I have a licensed backyard space for the kids to play in and we often take trips to the park as a group and play there too. My program is bilingual – Spanish and English, so the kids learn Spanish words and phrases in our time together - and they love putting them to use! I started this program in order to help my community, and that’s still why I do it today. It means so much to me to give kids a safe space to learn and grow.
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“If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.”
~ Alfie KohnDaycare rates depend on how old your child will be and what your schedule looks like. 5 days / week might get a slight discount, and infant rates are usually more than toddlers’. Finding a spot also depends on age and schedule because each daycare has a limited number of openings for each age range.
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There are 9 home daycares in Hyde Park. Most care for 6 to 10 children and take both infants and toddlers. All home daycares are licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care, just like preschool centers.
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