[AD] What Makes Wee Wisdom Childcare #1 in Child Care in Delaware County?

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What Makes Wee Wisdom #1 in Delaware County?

• Private & Advanced Education: Delaware County is an educated area. When it comes to making a decision on preschool and child care, most parents look for a private setting and an advanced curriculum. Make an educated choice by choosing Wee Wisdom. Afford your child the luxury and benefits of a private and advanced education.
• Flawless Reputation: Parents value experience and a proven reputation. Most parents look for a facility that is under the leadership of an individual with education-related credentials and experience. Wee Wisdom’s current director has been directing Wee Wisdom since 1988 and holds a Master’s Degree in Education. Wee Wisdom has a flawless reputation. We hold the title of "Muncie’s Finest".
• Flexible Programs: Wee Wisdom offers Nursery School exclusively. At Wee Wisdom, parents may opt to enroll solely in the Nursery School Program or they may select a Child Care and Nursery School combination.
  Wee Wisdom offers part-time and full-time programs, as well as, seasonal enrollment for those needing Child Care during certain portions of the year.
• Low Staff Turnover: We value and maintain a high degree of stability with staff. We have a very low turnover rate and employ only the most qualified, exemplary individuals. Stability of staff is critical to the lives of children. We value our employees!
• Accountability: Wee Wisdom is 100% accountable. You can expect the best for your child if you know what to look for. We encourage parents to explore all options when it comes to choosing the best setting for their child(ren). We are confident that you will make and "educated choice" by choosing to enroll your child at Wee Wisdom.
• Home Away from Home: We value making Wee Wisdom your child’s "home away from home". Your child will experience many different settings throughout the day. He/she will benefit from the nutritious home, cooked meals. We cook with only the finest of ingredients. Our private chef will delight your child’s senses with the smells and tastes of delicious meals and snacks! Parents are welcome to join their child(ren) at meal time! Come taste for yourself the culinary difference a home-cooked meal can make.
• Extravagant Summer Programs: We have a luxurious, in-ground heated swimming pool! Imagine how happy your child will be when summer arrives and the Wee Wisdom pool opens for daily swimming! You don’t need to feel guilty about leaving your child while you work. Summers at Wee Wisdom are like summers at a resort for children!
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• Unique Annual Christmas Program: Wee Wisdom holds annual performances at the largest auditorium in Delaware County - Emens Auditorium on the Ball State University Campus. Our annual Christmas Program, staring our fabulous students, delights the audience of up to 3,000 people. Our students are dressed in gorgeous costumes (compliments of Wee Wisdom) and adorable songs and dances. This event, open to the public free of charge, is one way for us to say thank you for sharing your most precious possession with us - your child!
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• Unique Graduation Ceremonies: Wee Wisdom also holds their Graduation Ceremony for all 4 and 5 year old students at Emens Auditorium. Our proud little graduates walk onto the stage and delight the audience with individual speaking parts and five to six songs and dances. This program is also free to the public. It allows our students to experience leadership roles on stage in the presence of many proud families.
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Why do you separate Nursery School from Child Care?

Our building is divided into three sections:

• Child Care for Ages 2 ½ - 4
• Child Care for Ages 5 and older
• Nursery School for ages 2 ½ - 5

Nursery School is separated from child care because Nursery School is the educational focus during the week. A separate faculty and staff are hired to work in our Nursery School. Teachers in our Nursery School hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. Our Nursery School is not a play school. We operate our Nursery School like a school. It is goal-oriented in structure. We focus on a continuum of skills, designed to prepare each child for a successful transition into a leadership role in kindergarten.

Our Child Care Center is based on a learning through discovery approach and is center-based. Children are learning constantly at Wee Wisdom -either through their play and discovery in Child Care or through our advance academically based instruction with licensed teachers in Nursery School.

What will my child do during his/her Child Care portion of the week?

Your child will be placed into a group of children of similar age and developmental characteristics. He/she will experience several different rooms each day and will never be restricted to one room for all daily activities. We have different rooms containing "center activities". In these areas, children can select centers that focus on Art, Music and Music Movement/Gross Motor, Math, Science, Discovery, Manipulatives/Fine Motor, Blocks, Dramatic Play, Literacy, Quiet Play, Art Easels, Water and Sand Tables, Mirrors, Train Tables, Logo Tables and more. Our children also experience daily outdoor play both in the morning and afternoon.

We have dining areas, play areas, center areas, and sleeping areas. Our facility is arranged like a home with large open areas designed to promote individual and small group activities. Wee Wisdom provides a wide variety of learning center equipment and materials daily. Our center is designed to permit children to interact without conflict, while encouraging creative play and learning through discovery. Our Child Care Center operates on a structured schedule, yet allows children the freedom to select activities of their choice during a large portion of the day. Our home cooked meals include breakfast, a morning snack, a full lunch, an afternoon snack, and a full evening meal. Weekly menus are available to parents at all times. Daily schedules are posted within our center, along with weekly lesson plans.

What will my child do during his/her Nursery School portion of the week?

Parents have the choice to enroll their child in morning or afternoon preschool classes. Some children learn better in the early morning; some in the mid-morning; others in the afternoon. We give you a choice, based on when your child will be at his or her best! Nursery School Classes last for two (2) hours per day, and children are grouped according to age and developmental levels. Nursery School is very structured and goal-oriented. The following areas are emphasized daily: Pre-Academic Skills, Handwriting, Fine-motor Activities, Gross-motor Activities, Health, Safety, Science, Music Therapy, Creative Dance/Movement, Socialization Skills, Manners, and Leadership Skills related to Citizenship. Instruction is theme-based. The curriculum has been privately designed by our owner and director and is available only to Wee Wisdom enrollees. Further, our curriculum is implemented only by our licensed teachers holding a bachelor or master’s degree in elementary education! During Nursery School, your child will experience three separate rooms on a daily basis:

• Pre-Academic & Art Project Room: Your child will spend 30-45 minutes in this room daily. In this classroom setting, we implement art projects, letter recognition, sound-symbol association, number recognition, number concepts, sight-word recognition, graphic-based reading, daily handwriting, cutting, all fine-motor skills, science, social studies, and more…
• Snack Room: Your child will spend 15-20 minutes in this room daily. This home-like atmosphere is used for snack-time, socialization, table manners, and party celebrations!
• Multi-Purpose Room: Your child will spend 30-35 minutes in this room daily. This enormous, colorful room delights each child as we engage in the following activities daily: Pledge of Allegiance, Songs, Finger plays, Story-time, Circle-Time, Show and Tell, Center-Based Free Play, and, of course, our Five-Seated Carrousel. (Used for gross-motor development…and sheer delight!)

What preventative measures are taken by Wee Wisdom to Prevent the Spread of Communicable Illnesses?

Wee Wisdom has put a great deal of time and thought into our Sick Child Policy. Our policy is designed to attend to the needs of the sick child, protect well children, satisfy state regulations, and accommodate parents to the extent possible. We realize that a sick child policy that is too strict puts a burden on you as a working parent. On the other hand, guidelines that are too loose can result in unnecessary illnesses among the children, their families, and our staff. We believe that our policy provides a reasonable balance. You will receive the complete policy when you tour our facility and are given our parent handbook.

Above all, we keep all parents informed of suspected and/or diagnosed illnesses within our facility. This is done through our daily newsletters and through designated postings within both Child Care Areas.

What has Wee Wisdom done to promote a safe environment?

Wee Wisdom is highly recognized as the only licensed day care center in Indiana to receive Indiana’s Five-Star Environmental Recognition from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). This is the highest award granted from IDEM and is given only to child care facilities who are committed to surpassing full compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations. In order to receive this honor, Wee Wisdom conducted lead and radon testing, implemented pest-management strategies, has incorporated environmental awareness into the curriculum, demonstrates environmental, health, and safety literature to parents.

Wee Wisdom undertakes significant initiatives that exhibit a commitment to our environment. Your child’s safety is our #1 concern! Wee Wisdom is inspected by the State Board of Health Annually. In addition, we are inspected by the State Fire Marshall annually. This inspection assures that we are in full compliance with monthly fire drills, and that all equipment (fire alarms, security systems, emergency lighting, fire extinguishers, etc.) is in compliance with standards. We are always in full compliance with the State Fire Marshall. In addition to our Fire Alarm System, we also have a security system that is monitored 24 hours per day. Our staff has access to several coded alarm systems, as well as, a "panic button" should an emergency situation take place.

All employees, regardless of their role in your child’s lives, are certified annually in CPR and First Aid. Wee Wisdom also has a complete list of safety guidelines for all indoor and outdoor play areas, and the swimming pool area. A copy of these guidelines are contained within our parent handbook. Each employee is trained on these guidelines prior to his/her involvement with our children.

What is Wee Wisdom‘s philosophy on nutrition and teaching proper eating habits?

Wee Wisdom believes that home-cooked meals prepared on site is the best way to plan for and monitor a child’s eating habits. Our private chef caters to the tastes of children, but assures that all meals and snacks are within healthy caloric and fat content limits. Our weekly menus are planned by our chef and our director. Parents are welcome to join their children for a complimentary meal sure to delight even the most discriminating adult taste buds. At Wee Wisdom, we strive for healthy, nutritional, and yummy! Feel free to ask for a copy of the recipe for your child’s favorite meal.

It is important to know the ingredients of what goes into your child’s body. A well-balanced meal does not always mean a "healthy" meal. Because we cook the "old-fashioned" way, you can know "who" is preparing your child’s food, and "what" is going into the food. In a typical week, we limit our main courses to the following:

For lunch and dinner:

• One meal per week with beef as the protein source
• Two meals per week with chicken or other poultry as the protein source
• Two meals per week with fish as the main protein source

Our fruits and vegetables are purchased fresh or frozen to avoid the preservatives often found in canned products. We choose foods that are high in nutrition and low in fat. We bake our meats, and avoid using oil in our homemade sauces, unless it is olive oil, which is used sparingly. We often choose to make homemade bread products, which is yet another way to control the ingredients used. Homemade soups are a favorite, and if made with nutrition in mind, will be packed with protein, as well as healthy vegetables. Typically, we serve 2% milk. Occasionally, a pediatrician may write and order for us to serve skim milk or soy milk to a specific child. We make adjustments based on the individual needs of children. We prefer to serve fresh fruit in place of fruit juice. However, if juice is served, it is always 100% Vitamin C with no sugar added.

Why does Wee Wisdom put such an emphasis on physical activity?

Wee Wisdom emphasizes the importance of physical activity in combination with healthy eating styles. Healthy minds and bodies must be nurtured at a young age, with adults setting the standard for a healthy lifestyle. Children look up to their teachers, their coaches, and their parents for leadership. Sometimes the unspoken examples that we set can have a major impact on choices made by children who depend on us for leadership. We are fortunate in that our facility has a vast number of gross motor areas for children to develop. Like many licensed facilities, we have installed state-of-the art playground equipment for each of our playground areas. We also have a full-sized basketball court, riding toy area, in-ground heated swimming pool, and much more! These are wonderful things to have. However, what we value most are the open areas within each fenced playground that we use daily for exercising, playing team sports (kickball, soccer, volleyball, tag football, and cheerleading), and of course simply running.

A note from our director:
"Children need to have the opportunity and space to "run like the wind". As a child, I can remember thinking that if I ran far enough and fast enough, I would surely lift off the ground and fly. Well, of course that never happened. But I did my fare share of running on the very same grounds that Wee Wisdom children run on today. For several precious years, my imagination continued to hope for that magical lift off. My point is simply this: the newness of play equipment wears off. When that happens, it is important to have healthy alternatives in place. At Wee Wisdom, we have just that - over 2 acres of open, fenced areas to "run like the wind". Allow your child’s imagination to run wild. Enroll now at Wee Wisdom - where healthy minds and bodies develop!"

Owner and Director
MA in Education

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