Pumpkin Patch Daycare: 3/14/10

About Me

My husband, Jason, and I have been married for 20+ years and have seven children. Princess and Sunshine are 16 years old; Cupcake, LoveBug and Ri-Bear are 11; BoBo is 9 and NiNi is 2 . I have been caring for children since my young teen years. First as a babysitter and then as a church nursery worker. When I was a Freshman in high school, I directed my first of 5 children’s theaters at the local Opera House which put 40 children between the 1st & 8th grade in my care for 2 ½ hours 5 days a week. As a senior in high school I worked with the youth in my church and did this through college as well. After Jason and I were married I started doing childcare out of our home and did so until we moved to Spearfish. Shortly after moving here our daughter was born and so I decided to take a break, three months later our son came into our lives. Pumpkin Patch Daycare opened on October 28th, 2008 and Closed on November 23rd, 2016.

Philosophy & Goals

Philosophy

Pumpkin Patch Daycare believes a child's early experiences enrich and stimulate future growth. Children deserve to be treated and respected as individuals in an environment that welcomes reason, exploration, question, and imagination. We respect each childn's need for love, security, acceptance, warmth, and stimulation.

Goals

While in my care your child will have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of activities, which promote all aspects of development. Family childcare provides for children the comfort and experience of belonging to an extended family. I provide a home like setting, therefore I do not follow a strict routine. My approach to childcare is child directed. Children are offered choices whenever possible.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Easy Stain Solutions...

Occationally at the Patch we have spills or something else and here are a few ideas I have found that help keep those cute little clothes looking new!

For Protein (baby food, formula, etc.) ~ Soak fresh stain in cold water and fub fabric to dislodge stain. Wash in warm water with detergent and I like to use Tide.Stain.Release.in-wash.booster!

Oil-based (pepperoni, butter, etc.) ~ Wash in the hottest water safe for fabric with detergent and again, I like to add the Tide.Stain.Release.in-wash.booster!

Tannin (coffee, strawberries, etc.) ~ Rinse stain in cool water. Then wash fresh stain in the hottest water safe for fabric with detergent and the in-wash.booster!

Dye (grass, blueberries, etc.) ~ Pretreat with a liquid stain release and rinse thoroughly. Wash in the hottest water safe for fabric with detergent and the in-wash.booster!

Combination (crayons, chocolate, etc.) ~ Scrape stain and scrub under hot water. Then wash in the hottest water safe for fabric with detergent and the in-wash.booster!

If you cannot get to the washer and dryer and need a quick fix, know the home remedy rules to stain-removal ~ but always test the fabric first:

For most cotton garments, brush the excess stain off the surface of the fabric by using a soft bristle brush or cloth and rinse it in cold water to dilute the stain. Wash in warm water when you get home.

Hydrogen peroxide can get rid of fresh blood stains. Again, toss this in the washer as soon as you get home.

I always like to keep the Tide.To.Go pen on hand for emergencies!

Ashley ~ Pumpkin Patch Daycare

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

What have we been up to?

Pumpkin Patch Daycare has been enjoying our time outside this week with the beautiful temps! We still have half the backyard full of snow, but it makes for fun snowball fights! It has been enjoyable to get outside and run off some energy these last few days! Hopefully this is only the start of what is soon to come...Spring! Each and every one of the pumpkins loves being out doors and we are very excited about some of the new things that will be popping up through the summer!

Ashley ~ Pumpkin Patch Daycare

Rates

Rate are per pumpkin, depending on pumpkins age...

Birth ~ 11 months

Full Time: $2.25/hr

Part Time: $2.75/hr

12 ~ 23 months

Full Time: $2.50/hr

Part Time: $3.00/hr

24 months & up

Full Time: $2.75/hr

Part Time: $3.25/hr

Before School

$3.50 a day

After School

$3.00/hr

Drop Ins:

$4.00 an hour, $16.00 minimum

*Part time~ Contracted time slot less than 30 hours a week

*Full time~ Contracted time slot of more than 30 hours a week

*If you have more than one in your family you pay full price for the oldest child and each younger child will receive a $0.25/hour discount!

**This includes Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, and all crafts that we do. There will not be anything that you will be hearing that we need extra money for field trips, crafts, food, or anything. These prices are all includsive!