Y Childcare Newsletter, April 2015

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REACH NEW HEIGHTS:
CAMP CORMORANT

Missing that residence camp experience for your child? Well, we are excited to announce that we will be partnering with the Fargo YMCA in order to provide that opportunity for the Aberdeen community. Fargo YMCA hosts a summer residence camp called Camp Cormorant that offers so many opportunities for the children that attend.

We will provide travel to and from the camp as well as sending current after school staff along with the children to give them the sense of security of knowing some adults at the camp! We look forward to this opportunity and know that it is an experience your child won't want to miss. For more information regarding the experience you can contact Kayley at 225-7113 or kvalsvig@aberdeenymca.org. Registration forms can be picked up and returned to either the YMCA or YDC! Check out Camp Cormorant's Facebook page for amazing pictures and videos of the exciting adventures it has to offer!




WEEK OF
THE YOUNG CHILD

wotyc The Week of the Young Child™ is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world's largest early childhood education association.

The purpose of the Week of the Young Child™ is to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. Today we know more than ever before about the importance of children's earliest years in shaping their learning and development. Yet, never before have the needs of young children and their families been more pressing. The Week of the Young Child™ is a time to recognize that children's opportunities are our responsibilities, and to recommit ourselves to ensuring that each and every child experiences the type of early environment—at home, at child care, at school, and in the community—that will promote their early learning.

Join us during this special week in recognizing how important our children are. There will be amazing art work displayed throughout the center that you will have a chance to bid on and take home for your very own. Treats and tricks will abound all week long!!




EARTH DAY &
THE YMCA

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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
CALENDARS & MORE!

EMAIL LULLABYE LEAGUE, lullabyeleague@aberdeenymca.org.

EMAIL FLOWER PATCH, flowerpatch@aberdeenymca.org.

MUNCHKINS CALENDAR THIS MONTH, CLICK HERE.
EMAIL MUNCHKINS,
munchkins@aberdeenymca.org.

LOLLIPOP KIDS CALENDAR THIS MONTH, CLICK HERE.
EMAIL LOLLIPOP KIDS,
lollipopkids@aberdeenymca.org.

KANSAS CALENDAR THIS MONTH, CLICK HERE.
EMAIL KANSAS,
kansas@aberdeenymca.org.

OZ CALENDAR THIS MONTH, CLICK HERE.
EMAIL OZ,
oz@aberdeenymca.org.

STORM CALENDAR THIS MONTH, CLICK HERE.
EMAIL STORM,
storm@aberdeenymca.org.

TUMBLEWEEDS CALENDAR THIS MONTH, CLICK HERE.
EMAIL TUMBLEWEEDS,
tumbleweeds@aberdeenymca.org.

WIZARDS CALENDAR THIS MONTH, CLICK HERE.
EMAIL WIZARDS,
wizards@aberdeenymca.org.

PROFESSORS CALENDAR THIS MONTH, CLICK HERE.
EMAIL PROFESSORS,
professors@aberdeenymca.org.

UPROAR CALENDAR THIS MONTH, CLICK HERE.
EMAIL UPROAR,
uproar@aberdeenymca.org.


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Registrations

We welcomed several new families to our center in the last month. We recognize how hard it is to bring your child, your most precious possession, to a place where you don’t know anyone much less understand the routines and rules.

We want all of our families to feel welcome! That being said, in a large center such as ours it’s hard to communicate that personal feeling. Staff work really hard at making sure they get to know the families in their individual rooms and feel as if they become a family within this large facility. So when you think of it that way it’s not quite as daunting. We still feel as though we are small enough to be able to grant special requests such as getting a child ready for a Drs. appointment or sending a picture to let a parent know that an injury isn’t so bad. That’s also the reason we feel that our ‘pick up door’ is so important. We want parents to know that we understand that sometimes you just don’t have the time or the energy to park and walk through this huge building at 5:30pm at night.

Quality for us means that routines are followed, days are structured appropriately according to the ages of the children in our care, caregivers are consistent and knowledgeable, curriculum is the basis of our teachings but it also means making sure families in our care know that we care!!

CARI HEUPEL
CHILDCARE DIRECTOR
605.225.7113
cheupel@aberdeenymca.org


Announcements

summer plans

ILLNESS
If your child is or has been ill, please make sure you are following our health policy (in the back of your parent handbook) to help us keep everyone (you, your child, & our staff) healthy!

IMMUNIZATIONS
We MUST have an up-to-date immunization record on file for EVERY child that attends our center. Please help us by giving us a new copy of your child’s shot record after each immunization.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Please let us know if you know of someone who is great with children that wants to be a part of our team!


Registrations

This lunch menu is subject to change due to availabilty, CLICK HERE to see the menu!



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