Making Memories with Miss Brenda, Reading

At Making Memories with Miss Brenda LLC Keystone STAR 4 facility we share our knowledge with both families and children. While in our care, we promise to protect, nurture and provide a safe, stimulating and positive environment that serves as a foundation for success. Parents and Guardians will be assured that their children are treated with dignity and respect, while not impeding on their values or individual beliefs. Therefore, we feel as though it’s our job to provide a good curriculum for children while also educating the parents on their children’s strengths and weaknesses. All children in attendance have the right to a wholesome, healthy and happy educational experience. By providing nutritious food, the children can lead healthier lives. When making the children happy by praising their good efforts and behaviors, they will want to continue learning. Parents have high hopes and they want their children to get the best quality education as possible. Reading is a required skill in everyday life and it is a focal point in our curriculum. We work towards preparing the children with the knowledge of the alphabet and phonetics in order to insure a proper understanding of word structure. Instead of children feeling overwhelmed by reading, they want to jump right into the books. The books come alive and speak out to the children. It reinforces a positive attitude towards math, social skills, and life skills. We know that all children learn at things at different paces and should be taught that there is nothing wrong with that. Children can be very successful if given the right tools to do so. Each child is a special individual and every aspect of his or her development is equally as important. The children are assessed monthly in order to determine their strengths and weaknesses. All children participate in our rewarding, learning environment. We engage in developmentally appropriate activities which allow them to do bigger and better things. Here we also encourage the parents to be the child’s first advocate in their learning. We challenge the parents to enthusiastically do hands on activities with children in and around the home and at play, so they can both value each day. Through parent–teacher cooperation, we are both able to encourage the child to reach their full potential. This is how we make a positive difference in their lives. Additionally, all staff members are required to have a completed both federal and state background checks, every three years with an annual health assessment. Plus, all staff members are First Aid/CPR certified in case of an emergency. Finally, all staff members are exceeding DPW requirements for educational hours per year. Our values are honesty, hard work, friendship, love and understanding. With this mentality, both children and parents look back at their experience here with us and see it as a cherished part of their childhood.