Cindie's Family Child Care, Thurmont

Kindergarten readiness is my goal for every young child in my care! Children need to learn so many things in their first year in school. It can be overwhelming for the child and parent alike! We do our school activities from September through mid-June. We begin each day with our circle time activities. Our circle time activities begin with the daily helper posting the day of the week, the current date on the calendar, and the current weather. We also practice recognizing colors, shapes, numbers, the alphabet (upper and lower case with their sounds), sight words, rhyming, and the kids also practice their writing skills during circle time using dry erase lap boards. Each week we have a learning theme. Most weeks the children bring in an item(s) from home that correlates with our theme(s), letter, number, or color of the week to share. We may use the items throughout the week during math, science, or social studies. In addition to our structured learning time, the children have paper, crayons, markers, pencils, scissors, glue and a word box available for them to use at their discretion. I am so very proud of the all of the accomplishments of the children in my program and truly treasure every one of their milestones along with their parents. I would love to talk with you more about my program and I hope that I will have the opportunity to cherish your child's accomplishments along with you too!