Our mission is to elevate child development to a new level by leading the social, emotional growth, and education of young children while providing a safe, welcoming, home-like environment with a caring, educated and professional staff that promotes partnerships with parents, children, and other childhood professionals.
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Calendar of Events
Closed for Thanksgiving
Thursday November 24th
Friday November 25th
Spirit Week
November 21st-23rd
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Pick up and Drop off Reminders:
Hours of operation are 6:45am-5:30pm. Please be mindful of the time you are picking your child up. Late fees will be assessed when you pick up your child after the center is closed.
Its official parents are able to pick up and drop off in the classroom!! If your child's class is not in the room, there will be a sign that says if they are outside or in the gym.
Washing Hands:
As you are dropping off your children into their classroom, please make sure you are helping them wash their hands. We want to do our part to stop the spread of germs. This is not always possible, but every little bit helps!
Toothbrushing:
Just a reminder, our center will begin brushing teeth in rooms 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. The children will be brushing their teeth everyday either after lunch or before nap. We will be providing the toothbrushes and toothpaste for the children to use.
Schedule Changes:
Reminder- we require a two week notice for schedule changes for your child. These schedule changes include, changing from full-time to part-time or changing days for a prolonged period of time if you are already utilizing part-time care.
If you need to change a day temporarily, we do not need two weeks' notice. Please see the front desk to make sure the day change will work for your child's classroom.
- If there are days your child will not be here the week of Thanksgiving (Monday 21st- Wednesday 23rd) please let Aiyana or Missy know so we can plan for staffing that week.
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Spirit Week
November 21st- 23rd
Monday- College Shirt Day
Tuesday- Wear Fall Colors or Your Favorite Color Day
Wednesday- Pajama Day
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Building Relationships...
One thing we pride ourselves on here at KK is building relationships with Primary Care Giving. Covid has really put a damper on how we interact, it turned and changed things in a way we never thought it would. We are now moving back to what we hoped for. Getting you back into the classroom to know the teachers your children are interacting with daily is such a priority to us, and we are there!
We focus on Primary Care Giving in all of the classrooms, that means your child has a teacher that is focused on them. They know their routine, development and work on the portfolios for the child. Do other teachers and staff interact with my child? Absolutely, yes! There is no question!
When Aiyana, Missy or Katie are up front we are checking ID's of people who are not the normal "picker-up-ers". We are greeting families and children. We do our best to make sure you feel welcomed entering and leaving the building. We are all a family here. We want everyone to feel welcomed and included!
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Recipe Corner...
Pumpkin Squares
(Vegetarian)
Ingredients:
- 1 15 oz can 100% pumpkin puree
- 4 Eggs
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 6 cups Powdered sugar
- 1 tsp Salt, fine
- 1 2/3 cup Sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Vegetable oil
(Frosting)
- 12 tbsp Butter, unsalted
- 8 oz Cream cheese
- 2 tbsp Heavy cream
Pumpkin Bar Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, or a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer, beat together eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin puree for 1 minute until light and fluffy.
- Add the dried ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix together until just fully combined.
Frosting Steps:
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream together room temperature cream cheese and butter on medium speed. Add the vanilla, and cream (or milk) and mix to combine. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing between each addition, until all cups are added, and frosting is smooth.
- Spread evenly on cooled pumpkin bars. Store at room temperature, covered, for the first day or so, then transfer to the fridge for longer storage.
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Thankfulness...
With the holiday season approaching, we wanted to share some of our favorite books about being grateful and saying, "thank you". Check out these choices with your kiddo!
Older Infants:
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"Thank you" By Ethan Long- This is a thoughtful animal sound book
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"I'm Thankful Each Day" By P.K. Hallinan- This little boy goes around saying all the things he is thankful for.
Toddler Books:
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"Bear Says Thanks" By Karma Wilson- Join Bear and friends as they celebrate Thanksgiving together. All of Bear's friends bring something to share and Bear doesn't have anything, and his friends are happy to just be with him.
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"Thank you, Mr. Panda" By Steve Antony - Mr. Panda is giving gifts to his friends just because he is being kind.
Preschool Books:
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"Gracias/Thanks" By Pat Mora Sharing and saying things you are thankful for is so special
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"The Thank You Book" By Mo Willems - Elephant and Piggy are great sight word reading books. This one in particular is all about saying thank you
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Friday December 23rd,
Monday December 26th,
Monday Jan 2nd
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Share your positive moments!
Do you have any positive moments you want to share about our staff? If so, we want to hear and share them! Simply click on the button below, fill out the form, and submit.
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Help spread the word of Katie's Kids!
Do you have a friend, neighbor, or colleague looking for care? For every family you refer to Katie's Kids we will apply a $50 credit to your account after the family has been with us for 90 days.
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Accredited by: National Accreditation Commission |
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