Little Acorn's Nature Learning Center

🌰 Need care in your own home?

Families may choose to use care in their own home because they believe their children will feel more secure in their own home. Some families find this type of care more convenient, especially if parents are working different hours such as second or third shift or have to be at work before other types of care settings open.

This type of care may be more flexible and may be a good fit for families that don’t need child care on a full-time or regular basis.

❄️ Winter Break is almost here ❄️
Drop-Ins Available!
Spots are limited

Full-time
Before & After School Care Available 🧸🤹🏽‍♀️🏀

🌰 School starts Monday August 15th!

Before & After School Care Available

Pick-Up Available @ Parkview, Willow Creek & Dozier Elementary

*Space is limited
*Secure your spot today

🌰 It's a little hot out today so we decided to bring the chalk inside 💛

🌰 Checking in on our green onion 🧅🥗

🌰 Today we learned about Bob's environment and the different kinds of insects he eats 🦗🐛

No pictures of Linda today.... she's more of a night owl lol

🐸 GreenTreeFrogs

🌰 "M" for Mason

And Mango 🥭 Melon 🍈 Mamey Sapote 🧆

🌰 Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day 😋

🌰 Early morning water 🌱

🌰 A Few Things Some Daycare Providers Wish Parents Knew/Understood:

* You are paying for a daycare spot, in addition to the actual care your child receives. So if your child visits with Auntie Sue for the week and doesn’t come to daycare, you still need to pay for the week. Home Daycare Providers need to be able to depend on a steady income. If they can’t, they will either find a family that comes more regularly, or close the daycare because they need a job that pays the bills.

* Daycare Providers are in it for the money. Yes, Home Daycare Providers do this job because they love children. But would you do your job if you couldn’t pay the bills with it? And Home Daycare Providers are not “raking it in”. Yes, I’ve seen parents do the mental math when they think about what they’re paying and multiply it by the number of kids in my care. Yes, we do make that amount, but then we deduct taxes (about 15%), daycare groceries and cleaning supplies (about 14%), extra insurance and utilities (about 10%), and any new toys, furniture, or outdoor equipment or repairs to our homes caused by running the daycare (5% – 20%). If you really do the math, you’ll see that we’re making much less than minimum wage.

* When you “forget” to pay your Daycare Provider, she quite often will not be able to pay her own bills. Her bills include food for your child, heat for your child, water for your child, electricity for your child, insurance for your child, … well, you get the idea. She will need to remind you to pay (have you ever had to beg, nag and plead for YOUR paycheck?) and that won’t be a enjoyable job for anyone.

* Sibling discount. Your newest addition to my daycare isn't going to receive less care, less food, fewer activities, etc while in my care.

* Leave Providers out of Domestic Spats and Custody Battles, Please!
Don't put a provider in the middle of spouse disagreements, custody battles, or other domestic concerns that don't involve child care. Providers lament being told, "if my ex comes for my child, don't you dare let my kid leave." Providers act in accordance with signed agreements of who can and cannot bring/pick up a child, and this is not a day-to-day variance. If there is a court order, the provider needs to have a copy. But, don't put them in the middle, please!

🌰 A good read for parents

https://www.childcare.net/wherethemoneygoes.shtml

Where Does The Money Go? Where does the money go in child care? Find out.

🌰 Need to drop off paperwork?

Drop it in our snail mailbox 🐌📬

New Schedule
August 1st 2022
Monday - Thursday
6:30am - 6:30pm

🌰 Pizza Day!!! 🍕

🌰 Picking blackberries & watering our plants

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🌰 Our breakfast this morning 🌄 😊

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🌰 One spot available
🌰 3-4yr old only

🌰 Dragon fruit was a hit!!!

They questioned poked and looked at it crazy but end up loving it

Burger sliders / Baked beans / yellow dragon fruit

Trying new things 🌱💚