Child Care Parent Corner

Welcome to our Child Care Parent Corner! Our goal for the Parent Corner is to provide parents with current news from Amy & Kids Co. We'd like to promise to update monthly but know how quickly time flies and would rather be playing with the children than staring at a computer screen.

Winter 2012

Winter has finally arrived! We will be going outside when the temperatures (with windchill) are over 20 degrees. Please keep an eye on the forecast and make sure your child has the proper clothing for playing outside. We have some extra hats and mittens, but I can't guarantee we'll have enough or the right sizes.

Wish List

To help with the cost of enhancing our children's learning environment without raising tuition rates, we've put together a "wish list" of regularly used and specialty items. If you are able, and would like to donate any of the Wish List items, simply drop them off when you bring your child for care. Donations of items not on the list are also happily accepted, but please check with me beforehand to make sure the item is something we can use. Items don't have to be new; we like gently used items too, as long as they're clean and safe for the children. Thank you!

Regularly Used Items

• Construction paper, any color.
• Scrap paper, for drawing and coloring on.
• Kleenex brand tissues.
• Clorox brand disinfecting wipes.
• Mrs. Meyer's or Dr. Bronner's brand hand soap.

Specialty Items

• Wind chimes, hanging bells, and hanging prisms for our outdoor learning environment.
• Sturdy shovels, diggers, buckets, and other sand toys. These take quite a beating and usually only last one year.
• Tin or sturdy plastic dishes for our outdoor playhouse.
• Child-sized gardening tools and gloves.
• Plastic squeeze bottles like ketchup/mustard dispensers.
• Unbreakable Christmas ornaments for our child-sized Christmas tree.
• Large plastic container for storing outdoor toys.
• Sturdy rug or blanket for outdoor reading area.

Parenting Resources

For information about young children in general and parenting resources, check out our Child Care Links.