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About Our Day Care
Policies and Procedures
November 2009
SoldierCreekChildCareCenter was established by the church in 1963. Throughout the years, we have strived to maintain a high standard of care for the children in the community. We are DHS approved but we do not participate in the stars program because we do not take DHS child care payment.
The director of the center is Sue Schlenker. She is also on staff as the preschool and children’s director. She has been employed since September of 2000. She has been in preschool work for 25 years. She is married to Chuck and they have 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren.
Our assistant director is Carolyn Horton. She has been at the center since January 2001. She has been in preschool work 14 years. She is a member of HarrahChurch. She is married to Robert and they have 2 daughters and 1 son and a grand daughter.
One of the stipulations for working here at the center is we must have an OSBI report on file. Each teacher has been screened by the director and the Department of Human Services. Our teachers have been through the Elcct training with DHS and have First Aid and CPR. Along with this training, most are enrolled in college to obtain a teaching degree.
We do not discriminate against ethnic origin or religious background.
Our operating hours are 6:00am to 6:00pm, Monday through Friday. We are closed the following holidays; New Years Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
We serve morning snack, lunch and an afternoon snack. Milk is served with lunch and juice with snack. Parents of babies enrolled in the center will need to provide formula, baby food, etc.
We conduct random fire drills and tornado drills. We are fortunate to have our own cellar on the property just south of the preschool area. In case of tornado, you will find us there.
Once your child is enrolled in the center, you will need to sign them in and out each day. The sign in sheet is at the front desk.
Tuition payments are due on Monday and should be placed in the box at the desk. Any concerns or complaints should be taken to either the teacher or director.
In our baby room; we have 6 children and2 teachers. Each day you will receive a daily sheet informing you of what your child did; slept, ate, diaper changes, etc. We check/change the babies every hour. If a schedule is provided by the parent, we will follow it. We provide the bedding, toys and manipulative items. Parents are required to bring, diapers, wet wipes, bottles, formula, baby food and a change of clothes. All items should be clearly marked with your child’s name. The baby room uses music, jump a roos, boppys and tummy time to help them reach development mile stones.
The tumbling toddler room is equipped for 6 toddlers with 2 teachers, a morning and an afternoon teacher. These children are also checked every hour for diaper changes. This room is where your child takes big strides, eating table food, giving up the bottle, walking and climbing. Once your child is on table food and milk, we provide these items here at the center. The toddlers take a morning nap and an afternoon nap. This is the room where you begin to see accident reports. Toddlers think they are the most important person in the room and if they want something they go after it. This is where hitting and biting come in. Our policy on biting is the child who did the biting is separated from the other children i.e., put in crib, or high chair. You will receive an accident report if your child was bitten or did the biting. The toddlers do go outside to the play ground weather permitting. Make sure you bring appropriate clothing items like shoes and jackets. You will also receive a daily sheet for your toddler with their day events on it. Toddlers are learning to take directions and follow them. They copy actions from their teacher, parents and peers. They love music and dancing.
The terrific two’s are a busy group. They love music and dancing and running. In this room your child will sleep on a cot and take only one nap in the afternoon. They eat at tables. We furnish sippy cups so you are not required to bring one. The two year old room has 11 children with 2 workers. They are introduced to letters, numbers, shapes and colors. Activities to promote fine and gross motor skills are used daily. Two is usually when we start potty training. Every child develops at a different rate. When the child is ready to potty train, you will be required to bring pull-ups or training pants and several changes of clothes. The children are taken every hour to potty. This only works when the parents and the teacher work together to accomplish potty training.
Three is a fun age. The children are developing their personalities and voicing their opinion. They are not shy about letting you know what they want and how fast they want it. Our three year old room has 12 children and 1 worker. Most of these children are potty trained but occasionally have accidents so please continue to bring a change of clothes. Each child has a cubbie where their papers/crafts are placed. This is where you will find crafts and memo from the teacher or director.
We have a 4 year old class here at the center. The Mid-Del Schools offer a half day pre-k class. Not all parents choose to have their child participate in the program. It is not mandatory for your child to attend public pre-k. Our 4 year old class has 15 children with 2 teachers. One of the teachers walks the children enrolled in the public pre-k across the street. The children in this class work on letter recognition, writing skills and developing fine motor skills which helps them in penmanship.
Before and after care is provided for children who attend Soldier Creek Elementary. We walk the children to school at 8:30am and pick them up at 3:15. They are not allowed to walk across the street alone. If your child is participating in before or after school activities with the school, you will need to let us know. There is a time for homework set aside. We do not force the children to do their homework. Most children are tired of being in a classroom setting and just want to play.
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