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February 5, 2019 by toddletowne2015

Important Bits & Pieces: February

Sick Kids

Please help us to provide a healthy environment for all children at TTLC. If your child has a fever, vomiting or diarrhea please do not return to school until symptoms are gone for 24 hours without medication. Make arrangements for supplementary care in advance, before your child becomes sick and you have no other options but to mask symptoms and send them on to school. With your cooperation we are better able to protect all of the children our care.

Child Abuse

We are required, by law, to report injuries which are consistent with abusive treatment. Our sole responsibility is to factually report the presence of an injury, with no presumption of parental guilt.

Toddle Towne Learning Center, and every individual teacher in the center, is a mandated reporter of “suspected child abuse.” We are required, by law, to report injuries which are consistent with abusive treatment. It is not our job to investigate, make judgments, or assign guilt. Our sole responsibility is to factually report the presence of an injury, with no presumption of parental guilt. Some of the injuries which we are specifically required to report include: hand print marks, adult human bite marks, pattern bruises, “glove” burns, and cigarette burns. Other circumstances which would indicate our responsibility for reporting would be inconsistencies between the reported cause of the injury and the actual injury, conflicting stories from the child and other family members, similar and repeated injuries, or a pattern of injuries.

Do not be concerned about normal bumps and bruises, or scrapes and scratches. Healthy, active children will acquire a variety of minor injuries on knees, shins, foreheads, and chins. If there is an unusual birthmark or serious injury, please discuss it with us when you bring the child in, this will allow us to be more accurate in assessing our responsibility to report. We have no desire to embarrass or upset our parents. If a report is made, the family will be contacted, if a reasonable explanation is given, there will be no further contact or interference. We are not allowed to keep any records of unfounded reports. Stresses of today’s fast-paced life can push any parent into inappropriate parenting. For these parents, relief is offered in the form of auxiliary child care, counseling, or even financial resources. It is not the aim of the Department of Children and Family Services or Toddle Towne to punish the parents but rather to protect the child.

Fulfilling our role as mandated reporter is not easy or comfortable for us, however if we do not report, Toddle Towne may be denied a license to operate, and individual teachers may lose their certification and the right to work with young children. We ask your cooperation and understanding as we carry out our responsibilities as advocates for young children.

Filed Under: February Tagged With: Child Abuse, Sick Kids

Our Theme in DECEMBER

Seasons and holidays provide the spice in our curriculum and December is full of holidays.  The Christian religious holiday celebrating the birth of Christ is celebrated on the 25th.  Chanukah, the Jewish religious holiday commemorating the miracle of the lasting oil is observed this year from December 22 – December 30, Kwanzaa is an African American cultural celebration observed December 26 -January 1.  Of course the secular Christmas with Santa Claus, Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, the Grinch, candy canes, Christmas trees and gift giving is a combination of fact and fantasy and holiday customs from throughout the world and is celebrated throughout all of December (and November and a good part of October).

Although there is much that is different about the customs and beliefs of these different holiday celebrations, there is also much that is similar.  All include generous gift giving, an emphasis on helping others, symbolic candle lighting, and family feasting.  It is these similarities in the holidays on which TTLC will focus during the coming month.  We hope that you will join us in taking the opportunity to channel some of your child’s enthusiasm into constructive and educational activities. Whether you call it a Christmas tree or a Kwanzaa bush, we will work on identifying colors and shapes as we decorate it.  Candles will be counted, and wrapping gifts will provide problem solving experiences as well as challenging fine motor control.  This month looks like lots of fun and learning at Toddle Towne!

Skill Goal Focus in DECEMBER

A focus on families and homes will give us lots of opportunities to learn this month!  We will count the members of each child’s family and graph the largest and smallest families.  We will explore different family relationships and responsibilities, compare different homes and become acquainted with the buildings and people that make up our neighborhoods.

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Our Daily Theme Activities

Dec
6
Fri
all-day THEME: Family Pets
THEME: Family Pets
Dec 6 all-day
Project: Scrap paper collage
Dec
9
Mon
all-day THEME: Families Earn Money
THEME: Families Earn Money
Dec 9 all-day
Project: Soapy Snow Paint
Dec
10
Tue
all-day THEME: Families Provide Clothing
THEME: Families Provide Clothing
Dec 10 all-day
Project: Fabric collage
Dec
11
Wed
all-day THEME: Families Provide Shelter
THEME: Families Provide Shelter
Dec 11 all-day
Project: Family portrait
Dec
12
Thu
all-day THEME: Building a House
THEME: Building a House
Dec 12 all-day
Project: Shape collage
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