An Eastern-European,
Multi-Lingual Daycare
Does your child always ask a lot of questions?
Do you want your child to grow, learn and develop in a safe, warm, secure and friendly child appropriate environment?
YOU HAVE FOUND IT IN POCHEMUCHKA
POCHEMUCHKA is a person who asks a lot of questions.
A place that demonstrates understanding of young children’s characteristics and development across all domains.
A place where we build effective relationships among children, family and community.
PHILOSOPHY
We believe that children learn from each other and that each child has unique strengths and challenges as a member of a learning community. Cooperation and communication between home and child care facilities is essential to the creation of an environment that fosters physical, cognitive, emotional and social development.
We respect the developmental level of each child and offer a wide variety of activities to challenge individuals as opposed to fixed curriculum directed at groups of children. We encourage the development of skills through modeling, facilitating new friendships, and assisting with conflict resolution.
MISSION
Nothing matters more to us than your child’s health, safety and security. The Family Child Care Home (FCCH) Pochemuchka is dedicated to providing a quality learning and safety environment that is respectful and supportive of all children, families, teachers, and community.
Anti-Discrimination Statement
The FCCH “Pochemuchka”is committed to equal opportunity regardless of age, gender marital status, race,color, sexual orientation, religion, national origin.
Empowering Children
Learning Style
A child engrossed in play is developing initiative, curiosity, the joy of exploration, physical, cognitive, and emotional strength. Children learn in many different ways, and each child has his own way of learning. Some learn visually, others through touch, taste and sound. All children love to learn new things by exploring and discovering, love to solve problems during play and in daily activities. According to David Elkind, Professor of Child Studies at Tuft university and former President of NAEYC: “Children need to grow, to learn, and to develop. This happens largely through play!”
We empower children in many different ways. Developmentally age appropriate curriculum based on children needs, observation, and on interests of the children. During the day children will be offered different activities that promotes creativity, language, physical development, problem solving, and cooperation growth. Activity may include sensory, art & craft, social, outdoor learning, physical & life science, manipulative, block play, puzzles, sand/water play, storytelling, early literacy, mathematics, finger/puppets play, dramatic play, outdoor active play (gross motor, movement & coordination, play balls, jumping, games, crawl), music & movement, language (reading class Russian/English), indoor physical activities.
Theater
Classes
Day to Day Activities
“What better time is there in our lives than when the two best of virtues - innocent gaiety and boundless yearning for affection - are our sole objects of pursuit?”
— Leo Tolstoy