Lindsy Doan's Child Development Home provides a nurturing environment that supports children's development, learning, and growth. The daycare believes in encouraging creativity, diversity, and respecting each child and family. Teachers use assessments and observations to create personalized curriculums addressing language, math, science, art and other areas. Ongoing evaluations track each child's progress while families are welcomed as partners. The goal is to help children become independent thinkers capable of discovering answers and accomplishing their dreams.

1. INTRODUCING
LINDSY DOAN’S CHILD DEVELOPMENT HOME
Licensed Family Home Daycare
Lindsy Doan

2. BELIEFS AND VALUES
Jean Piaget once said “The principle goal of education is to create
men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what
other generations have done-men who are creative, inventive and
discoverers.” This quote no longer applies to just men, but to women as
well. Children need love, support, dedication and interest. They grow at a
phenomenal speed and make astounding discoveries in their communities
and environments. By supporting the children's imaginations and
discoveries, we are indeed preparing these wonderful children for a future.
Their futures. To present as Piaget defined as people "who are creative,
inventive and discoverers" we must first support the children as they are and
encourage them to grow into people they want to be.
Our facility believes in families. They play the most important role
in each child's education. Our goal is to support families. Each child is
unique and diverse. Every child deserves respect and support in their
development. The program will not hinder their growth and goals, but
challenge them to accomplish their dreams and discover answers to their
questions. By working with families, we become a team to make sure that
each child is supported with love, encouragement, respect and trust.
Children's development and learning should be encouraged. Despite the
experience and education that every educator has, we learn something new
every day. Children should be given the same opportunity. By
understanding their development and being a part of their new experiences,
we cherish the time that we have with them during the first years of their life
by providing positive growth and encouraging exploration. After all, the sky
is no longer the limit and education is never ending.

3. PROMOTING POSITIVE
RELATIONSHIPS
 Identify individual needs, interests,
goals and area of development
 Respect and support diverse
learning styles
 Encourage open communication
with families and support the
relationship between each individual
child and their family
 Celebrate diversity and respect
personal beliefs

4. EFFECTIVE TEACHING APPROACHES
 Connect practices with NAEYC standards
 Use assessment to evaluate development and guide curriculum
 Keep up with research to structure program in order to further meet
children’s needs
 Create a relationship with families and encourage teamwork to
support development
 Encourage play in a safe and healthy environment

5. CREATING A NOURISHING
CLASSROOM CULTURE
 Record observations daily and evaluate curriculum
on observations and assessment
 Respect diversity and beliefs
 Encourage children to ask questions and seek
answers
 Identify each child’s needs and find ways to cater to
needs in the classroom
 Encourage children to talk about their experiences
at home and in the community and incorporate their
understanding in the classroom

6. CURRICULUM
 Created and based on the
information that assessment
and standards provides
 Incorporate student interests
through observation, social
discussions and questions
 Apply curriculum in seven
areas of learning: Language
Arts, math, science, music, art
s and crafts, physical
education and motor skill
development

7. ONGOING ASSESSMENTS
 Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP)
 Identifies development in seven domains
 Gives educators an opportunity to gather information to facilitate further
development
 Supports ongoing observation and assessment to collect in individual student
portfolios
 Phonological Awareness
 Aligns with state standards to prepare children for reading
 Covers rhyme, syllables and phonemic awareness

8. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
 Invite families into the classroom
 Encourage them to bring
activities and share their family
traditions
 Communicate with families
through newsletters, daily
conversations, conferences and
parent boards
 Participate in community
outreach through networking and
planned activities for other
children and families in the
community

9. NUTRITION AND HEALTH
 Member of the Child & Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP) and
follow strict nutritional guidelines.
 Proper hand washing techniques
and germ protection is frequent
and taught daily
 Children participate in preparing
meals
 At least 2 hours of structured and
unstructured physical play

10. SAFE AND HEALTHY PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT
 Support social-emotional needs through positive
words
 Tools are cleaned weekly and are age appropriate
 Facility is kept neat and is cleaned frequently
 Teachers constantly scan environment for unsafe
scenarios

11. RESOURCES AND REFERENCES
 http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
 http://www.wested.org/desiredresults/training/form_drdp.htm