Here are some suggestions on how to welcome spring with your children: Plant a garden Children love getting their hands dirty- quite literally. Together, plant flowers together from seed and watch them grow. Discuss the plant's life cycle and stages of development. If you don't have much of a green thumb yourself, try easy flowers that sprout quickly such as alyssum, cosmos, marigold, or zinnias. Don't feel prepared to grow from seed? No problem, buy some small starter plants and document their growth together - chart their height, number of flowers, number of leaves, and … [Read more...]
Employee of the year awards
Every year, CEO Dr. Mary Ann Shallcross Smith distributes employee of the year awards - team member of the year and executive team member of the year. For 2017, she added a new award to celebrate the men that work in child care. Congratulations to our 2017 award recipients! CEO Man of the Year: Keith Shallcross CEO Team Member of the Year: Dawn Joly CEO Executive Team Member of the Year: Rebecca Compton Each winner receives a check for $500 and 5 days PTO. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work! … [Read more...]
The Dr. Day Care Turkey Dance!
This fun Turkey Dance has become a Dr. Day Care tradition! For this year's contest, we opened it up to our families and friends for a chance to win $100. We had so many great contest entries! The Home Office gathered around to vote and it was a very, very close call! After much deliberation, it was narrowed down to the top 3. We then voted for our favorite- but it was such a close call that we had to bring in a tie breaker to cast the final vote! And since it was such a close call, we are offering $100 to the winner, $50 to 2nd place, and $25 to 3rd place. Congratulations and thank you … [Read more...]
