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Parent Policies

Ages Served: 

Dolphin Days accepts children ages 6 weeks through 8 years.

Operating Schedule:

Dolphin Days will provide year-round full and part-time child care.  The hours of operation are 6:45am until 6:00pm. Monday through Friday.  The center will be closed on the following days: New Year's Eve day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  

Parent Involvement:

All parents are encouraged to participate in the center's activities as much as possible.  This includes, but is not limited to, sharing special talents with the children, assisting with scheduled activities, etc.  Parents are also encouraged to stop in and visit with their children whenever possible.

The most important experience that an infant/toddler can get from our program is socialization.  Children will be able to interact with each other as well as their teachers.  This will help form strong social skills as your child grows.  Language skills will also develop through the verbal interaction from teachers.  Children will be engaged in activities as well as conversations with teachers and other children.

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Infant/Toddler Daily Schedule

Infant:

Each infant will have a schedule developed upon enrolment.  This will be set up by the parents and teachers to meet the individual needs of the infant.  Schedules will include times that the baby normally naps and eats, what the baby likes to do such as, be held, be in the swing, lay on his belly on a mat, standing, etc.

 

Toddler:

6:45am - Program opens
7:00-8:00 - Breakfast served. (If brought by parents)
8:00-8:30 - Health check, free play, individual attention from teachers
8:30-9:30 - Indoor/Outdoor play.  (Weather permitting)
9:30-10:00 - Morning Snack
10:00-11:00 - Art/Free Play
11:00-11:30 - Story time/Music
11:30-11:45 - Clean up/prepare for lunch
11:45-12:15 - Lunch
12:15-12:30 - Lunch clean up, bathroom, brush teeth.
12:30-2:30 - Nap and/or rest time
2:30-3:00 - Wake up/Afternoon snack
3:00-3:30 - Puzzles/book/music
3:30-4:00 - Afternoon Circle time with movement/music
4:00-6:00 - Indoor/Outdoor play

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Preschool Program Plan

The pre-school program will have a wide array of activities schedules. Every Day, weather permitting, children will have outdoor play. The activities will focus on gross motor skills such as running, climbing, etc.  Children will have an opportunity to engage in group play and/or independent play.  There will be a wide array of equipment for indoor play as well.  Children will have choices to make as far as what they would like to play with.  There will be dramatic play toys, building toys, books, puzzles, arts & crafts supplies, manipulative, etc.  Circle times will include activities such as music, show & tell, and group discussions.  Children will also have lessons on health and personal wellness such as brushing their teeth which will be done every day after lunch..

Program Schedule - Preschool September-June

6:45am - Program opens
7:00-8:00 - Breakfast Severed (If brought by parents)
7:00-8:45 - Morning Activities
8:45-9:00 - Clean Up
9:00-9:30 - Group
9:30-9:45 - Morning Snack
9:45-10:00 - Clean Up
10:00-10:30 - Story/Creative Writing/Hand Writing
10:30-11:00 - Art/Science/Math
11:00-11:15 - Music
11:45-12:00 - Clean up for Lunch
12:00-12:30 - Lunch
12:30-12:45 - Clean Up
12:45-1:00 - Bathroom/Brush Teeth
1:00-3:00 - Nap Time
3:00-6:30 - Wake Up/Afternoon Snack
3:30-4:00 - Recall Days Events
4:00-5:00 - Afternoon Activity
5:00-6:00 - Inside/Outside Freeplay 

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School Age Schedule

Our before and after school program encourages children to continue enhancing their learning through fun and exciting activities.  Children will have the opportunity to have hands-on learning though science experiments, reading, writing, and math activities and even basic geography activities.  Children will also have the opportunity to be helpers in other classrooms.  They will be able to help the younger children do art projects, put puzzles together, read them stories and much more!  Teachers will be providing many wonderful experiences for your child as well as being able to help with homework.  Children will have access to great resources such as new computers, books, educational games, dramatic play areas etc.

Dolphin Days also offers a summer camp program where they participate in daily activities such as arts & crafts, fun science experiments, cooking , art, music, dramatic play, martial arts, and sports.  The program consists of weekly themes such as Sensory, Music, Dinosaurs, Sports Week, Art Week, Beach Week, and even a talent show! The school age children also participate in the daily themes that the other children are doing.

Program Schedule  - School Age, September-June

9:00-9:15 - Group Activity
9:15-9:45 - Independent Choice Time (Computers, Puzzles, Dramatic Play, Books etc.)
9:45-10:00 - Snack
10:00-10:15 - Clean Up
10:15-10:30 - Music
10:30-11:00 - Creative Activities (Art)/Table Choices (Writing, Science Math, Fine Motor Projects, etc)
11:00-11:30 - Free Time/Sports/Outdoor Play
11:30-12:00 - Lunch
12:00-12:15 - Bus
12:15           - AM Group Arrives
12:15-12:45 - Lunch
12:45-1:00 - Group Activity
1:00-1:30 - Independent Choice
1:30-2:00 - Creative Activities (Art)/Table Choices
2:00-2:15 - Clean Up
2:15-2:30 - Snack
2:30-2:45 - Music
2:45-3:15 - Sports/Outdoor Play
3:15-4:00 - Free Play
4:00-4:30 - Independent Time Homework Help
4:30-6:00 - Help a Friend/Computer/Quiet Choices.

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School Age Camp Program

Program Schedule - School Age Camp Program July - August

9:00-9:30 - Daily Discussion/Story Time
9:30-9:45 - Snack
9:45-10:00 - Music
10:00-10:30 - Sport Activity
10:30-11:00 - Art Activity
11:00-11:30 - Group Centers - Science/Math/Dramatic Play/Coputers
11:30-11:45 - Clean up - Lunch Preparation
11:45-12:15 - Lunch/Brush Teeth
12:15-12:30 - Silent Reading
12:30-1:15 - Rest Time
1:15-2:00 - Quiet Table Activities
2:00-3:00 - Outside Play
3:00-3:15 - Snack
3:15-4:15 - Group Activities
4:15-5:15 - Free Play/Outside
5:15-6:00 - Reading/Quiet Activities/Fine Motor Activity

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Summer Camp Program

Summer Camp Program: Children paticipate in games, art activities, parties, etc etc, according to the theme or the day.  School age children participate in daily themes as well as weekly themes, such as:
Silly Week, Beach Week, Sports Week, All American Kids, Zoo-Mania, Hawaiian Speldor, and More!

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Gymnastics 

Gymnastics is held ever Monday during the calendar school year. (Sept-June) The class is one half hour long and taught by Broc Freehling from American Gymnastics in Southington.

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Sign Language

Children ages 2-6 have the opportunity to learn how to sign the alphabet, simple words, and simple sentences. 

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Sick Child Plan

In the event that a child becomes ill while at the center, the child's parent/legal guardian can not be reached, the emergency contact will be phones.  The child will be kept in a quiet area of the room, isolated from the other children but well supervised.  The child will be allowed to rest in/on his/her crib or cot.

A sick child will be determined by:

1.  A temperature of 101 degrees or higher
2.  Vomiting
3.  Diarrhea two times or more within a one hour time frame.
4.  Any unexplainable rashes or skin irritations
5.  An other signs or symptoms or contagious illness

A sick child may not return to the center unless the following are met:

1.  Fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication
2.  Vomit free for 24 hours without the use of medication
3.  Diarrhea free for 24 hours without the use of medication
4.  A doctor's note is obtained stating that the child is safe to return

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