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Partnerships with families

Information for Parents

Established relationships with parents means we can share information positively and effectively to support all children at Aunty's Child Care!

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    Hours of Operation

    Aunty's Child Care opens at 6AM and is open until 5:30PM.

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    Communication

    Open communication between parents and Aunty's staff is extremely vital. Staff are encouraged to learn what is important to you as a parent and to keep that information in mind when working with your child.

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    Balanced Structure

    We have a daily schedule to add structure and balance to your child’s day, and fill the hours not with TV, but with arts & crafts, educational flash cards, games, puzzles, music and dancing, story time, and toy time.

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    Nutrition

    Healthy eating is the cornerstone foundation of Aunty's Child Care! Children are encouraged to taste a variety of healthy foods but no child is ever forced to eat foods that they do not wish to.

Helpful Parent & Guardian Resources

Help Me Grow - Minnesota

Center for Inclusive Child Care

Child Passenger Safety

10 Child Safety Principles Every Parent Needs to Know

Winter Coats And Car Seats Do Not Mix

From A Preschool Teacher: The Do’s And (Please) Don’ts Of Dropping Off Your Kid

If Kindergarten Wasn’t So Much Like First Grade, We Wouldn’t Need To Delay It

Teaching Kids What To Do If They Are Lost

25 Surprising Facts About Organic Food That You Might Want To Know

Car Seat Expiration Dates: Keep Your Baby Safe

Healthy Children, Healthy Minds!

Healthy Nutrition for Growing Children

Healthy eating is the cornerstone of our program at Aunty's Child Care. Children do not get nearly enough nutrition education in school, so we strive to promote healthy eating habits and good eating choices!

Fruits

Vegetables

Grains

Understanding children’s behavior

Behavior Guidance

Positive and consistent techniques are used at both Aunty's locations to encourage children whose actions are both appropriate and inappropriate.

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Preferred Practices

  • We start with empathy, use facial expressions and positive verbal and gestural reinforcement for appropriate behavior, redirection of inappropriate behavior

  • When age-appropriate, encouraging the use of active communication amongst peers to solve an issue. Use the phrase 'how can we solve this problem?'

  • Teaching and practicing of preferred behaviors in order to help children habituate skills and learn self-discipline, role play, and guidance

  • Offering children age-appropriate choices and assisting them to follow through

  • Allowing children to make 'affordable mistakes' to learn and grow from their own choices
  • Utilize catch phrases such as 'love you too much to argue' and 'it's okay to feel sad'
  • Help children figure out what to do with big emotions such as anger and make appropriate choices when they feel mad
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Prohibited Practices

  • Corporal punishments of any child (spanking, hitting, shaking, etc.)

  • Deliberate harsh or degrading measures that would humiliate a child or undermine a child's self respect (threatening, verbal abuse, yelling, etc.)

  • Deprivation of basic needs (food, clothing, shelter, cot etc)

  • Confining in a locked room

  • Locking the exits of Aunty's Child Care for the purpose of confining

2024 Holiday Closure

New Years Eve and Day (observed)

Monday, January 1st, 2024 and Tuesday, Jan 2, 2024

Presidents Day (In Service Day)

Monday, February 19, 2024

Give Back Day (staff volunteer in the community)*

Friday, Feb 9, 2024

In-Service Day*

Friday, May 10, 2024

Memorial Day

Monday, May 27, 2024

Independence Day

Thursday July 4 and Friday July 5, 2024

In-Service Day*

Friday, August 16, 2024

Labor Day

Monday, September 2, 2024

Veterans Day*

Monday, November 11, 2024

Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 28, 2024

Day After Thanksgiving

Friday, November 29, 2024

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Tues, December 24, 202 and Wednesday Dec 25, 2024

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day

Tuesday, Dec 31 2024 and Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025

*If you use child care assistance, you must pay for the starred days out of pocket, as well as snow days, as child care assistance does not cover all days.

Social Media Links

Parents and guardians — keep up with our active social media channels! We update our Facebook page weekly with photos showcasing what we’re up to! Consider joining the Child Care Providers & Resources of the Northland private Facebook Group to stay up-to-date on child care information, as well.

Facebook

Aunty’s Child Care Facebook Page

Facebook

Childcare Providers and Resources of the Northland Facebook Group

Instagram

Aunty’s Child Care Instagram 

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