Little Wonders Child Care Center

Little Wonders first received licensing in March 2000. I, Amy Nordstrom had worked here at 12th street for a previous owner when she decided to sell her center. At the time I had a 3 year old son and 2 month old daughter so I was quite hesitant. After quite a bit of thought, I grasped the idea with an open mind and took on this new and exciting challenge.
It has been several years now and much has changed since 2000. Our original capacity was 42. In 2004, we had 1,000 square feet of building added on. This became our new infant and Toddler 2 rooms. It increased our capacity to 65.
In 2006, we opened our second site in Frontier Place. This site had a capacity of 59. In 2009, we added on a new, larger preschool room. It increased our capacity to 88 for the entire building. As you can see, our already large family has been growing larger.
Although I have run into many challenges throughout the years, I love what I do and wouldn’t change a thing. There is nothing better than watching a child grow from infancy to Kindergarten knowing you were an important part of their life.
Each child has become a part of my family and we welcome everyone with open arms.

Our Philosophy

Little Wonders Child Care Center was founded on the philosophy that each child is an individual with their own needs. We not only take care of the children as a whole group, we take each of their individual needs into consideration when teaching them on a daily basis. The family is the most important part of your child’s life. We incorporate the family into the child’s daily learning through means of communication while you are not able to be with them.

Our care is based on a nurturing attitude that is expressed though:

*respecting each child and his or her abilities

*fostering intellectual, social, physical and emotional
development

*developing positive attitudes through positive experiences

To support our philosophy we:

*employ and train skilled professional staff with special
qualities needed to work with young children

*develop program goals for each age group and provide
children with support to reach these goals

*maintain bright, inviting, cheerful facilities with ample space
for small, well supervised groups

*provide a means of communicating on a daily basis with each
family

Little Wonders curriculum is gathered from a wide variety of educational resources. We take information from different schools of thought and apply our knowledge to develop a curriculum that promotes learning for all children.

Goals and Objectives

The following is a list of goals and objectives that you can expect to see during your experiences with us.

*To care for all children in a warm, protective and affectionate
environment.

*To demonstrate that each child is a special child.

*To meet the physical needs of each child.

*To instill in each child a feeling of autonomy and self-
respect.

*To establish respect for others and their possessions.

*To develop gross and fine motor skills through indoor and
outdoor play.

*To provide opportunities for learning and social interaction
through stimulating daily activities.

*To introduce art, science, social studies, math concepts,
reading readiness, dramatic play, manipulative activities,
language, music and movement.

*To monitor each child’s’ development and provide regular
progress reports to parents.

*To develop in each child an appreciation for beauty and nature

*To encourage parent involvement.
*To promote intellectual and emotional growth.

*To encourage open and honest communication.

*To create a feeling of independence and confidence in the
child through mastery of life skills.

*Teachers are nurturing adults, who have the children’s best
interest at heart.

*The staff is able to adjust the daily program to meet children’s
needs and interests.