We are a "fully licensed daycare" that is conveniently located in Watertown, New York at 119 Moore Avenue. Furthermore, the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies has decided to partner with us to help support the community with quality childcare at an affordable price. In addition, the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies provides "subsidies and/or monies" to our military families.
Our daycare is monitored monthly for quality of programming and for the upkeep of the facility. As long as we meet the agencies standards and qualifications, the United States Armed Forced Services will assist military families with daycare costs. They will pay a portion of our fee and the parents are responsible for the balance. Additionally, the daycare receives free materials/training and military families receive monetary assistance. Our daycare has a loving/learning environment and has flexible hours for your convenience!
WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO?
As a daycare, we like to offer age-appropriate and enriching activities for each child. At FFD, we want to create an environment where children can learn and grow to be well-adjusted children and adults. Because of this, we try to implement different activities into our daily routine. These activities include: time to play as individuals, time to play as a group, a time to be loud, a time to be quiet, a time to move our large muscle groups, and a time to focus on our smaller muscle groups. You may see us singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and think that we are just singing but with our hand movements, we are encouraging the development of the small muscles in our fingers that will one day help us type on the computer! So, next time you see us doing an activity, know that there are many reasons why we chose to do it.
A QUICK LOOK AT OUR DAY
To give you just a quick glimpse of some of our activities, the following is a shortened version of our FFD daily schedule.
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8:30 AM: Breakfast
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9:00 AM: Free Play
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9:30 AM: Circle Time/Reading Time
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10:00 AM: Morning Snack Time
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11:30 AM: Group Free Play/Music Time
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12:15 PM: Lunch
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1:00 PM: Reading Time/Rest Time
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3:30 OR 4:00 PM: Afternoon Snack
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4:30 PM: Free Play/Free Art
FOR MORE INFO: Please call Becky Elliott at 782-5208 or beckyelliott1011@hotmail.com.