My Day Home

Our Home

My family and I live in a two-story, single family home in the community of Coopers Crossing, on the SW side of Airdrie! Our street is quiet and off the main roads so not a lot of traffic. Our home is clean and smoke free. It is also equipped with central air conditioning and a security system.

What do we do each day?

The children in my day home enjoy many different activities. We love singing, dancing, story time, colouring, arts and crafts, sensory and gross motor activities, playing with water beads and play doh or things like practicing our cutting, etc We love to do science experiments and so much more.

We have a large selection of games and we also love to learn! We use flash cards to help with colors, numbers, letters and shapes! I have purchased a pre school program that we use to complete work sheets and other fun activities.

I do not have a set daily schedule, however meal and nap time are generally the same. I like to choose our activities based off the children's interests that day and I find children are more receptive to things when they help make the choices of activities that day!

The kids enjoy both free play and provider led activities each day!

Pets

We have a Siberian Husky who is incredibly sweet, loving and amazing with children. She also has lots of energy and loves to play fetch with the kiddos. She attends daycare once every week or two and is very well socialized and loves to sing, like most Huskies! ;)

We have an aquarium with two axolotls, named Frosty and Nero, 3 other tanks with fish (we have lots of baby guppies right now that we are watching grow big and strong) and a smaller aquarium with two bettas!

I believe that having pets around children helps encourage responsibility and kindness! We love animals here and plan to eventually add a hamster to our family as well.

Our Playroom

Our finished basement is dedicated to the day home and my main floor also has a place to play! I have a large variety of toys for all ages and I am always looking for new, fun and educational toys to add to the day home.

Nap Room

We have a separate napping room upstairs that is away from the playroom to ensure a quiet and restful nap for the children. I also have two other bedrooms upstairs that I can utilize for children if needed.

I have cots, tents with mattress' and cribs available for children that nap! I provide sheets, blankets and pillows for each child that are washed at the end of each week. (If preferred, parents can supply a sleep sack.) I have a video monitor system with 4 cameras to cover sleeping arrangements so I always have an eye on the children.

Craft Time

I have a room off the playroom dedicated to crafting. It has a large amount of craft supplies, (Ex: paint, stickers, canvas, glue, scissors, construction paper, and so much more.) themed bins with dedicated supplies for all the major holidays, tie dye paint, colouring books, sensory bins and accessories, water beads, slime sand, light boards, etc. I also store our collection of board games and such here too.

Book Nook & Dress Up

This is our little book nook! The kiddos have free access to a wide variety of books and I love to read to them too! I am always looking for new, fun and exciting reading material.

This is an area where our imagination gets to flourish! Its our dress up area and I love watching the kids in play when they get to pretend to be different characters. Its so sweet watching them play pretend and acting as the different characters!

"The More that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
the more places you'll go."
- Dr. Seuss

Outdoor Play & Field Trips

I have a fully fenced back yard with a variety of toys. There are gates to access the backyard and those are always locked from the inside for safety!

We have a large wooden play structure, outdoor chalkboard, large sandbox, water table, water toys, dirt table, ride on toys, soccer net, baseball machine, and SO much more!

We spend as much time as possible outside (weather permitting of course) and take advantage of the many nearby parks! We also have play dates with other day homes close by occasionally!

I plan field trips (sometimes with other day homes) and we’ve visited the local Fire Departments, Police Station, Zoo, pet stores, bowling alleys, Library, Village Square Leisure Center, the Aero Space Museum & many more fun and interesting places!!

Party Time

We love to celebrate! I host parties for all the major holidays and each child has a special celebration on their birthday, including a birthday cake!

We also love to learn about the butterfly life cycle! We have done this now several times over the years and this year is no exception!

We are on Facebook and Instagram!

I have a business page on both platforms. Don't worry, I never show the kids faces on those accounts - they're always blurred out!

I have a secret group on Facebook for the families of the children in my care. I use this group to share updates, menu's, field trips, photo's and other things about our day to day activities. I also use the Brightwheel app which I can send child specific notes to parents about our day.