Quality Child Care

Enrollment is Open

We invite you to tour our Child Care and meet our teachers as you consider the best care for your child. Leana Parker is our Child Care Director and will answer any questions.

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The Farmington Family YMCA offers quality, affordable child care for ages 6 Weeks to 5 Years (Pre-K). It is part of the YMCA's non profit, charitable mission to provide programs that encourage healthy development for children. Our child care program brings together a unique combination of resources to ensure that your child gains the skills and knowledge to successfully begin kindergarten.

At YMCA Child Care, your child will be active and engaged with highly trained teachers who understand the importance of quality, guided play in every child's development.

Please click the links below for a detailed description of our program.

Our Mission-Driven Approach to Child Care

Providing quality, affordable care for your children is not just a business to us. It is our mission - a vital part of our committment to the community. It is an approach that includes unique programs to make sure kids stay motivated intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically. We strive to deliver the program in a safe and positive YMCA environment. The YMCA is driven by community need, guided by community volunteers and open to all. Subject to available resources, no person is denied participation in a YMCA program solely due to financial inability to pay the fee. The YMCA is a United Way affiliated agency.

Philosophy

Our Early Childhood Center recognizes that play is children's work, and that providing a rich environment where creative play promotes cognitive, emotional, physical and social development is critical to your child's health. Our program is language rich, with emphasis on offering the children pre-reading and pre-writing experiences that will spark a life long love of language. Our staff is trained in the Search Institute's 40 developmental asset program, and we have monthly activities that promote these assets, which include self esteem, self empowerment, and character activities that reflect the YMCA emphasis on honesty, caring, responsibility and respect.

Programs and Activities

The activities and atmosphere of the program aim to meet the developmental, physical, emotional and social needs of the children. Our approach is designed to create a wide range of learning opportunities. Each YMCA Child Care Teacher develops lesson plans to meet the particular needs of the children in their classroom. The program includes all of the following:

  • Group Time: Children sit in a circle or group with the lead teacher. Calendar, weather and theme topics are discussed along with books and songs.
  • Center Time: Teacher directed activities that include language, science, math, big and small muscle movement, and arts and crafts.
  • Morning and Afternoon Snack: The YMCA will provide your child with a healthy morning and afternoon snack. Milk and water offered with every meal.
  • Swimming: Children enrolled in preschool, beginning at age three and potty trained will have a twice-a-week swimming experience in our warm water pool.
  • Recess: We have a private playground for toddlers, and a separate playground for the older children. Outside play is critical to good health, and kids will spend time outdoors as long as temperature and weather permits.

Quality Staff

Every YMCA Child Care Classroom is led by at least one state licensed Child Care Teacher. All YMCA staff must complete a background check before working in the program. Our staff members are experienced and caring, trained in child care program, First Aid and CPR. Each potential YMCA employee receives risk management training before beginning any type of employment at the YMCA, and staff are required to take 12 hours of child care training every year.

Student Teacher Ratio

Our child care program is committed to ideal teacher-child ratios to ensure safety and quality learning opportunities. This allows for a great deal of focused attention on each child.

  • Infant/Toddler Room: 1 adult to 4 children
  • Imagination Station I: 1 adult to 4 children
  • Exploration Station: 1 adult to 10 children

Child Care Rooms and Ages:

Ages Served: 6 Weeks to 5 Years (Pre-K)

  • Infant/Toddler Room: 6 weeks to 22 months
  • Imagination Station I: 22 months to 3 1/2 years old
  • Exploration Station: 3 1/2 years and potty trained to 5 years old (Pre-K)

Broad Support for Families

We can be a valuable family resource, providing support and relationship building opportunities for your family. In addition to the daily care of your child, the YMCA provides the following resources to develop the Parent Relationship and encourage parent involvement in our Child Care Program:

  • Parent Teacher Organization: Our PTO presents opportunites for parents to be involved in activities in the child care setting, share input about the the program and learn from one another. Parents meet one another and build relationships that can be invaluable as a family resource.
  • Family Events: Several events are offered during the year, including parent education nights, picnics, pot luck dinners and "Family Fun Nights."
  • Parents Night Out:The second Saturday of the month is our Fun Night for kids at the YMCA, where families with children 6 weeks to 5 years can come and play with our child care staff in the evening. The kids can watch movies, do art projects and play games while parents have a fun evening for themselves.

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