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Hours of Operation
We are open from 7:30 am to
6:00 pm, Monday through
Friday! Email us or phone 379-1829 to arrange a tour of our center! 
About
Our Center's Programs: 
CDCC provides a curriculum that encourages children to be actively
involved in the learning process. Children experience a variety of developmentally appropriate activities through
use of various materials and activities. Each child is encouraged to pursue
his/her own
interests in the context of life in the community and the world. Curriculum focuses on
the physical, social, cognitive and emotional development of each individual child
and the building of every child's self-esteem and acceptance of peers through
social interaction.
Goals
for Our Children:
· To
provide a safe, healthy and
developmentally appropriate learning environment.· To
provide a balance of opportunities and
activities that stimulates and encourages each child to play, explore, create,
learn and problem-solve.· To
promote a feeling of personal well
being and independence through awareness, acceptance, expression of emotions,
coping skills and nurturing a positive self-concept.· To
promote positive social interactions
and communication skills with peers and adults through the use of verbal and
non-verbal language to share ideas, feelings and scenarios through stories and
dramatic play.· To
help children develop an awareness and
acceptance of the differences in people.· To
foster gross and fine motor skills.· To
foster a refreshment of strength and
spirits after a structured day or activity.· To
develop and foster positive and
productive safety and health habits.· To
support and have open communication with the child’s home and school.
Classroom
Management
The
staff facilitate a warm, nurturing environment for the child and provide
guidance to teaching assistants. All staff receive in-service training
to ensure the best possible care and sensitivity to each child’s needs. With
our philosophy of promoting and building positive self-esteem, our childcare
programs create and encourage children to feel good about themselves.
Discipline
Policy
Discipline
means to guide or to teach. There can be no freedom without discipline- children
need limits. Guidance at CDCC is love-oriented, not power-oriented. Discipline
helps the child develop the internal controls to behave appropriately.
Therefore, the staff use positive behavior management techniques to help
children understand expectations for behavior. They anticipate possible conflict
situations and, when necessary, intervene in a timely manner to prevent problems
from occurring or escalating. Staff create an environment that encourages
positive behavior by:
 Defining
the classroom areas
Planning a safe, comfortable and developmentally appropriate program
Establishing clear rules and reasonable limits that protect the child’s safety
and
welfare, the rights of others and our environments
Using
positive language to explain desired behavior, avoiding words “don’t”
or “no”
Speaking
in soft conversational voices
Bending
down to the child’s eye level when speaking
Avoiding
calling across the room
Providing
clear and positive suggestions, choices and redirection when necessary
Helping
children anticipate transition to the next routine
Encouraging
verbalization, problem-solving, self-help skills and independence
Acknowledging
emotions, feelings and appropriate example with our own behaviorTeachers
circulate throughout the classroom and outdoor play areas, placing
themselves to see the entire area at a glance and use humor, imagination,
redirection and consistency to assist the children in developing self-control.
We never use corporal punishment; control;
isolate; humiliate; or withhold food or sleep as a punishment. Emphasis is
placed on teaching alternative behaviors and giving each child situations to
practice positive behaviors in order to establish new, acceptable habits.
Staff may utilize a “cooling off” time-out when a child is in danger of
hurting him/herself or others. This brief period is intended as a time for the
child to regain his/her self-control in order to better communicate and listen
to the needs of all involved.
 USDA/CACFP
Nutrition Requirements
Canton Day
Care Center meets USDA standards for a healthy and balanced diet, and is a
member of The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), the United States Department of
Agricultural (USDA) program that provides reimbursement for serving nutritious meals to
children that are in child care settings. USDA
requirements for food/drink portions vary depending on the age of the child. Our
qualified Kitchen Manager is informed of, and meets all USDA/CACFP requirements. Full menus are posted in the main entranceway.
Meal
Schedule
Breakfast 8:45 – 9:15
Lunch 11:15 - 12:15
PM
Snack 3:00
Family
Style Meals
Children are
provided with all meals and snacks in a family-style environment for a relaxed
social experience. The staff encourage children to utilize self-help skills to
gain independence, and model appropriate mealtime manners and habits. The children
are served a portion of all the foods being offered and
encourage to try a “no thank you bite” of all foods. Children are never
required to eat foods that they are not comfortable eating, and food is
never used as a reward or punishment.
Age
Grouping
New York State staff/child ratios are
as follows:
Age of Child Minimum required staff per number of children
6 weeks to 18 mths
1 staff for every 4 children
18 months to 3 years
1 staff for every 5 children
3 years to 4 years
1 staff for every 7 children*
4 years to 5 years
1 staff for every 7 or 8 children*
5 years to 12 years
1 staff for every 9 or 10 children*
*Dependent upon the size of the total group
FOR MORE INFO OR TO REGISTER FOR
ANY OF OUR CHILD CARE PROGRAMS PLEASE CALL US AT 315-379-1829, OR SEND US AN
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