What are the benefits of a Home Daycare?
A home daycare provider continues the parent’s role as caregiver, nurturer, comforter, and a child’s first teacher outside the home. A provider is not simply a babysitter. A babysitter typically comes into your home for a few hours and follows instructions given by the parent.
In a home daycare setting, I welcome both you and your child into my home. I thoughtfully plan meals, daily schedules, and lesson plans, and I organize engaging activities that support your child’s development. My role is to keep your child safe, nurtured, and learning in a warm, family-centered environment. I regularly attend training to further my education in child development and early childhood education, and I respect each family’s values and child-rearing practices. I am a professional, and you can rely on my experience and judgment.
By working together as a team, we can provide the very best care and foundation for your child.
Why choose Little Hands Home Daycare?
I understand that your children are the most important people in your life, and finding the right daycare at the right price is an important decision. My goal is to provide not only nurturing, dependable care but also a fun and engaging environment with meaningful learning woven into everyday activities.
Our daily schedule is designed to encourage growth, learning, play, and exploration. We do not spend our days watching television—instead, children are actively engaged in games, hands-on activities, and opportunities to learn something new each day.
I promote kindergarten readiness by offering a preschool program at no additional cost for children ages 3 and older. Children under age 3 learn primarily through play while building foundational skills such as recognizing colors, shapes, numbers, letters, and basic calendar concepts.
Children at Little Hands Home Daycare learn, play, and socialize in a 100% smoke-free home. We have a large indoor play area stocked with age-appropriate toys and a fenced backyard with playground equipment and plenty of space to run and explore when weather permits.
We do have a family pet—Bella, a friendly English Labrador. She is kept separate from daycare areas as much as possible to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for all children.
What do you provide?
Breakfast (e.g,. pancakes, waffles, cereal, English muffins…)
Morning snack (e.g,. goldfish, pretzels, chips, cheezits, pirate booty)
Lunch (one protein, one fruit and one vegetable)
Afternoon snack (e.g., animal crackers, graham crackers, muffins, veggie straws…)
Beverages (milk with meals and water throughout the day)
Individual space for personal belongings
Weekly themes and daily activities
Daily curriculum for ages 3 and up
Daily circle time, story time, art, music/movement, dramatic play, structured play, free play
What’s a typical day like?
Open- 8:15 Arrival/Free Play
8:15-8:30 Clean Up, Wash Hands, Potty Break
8:30-9:00 Breakfast/Clean Up
9:00-9:30 Music and Movement
9:30-10:00 Circle Time
10:00-10:15 AM Snack/Clean Up
10:15-10:30 Potty Break/Prepare for Outside Play
10:30-11:15 Outside Play
11:15-11:45 Arts/Crafts
11:45-12:00 Free Play
12:00-12:30 Lunch/Clean Up
12:30-12:45 Story Time
12:45-1:00 Potty Breaks
1:00-3:00 Nap Time/Rest Time
3:00-3:15 Wake Up/Potty Time
3:15-3:30 PM Snack/Clean Up
3:30-4:15 Outside Play
4:15-4:45 Small Group Activities/Manipulatives
4:45-5:00 Clean Up
Where we play and learn
Little Hands Home Dacare offers a warm welcoming home environment where children feel safe, valued, and encouraged to grow socially, emotionally and academically.
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