"Where Every Shining Star
Is Appreciated!"
We will greet your child every morning in the foyer. We find out all about their evening at home, find out how they are doing that morning. Then we bring them in to the bathroom and wash their hands. After hand washing they get to go to the playroom where they can have free time playing in one of the many stations provided to them. This is when we learn how to share and interact with other children. Its a great time to use our motor skills and cognitive measures. We also provide games, puzzles and coloring activities during this time as well.
Before breakfast we always have the children line up and wash their hands before going to the kitchen. Little ones we wash their hands for them. Here they always get a healthy nutritious breakfast. We participate in the CACFP program which follows the USDA Food Guidelines. For breakfast the children are always offered: A bread component or eggs, fruit and milk to drink. A typical breakfast could be pancakes, strawberries and milk.
After breakfast they will wash their hands again, then go into the playroom, this is when we will work with puzzles, Magnatiles, and counting math manipulatives.
During this time your child will learn the importance of clean up and organization. We have taken little bins and added pictures to each individual bin. For example: Matchbox cars go in the bin with the pictures of matchbox cars on it. Barbies in the barbie bin and so on. This helps the children with learning site recognition and organization.
During this time the children sit in a circle on our circle time rug. They have to sit on a letter or a number depending on what Annie/Barry picks for that day. (This helps them determine the differences between letters and numbers), We then proceed to read them the book of the day. (Sometimes we have to read it a couple times for them if they really like it), after the book they will wash their hands and then we proceed to the kitchen for our Healthy Nutritional Snack. USDA Guidelines require 2 components Whether its from the protein, bread, vegetable, fruit or milk lists. Typical snack would be baby carrots, ranch dressing and milk. After snack the children then go and wash their hands.
During this time we take the children younger than 2 years old into the playroom with Barry to do creative play. He will grab the large cardboard blocks for building with them, or a jungle gym for them to climb on, balance beams and so on for them to work on their larger motor skills. Meanwhile in the kitchen the older toddlers come back from washing their hands and Annie works with them on the preschool program. We first work on the calendar and weather, then we will discuss the book of the day. Reread it if necessary and work on a craft that goes along with the book. Then that's when we concentrate on the letter, color, shape and number of the week. For example: Monday we will do the letter, Tuesday the number, Wednesday the color, Thursday the shape and Friday is always review from previous weeks. We also do cooking, science and math projects during this time. Our preschool program is an additional $14.00 per month due with the first tuition payment for that month.
Yay we just love outdoor time. Going outside on a daily basis is so good for their growth and development. We find going outside on a daily basis helps with colds and keeping children healthy. Its also a great way to work on their larger motor skills. We have relays, we kick balls, throw frisbees, and they also have the playset area out there that has little houses, ride on toys and climbers. We follow the OCFS guidelines for healthy weather conditions, so if the weather isn't cooperating then we will stay inside and do puzzles and games that we save specifically for those occasions.
After playing outside the children come into the house remove their shoes and coats and line up at the bathroom for clean hands. Then they will go into the kitchen and while we are preparing our lunch the children work on ditto sheets that go along with our preschool curriculum. We find that even the little ones that are too young for the preschool curriculum love to color and learn how to use crayons. Then we have lunch: USDA Guidelines require us to offer a Protein, grain, vegetable, fruit and milk. Typical Lunch is Pasta with meat sauce, green beans, apple slices and milk
After lunch each child is excused from the tables one at a time. They then go potty and wash their hands. Infants are brought into the baby sleeping area where they sleep in cribs and we use a baby monitor in that room, leave the door open and they are checked on every 15 minutes. Toddlers sleep in the Playroom on cots with a sheet, pillow and blanket. They are 100% supervised by either Annie or Barry. Toddlers that do not nap are able to go into the kitchen and work on projects, games, puzzles and art work.
After waking up from naps the toddlers make up their beds for storage, infants are diaper changed. The children all wash their hands in the bathroom one at a time. Then we go into the kitchen for Pm Snack. USDA guidelines require 2 of the components. A protein, bread, vegetable, fruit or milk. A typical snack would be yogurt and milk or cheese, crackers and water.
Children wash their hands from snack. Then we have free time at one of the stations. Around 4:30 we ask the children to start cleaning up. We call it 10 second tidy time. They run around for 10 seconds to clean up. Then they get their shoes and coats on and wait for parents to arrive.
Our goal at Annie’s Playcare is to prepare children for the next stage of their lives through the development of motor abilities, thinking skills and healthy interactions with their peers. Young children who go to Annie’s Playcare get the tools and support they need for their healthy development. All activities are carefully designed to adequately nurture the emotional, intellectual and physical growth of our kids. Through stimulating situations and hands-on learning opportunities, children are free to develop into bright young minds.
Over time, we’ve designed and adapted programs to meet the high standards of today’s world of education. By providing a supportive environment, we make sure each child receives exactly what they need.We believe that children thrive in an environment which values their own uniqueness, while providing support and opportunities to grow emotionally, socially and creatively. By building on each child’s strengths, interests and curiosities, we guide each child to explore the world around them as well as develop new abilities and form close relationships.
We are a smoke free, ECO Healthy facility. We offer a clean, safe environment. We are NYS Licensed which means we have regulations and guidelines that we need to follow in order to maintain that license and we are Violation Free! All household members are back ground checked and fingerprinted. We are CPR/First Aide Certified. Most importantly we can offer you a Worry Free Workday!
Dates highlighted in yellow are paid holiday and personal days.
Provider/Owner
My name is Annie Benedict. I started Annie's Playcare January of 1991. I started out watching neighbors children, and by word of mouth my daycare has become what it is today. My goal is to provide for the needs of all children, regardless of developmental ability or need, and to get children off to a good start when it comes to their education and future endeavors. I have raised 2 beautiful children. My daughter was born in 1990 and my son in 1994. Both have become very successful adults and have made their mom and dad very proud.
Assistant
Barry has worked for Annie's Playcare since February of 2012. Barry previously worked as a dock worker for 18 years. His place of employment was consolidating his department in an already established department and were finding him things to do. At the same time Annie's Playcares previous assistant was going to open her own daycare. Barry decided to leave his place of employment after 18 years and come work with Annie's Playcare. It was the best decision we ever made. All the children and families love him. Barry has been a perfect asset to Annie's Playcare. Barry brings to Playcare a lot of knowledge and loves to cook with the children, in fact He does all the cooking for Playcare. Barry has a real knack with children. No matter where we go children seem to flock around him.
Part Time assistant
Bethany has her degrees in early childhood education. She has a sweet loving disposition that the children love and enjoy. Bethany helps with the planning and creating of the preschool as well as works in the toddler and infant areas. She has been with Playcare since 2021. Bethany currently works Monday, Wednesday and Fridays 7:30-12:30. When Bethany comes through the door to start her shift, she brightens up the facility.
Part Time Assistant
Darlene Ardila holds the position of Assistant, where she excels in administrative support, task organization, and contributing to the team's success. Her attention to detail and proactive approach makes her a valuable asset to the team. She has her undergrad in Web and Mobile Computing and is currently pursuing her master's in professional studies. Darlene works every day of the week until 12:30. She has been named the baby hogger because of her eagerness to hold them and care for them. She loves all the children and has been working since the end of August.
Clean Up Crew
RIP 9/8/22. She lived to be 18 years and will always be remembered as we all miss her terribly!! Ryely was in daycare since she was born in 2004. Ryely was a black lab/border collie mix. She went for some very extensive puppy training and it had paid off, we couldn't ask for a better dog. Ryely had grown up in the daycare. She was always there to welcome you in the morning. The children can crawl all over Ryely and pull her tail and ears and she handled it like a champ. She was very proud of her job position here at Playcare. She waited very patiently in the playroom for the children to finish eating. After meals Ryely would go in and performed her clean up duty on the floor. Those children left behind many treats for Ryely. Must be why she loved the children so much. She was always up to date on her vaccines and also had her dog license.
Chaos Coordinator
Holly was born 7/29/2022. She has made a great asset to Playcare. The children chase her all around the yard and get their work outs together. She loves the special treats the children leave behind after each meal. Holly is a black lab. She is up to date on all her vaccines and is also licensed with the town. As she grows she will become the children’s best friend. Welcome to Playcare Holly.
Annies Playcare is accepting 1 new enrollment starting in January 2025 for a child age 2-4 years old.
If you are looking for anything other than our current opening then we can add you to our waiting list by sending us your contact information.
If you would be interested in enrolling for our future opening then please leave us your contact information and we will get back to you within 1 business day. Thank you. If you see an available enrollment then that means it is still available, I remove the enrollments when the position is filled.
ANNIE’S PLAYCARE
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