South Mountain YMCA - Child Care at YMCA

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Child Care at YMCA

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Questions to ask your Child Care, Pre-School or School-Age Provider:

Do you have identified staff to child ratios?
Do you have specific educational goals and guidelines for activites?
Does your staff meet specific educational qualifications and guidelines?
Do you do criminal background checks on ALL your staff and volunteers?
Do you meet State safety standards?
Are you State Licensed?

Answers: A center that can positively say YES has placed the well being of your children
at the top.

Ask the YMCA, all our answers are YES!

The South Mountain YMCA Child Care Center program is designed to meet the developmental needs of young children ages 6 weeks through Pre-School. We provide experiences that enhance and enrich each child's cognitive, language, social, emotional, physical and creative development. Within the center's daily schedule, each child has opportunities to create, to explore the environment, to develop problem solving and personal interaction skills and to develop concepts through experiences.

Children develop a positive self-concept through a balance of self-directed activities and teacher-assisted activities. Staff serve as positive role models and provide care that is supportive, nurturing, warm and responsive to each child's needs. Lesson plans and informational letters are shared with the parents weekly. This allows parents to become even more involved in their child's classroom experience. We operate under all licensing regulations set forth by New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services. In addition, we implement criteria from National Association for the Education of Young Child as well as guidelines developed by the YMCA of the USA. All sites are state licensed and exceed the state-mandated ratio of teacher to students.

We offer families:

•   flexible schedules and extended hours
•   a center that is closed only 6 major holidays
•   lower than state child/teacher ratios
•   indoor and outdoor play space
•   field trips and special center events
•   respect for cultural diversity
•   consistent communication

The following forms/documents are required for registration:

1) Registration Form
2) Child Care Enrollment & Payment Agreement
3) Universal Health Care Form
4) Child Care Expulsion Policy
5) Walking Slip & Photo Permission
6) Credit Card Auto Draft Form
The following two documents are important guidelines and reference information.
- A Parent's Guide to YMCA's Child Care
- Dept of Child & Family's - Information for Parent's