幼儿中心

• 哈德逊山谷的学生需要全职看护.
• Hudson Valley faculty and staff requesting full time care.
• 外部社区需要全职护理.

The center’s professionally trained staff consists of a director, 副主任, 项目助理, 22名全职教师和一名厨房助理.

工作人员由勤工俭学学生协助, student interns and service learners from the college’s Education, 护理和人类服务项目.

There are grant funds available to assist parents attending 哈德逊山谷社区学院 with tuition for their children. 学生s who do not meet eligibility for grants may receive a 25 percent discount on the Rensselaer County child care market rates.

A current copy of the tuition cost will be provided during your first visit to the center.

家长s are able to make online recurring payments through the 家长门户 of the center's Sandbox daycare management software.

Our program is designed toward meeting children's increasing physical, 知识, 以及社会能力. The goals are centered not just on content but on the process of learning. 孩子们需要知道:如何学习, 如何思考, 如何去爱, 如何沟通, 如何做决定, 如何组织, 如何创作, 以及如何评估.

The center provides opportunities to work alone and in groups; opportunities to select and choose, 交谈和倾听, to express feelings to teachers and to other children. 我们希望孩子们不仅是实干家，也是创始者, 帮助计划经历, to participate in activities which have open ended solutions and to participate in activities that are challenging, 但并不令人沮丧.

Children enrolled will be offered a variety of developmental activities designed to meet their individual needs. Activities designed to assist in physical development would include climbing apparatus, 平衡板, 三轮车, 音乐和舞蹈, 暴跌, playing with balls and bean bags as well as providing adequate health care, 营养教育和对安全的重视. Small motor development will be encouraged through the use of puzzles, 珠子, 剪刀, 蜡笔和铅笔, 钉板, 橡皮泥, 以及其他操控性玩具和游戏. Activities designed to assist in social-emotional development would include such things as dramatic play and puppetry, 故事时间, 通话时间, 锁玩, 水沙游戏, 音乐与动作, 创造性艺术.

Activities designed to assist in 知识 development would include b锁玩; table games which encourage sorting, 匹配, 分类, 做比较, 计数, 1 - 1对应, 命名, 描述, 记忆能力, 测序, 等. as well as activities which encourage language development, mathematics, science and art.

The environment and program are carefully planned to meet the needs of young children for play, 陪伴, 个人关注. 这个项目很灵活, 将儿童视为个体 and provides for development at their own pace. There is a dependable sequence of daily events and a clear orderliness to the arrangement of equipment and materials to provide stability so that children can gain confidence in their surroundings. Emphasis is put on developing a positive self image in each child to foster competence, 尊严, 独立感和自傲感.

Breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack are served. The center's meals meet all nutritional requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program sponsored by the New York State Department of Health.

The 维京儿童看护中心 has been designated by the NYS Child and Adult Care Food Program as a breastfeeding-friendly child care center.

The 维京儿童看护中心 at 哈德逊山谷社区学院 provides safe, 负担得起的 and high-quality child care for Hudson Valley students and the community. 维京儿童看护中心是由 学院学生会 of 哈德逊山谷社区学院, Inc.这是一家非营利性公司.

我们16000平方英尺的中心于2001年8月开业. We are located on Williams Road at the southeastern end of Hudson Valley's campus. The center's design was included in the 2002 American School and University Architectural Portfolio, which is touted as "the premier showcase for education design projects."

The center offers a cognitively-based program designed to meet each child's need for play, 陪伴和个人关注. 这个项目很灵活, 将儿童视为个体, and provides opportunities for children to develop at their own pace.

Our staff recognizes the importance of a positive self image for each child, 以及它在培养能力方面所起的作用, 尊严, 独立感和自傲感.

Above all our center staff recognizes that you are entrusting to our care your most precious gift, 你的孩子.

使命宣言
The mission of the 维京儿童看护中心 is to provide safe, 负担得起的, high quality child care for the students of 哈德逊山谷社区学院 and the community. IN doing so, we support families in their efforts to reach their goals.