Now Enrolling for 2025-2026 Tiny Tots Program!

The Tiny Tots program runs throughout the 2025–2026 academic school year and is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

We are currently enrolling children ages 18 months+. This program offers a safe, nurturing, and home-like environment where your child will feel like part of a family. With a small group size, each child receives plenty of one-on-one attention, encouragement, and opportunities to grow socially, emotionally, and academically.

Our days are structured yet flexible, with a healthy balance of learning, play, and rest. We follow monthly themes—such as seasons, animals, community helpers, and colors—that guide our activities and lessons. Each theme includes age-appropriate crafts, sensory play, music and movement, outdoor exploration, story time, and early learning in areas like letters, numbers, and fine motor skills.

You’ll always be in the loop with what your child is learning and doing. Through our private Tiny Tots app, families receive regular updates, daily photos and videos, and reminders about upcoming events or special activities.

Whether it’s painting with pinecones, dancing to silly songs, or building friendships, every day at Tiny Tots is filled with creativity, connection, and joyful learning.

Tiny Tots Program Handbook

Opening Day: August 28, 2024

Closing Day: June 5, 2025

Hours: 8 a.m- 5:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday)

Daily Schedule:

8-9 am: Breakfast/ Circle Time

After everyone arrives I will give them some time to eat breakfast and get acclimated for the day. Then we will gather together to read books and sing songs

9-11:30 am: AM activities

This will look different every day but it will largely be spent outside exploring, crafting and playing

11:30-12:30 Lunch and Learning

We will spend time working on letters, numbers and more! After that we will have lunch together.

12:30-2 Naptime

2-3 Afternoon snack/ Mindfulness meeting

We will gather together to enjoy a snack while doing anything from reading books about big feelings, learn breathing exercises, following along to cosmic yoga on youtube and more!

3-4 Afternoon Activities

4-4:15 Clean up Time

At this time we will all work together to clean up our space while enjoying our favorite music! Every day, each child will draw a stick or spin a wheel to receive their job assignment. This is a good time for kids to feel a sense of responsibility and practice working together.

4:15-5 Outdoor free play and parent pick-up

*This schedule is subject to change. Each group of children is unique and therefore different routines develop as I learn what works best for them

Illness Policy

Parents are required to keep a child home when she/he is ill. Illness is defined as the following:

A child is running a fever of 100 degrees or higher. The child will be welcomed

back to daycare after the child has a normal temperature (98.6) for a minimum of 24 hours.

A child has a highly contagious condition (ex. pink eye, strep throat, lice, flu, covid etc.). This is to minimize the spread of the condition to other children in care. The child will be welcomed back to daycare when symptoms have been gone for 24 hours or have a doctor’s note stating they may return to daycare.

All of the above illnesses have different symptoms, treatment, and time frames to return to daycare. Children must be diagnosed by a doctor and have a note signed by a doctor to return to daycare. I will make the final decision on these matters.

Medicine Given

A written permission form will need to be filled out for all medications, prescriptions, and non-

prescription drugs that are given to the child with the amount of the dosage required and the time/frequency required. All medication shall be in the original container and clearly

labeled with your child’s name on it. Prescription medications need to have the pharmacy label indicating the physician’s name, child’s name, instructions, and shall be given in accordance with those instructions as required by state law.

Discipline

There are many positive ways to handle behavior problems that involve being firm and consistent, without causing children to feel shame or humiliation. The following techniques will be used to handle inappropriate behavior.

Give a gentle reminder of the rules
Redirection from the situation
Verbal warning
Ask the chid to remove his or herself from the situation. I will provide a quiet space for children to relax and offer emotional support as needed. I will adhere to discipline policies outlined in the Michigan Licensing Rules for Family Daycare Homes.