Tanya's Big House News

Many of you may have read the annual article in the State Journal on Sunday regarding child care centers which received fines this last year.  As you may remember, we here at Tanya’s received a fine when one of our little 3-year olds was inadvertently left in the room as the rest of the group went down the hall to lunch.

We self-reported the incident to licensing, called mom and dad immediately and set about to talk with every family in our center.  The support from the parents of this child was overwhelming and made me extremely humbled!  You invest great trust in us each and every day and we never take that for granted.

For families who may have joined us since that time, if you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to call me, email me or stop in to see me.  We believe that trust is built on the combination of transparency, communication and relationship!  Thank you for being a part of my family at Tanya’s Big House 4 Kidz!

Love, Tanya

Another week is almost through and Valentine’s Day is on Sunday.  We have been making preparations for Valentine’s parties in all our classrooms here at the center.  I’m even in on all the fun! 

I just wanted to thank you again for all the wonderful input from the Parent Surveys.  We are very excited about some of the new things we are putting into place to help you know more about your child’s day while they are here with us.  Each classroom now has their own email address, which makes sending out newsletters, pictures, updates, classroom reminders, invitations and so on much easier.  Please make sure your child’s teachers have the email address to which you would like to receive this information.  Some of my staff are more adept at the technology already than some of the rest of us, but we are looking forward to making use of the “less paper” way of doing things!

Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day – Almost!

Here it is – another Thursday and the first week of February is almost gone!  It is so nice to have the weather warming up a bit so we can get the children outside again.  They love being outside even more than I do!  Snow just makes outdoor play even more of an adventure for them!

Thank all of you who have returned the Parent Survey forms!  Next week will be our staff meeting to discuss your input and the directions we should go with the program here at our center.  If you have not yet turned in your survey, feel free to put it in the box that is still on the sign in table.  Your insight and ideas mean a great deal to us!

Next week is also our Pennies for Patients week.  Each year we do a fund raiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  This fund raiser is near and dear to our heart as we have had a couple of children at the center who have had to deal with cancer in their young lives.  There are usually activities each day of the week.  Watch for more information or visit with Nicole in the infant room – she organizes this drive for me each year.

Next week on Wednesday, we have a group called the Jump Bunch coming to demonstrate their activities with our groups.  It looks like it will be great fun!  We are hoping to offer it as our mid-winter enrichment program.  Check them out on www.jumpbunch.com. 

Have a wonderful day!  See you all this evening!  Love, Tanya

Sometimes, I think, in the middle of the week – on those off days, like today – we should all take a moment and celebrate!  It’s not Friday or even Wednesday, but it is a day worth taking note of!  We have much to be grateful for, including the great nation we live in.  No matter what our political persuasion, no matter where we stand on current issues, this nation, established under God, is second to none in her might, her compassion and her willingness to stand for right.  While we may not always be perfect in our execution or our methods, the roots of freedom for all, equal opportunity for all and pursuit of happiness for all are still strong.

So, here’s to Thursdays!  A great day to celebrate!

Love, Tanya

Here we are at the beginning of a New Year and already a decade into the new millennium!  It seems like just yesterday we were putting up extra jugs of water and making sure there was food in the house and a way to keep warm, just in case the Y2K bug really did put things out of commission for a while!

Continue reading Welcome 2010!

Friday evening, the Performing Arts Center at the Verona High School rang with song, laughter and fun, mixed with a few tears, as the children performed their annual Christmas Program.  Once again the teachers at TBH orchestrated a show that touched the heartstrings of everyone in attendance!

Continue reading The Christmas Program

Our center was filled with the wonderful aroma of Thanksgiving Friday as we all celebrated the many things we have to be thankful for together.  Parents of our Jr. Kindergarten group joined us and all the groups ate together.  Little ones came with Pilgrim, Indian and turkey hats, the rooms were festively decorated and the center rang with the voices of family! Continue reading Thanksgiving Feast

Many thanks to all of you who worked so hard on our fundraiser! 

It was an amazing success!  We sold 230 loaves of bread and made over $1050.00 for the center! 

The bread is due to be delivered next Monday, November 23rd.  We will have it all ready to pick up that afternoon!

Continue reading Our Braided Bread Fundraiser

Friday, also known as sucker day at our center for every child receives a sucker day at the end of the day, has arrived!  Everyone I know looks forward to sucker day!  It is just a small gift at the end of a long week with no strings attached.  Accompanied by a hug and a high five, it reminds us what a blessing it is to be surrounded by those who love us and think we are awesome! 

So to all my wonderful families, happy sucker day!  And have a blessed weekend!  Love, Tanya

And a fun time was had by all!!

The day care was filled with wonderful acrobats, beautiful tight-rope walkers, friendly animals, the wonderful aroma of carnival popcorn and the sound of laughter as the children played a miriad of games!

The ringmaster was in rare form and all the teachers kept things hopping!

Watch for pictures of all the festivities!

Continue reading Under the Big Top!