Albany, NY area daycare childcare center. What's happening blog for parents to see the fun stuff we do at daycare!
We started the Father's Day weekend off right here at Club Fed! We had many families come in to celebrate with us. The children worked hard making gifts and treats for their fathers and the day was a fun time for all! Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there that do so much everyday!
Though we are still waiting for our chicks to hatch, we have begun to finish our life cycle unit at Club Fed. The children have learned much and had the opportunity to not only talk about life cycles but also watch them first hand. The caterpillars, then chrysalis, and finally the butterflies have been a part of our classroom for many weeks. It was finally time to release the butterflies back into their home environment, so the children helped the teachers with this. It was sad to see them go but fun to have been able to enjoy them and learn so much about them!
Pajama Day at Club Fed was a huge success! The children (and teachers) came in their best pajamas and had a silly and fun filled day wearing comfy slippers and dress.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” -Dr. Seuss
On Friday, Club Fed celebrated Crazy Hat Day as a part of our Arthur Study of Dr. Seuss. Every year the children bring in (and make) their hats! It is a fun day for all.
Last week marked the Chinese New Year, it is the year of the monkey. At Club Fed we made Chinese Lanterns and Dragons and learned about China and how they celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Happy Valentine's Day from our family at Club Fed to yours. We had our annual Friendship Celebration on Friday to show how much we love and care for our friends and families.
Cindy the dental hygienist and her helper, Rosie the Dog, came for a visit to Club Fed! Cindy is a dental hygienist from Albany Pediatric Dentistry and came to teach the children about the importance of brushing their teeth as a part of our Dental Hygiene Month. The children in Camps Laurel Oak and Mighty Redwood learned about what it is like to go for a visit to the dentist office, how to brush their teeth, and even got to practice on Rosie! Each child also received a toothbrush bag filled with educational goodies to bring home and continue their great dental hygiene work.
We have been working with many community based partners to get our new Family Reading Initiative off the ground! Thank you first to all who have been a part of this very important project. It takes many people to make a difference in the community and our Club Fed Family is doing just that! We have delivered our first two bookshelves (outside of Club Fed) that are now filled with gently used books that are free to families. They found homes at the City School District of Albany Committee on Preschool Special Education Office and at the City School District of Albany Central Registration Office. A huge thank you to the Glenville Day Habilitation group that made the beautiful bookshelves to house all of the books!
From December 4th to January 1st Club Fed has been learning about and celebrating traditions from all around the world. We have been exploring how different cultures celebrate family, togetherness, and giving thanks. The traditions we have learned about have been St. Nicholas Day, Hanukkah, St. Lucia Day, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and others in between! The children really enjoyed learning about the traditions other families and children take part in during this time of year!
It wouldn't be the Holidays if Santa didn't visit Club Fed! The children were so excited to see him and had fun as he handed out small goodie bags to all of the children. A special thank you to Pam and the team from HSI who not only made the goodie bags but also brought beautiful cupcakes for all the children at Club Fed - they were delicious! Thank you to all of the parents who attended, it was great fun!
Camps Mighty Redwood and Laurel Oak went on a field trip to the Arbor Hill Fire Station. There they learned about fire safety and got to see all of the equipment that the firefighters use when they work to keep us safe. Camp Mighty Redwood even made a book for them to say thank you for all of the work they do to keep our community safe. They saw the firetrucks, got to sit inside one and see what it was like, they practiced bandaging friends up, and they got to see the clothes and special equipment firefighters wear! It was a fun time had by all!
With our November curriculum beginning and having a large focus on Transportation, we had Otto the Auto come visit us at Club Fed to teach us about traffic and overall car safety. Otto the Auto is sponsored by AAA and it is a favorite annual event for the children. Thank you also to Mike Sweeney who is the voice of Otto and brings him back every year!
Happy Halloween from the children of Club Fed! The costumes this year were creepy, cute, and creative! All the children dressed up and said "Trick-Or-Treat!" in their best spooky voices around the building. Afterwards, parents and children joined us for a party with lots of treats to celebrate Halloween Thank you to all the parents and agencies that participated in and provided snacks and candy for the spook-tacular Halloween event this year! A special thank you to Pam, Nick, and the team from HSI who made beautiful cupcakes for all the children at Club Fed - they were delicious!
The children of Camp Mighty Redwood and Camp Laurel Oak went on a field trip to Sunnyside Gardens earlier this month. They had a blast pumpkin picking, riding the train, and seeing the butterflies! They also brought pumpkins back for the other classrooms at Club Fed who have all had a great time exploring the pumpkin. They have seen and felt what's inside, baked pumpkin seeds and had them for snack, painted with pumpkin tops, made Jack-O-Laterns, and even done science experiments with the pumpkins! It has been a month long fun learning unit!
This past Wednesday, Officer Perfetti came to Club Fed to talk to the children about Police Officers and all of the important work they do in the community. She supported our curriculum which we have been working on this month around Community Helpers. Camps Mighty Redwood and Laurel Oak even went out to see the police car!
Our Welcome Back Ice Cream Social was a huge success! Thank you to all of the parents and families from near and far that attended! Thank you also to the work of the Parents' Committee and to the folks from Ben and Jerry's on Lark Street for doing such a wonderful job! We enjoyed seeing so many of you at our first event of the year - we had a blast!
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM! The children enjoyed ice cream and ice popsicles during afternoon snack. It is a fun event we have every summer and a good way to cool off in the heat!
It's so cold!
The children worked hard this summer to put on a play for their families and friends. The costumes looked wonderful and all of the children did a wonderful job! It was a fun afternoon had by all.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Bumble Bee
All of our "Little Fishies" getting ready for their performance.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
How Do You Sleep?
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
Everyone take a bow!
As part of our summer activities, the children at Club Fed have daily swim lessons. The swim lessons take place at Lincoln Park Pool and are led by wonderful instructors from the American Red Cross. The children enjoy cooling off in the summer heat while playing and learning with their friends!
We wanted to let our families know that our bookshelf outside Club Fed has been restocked with new books! Thank you for your continued support with this initiative!
Victory Child Care, Inc. offers early educational learning environments for young children and their families. We provide educational programs and child care services to infants, toddlers, pre-school/pre-k, as well as school-age children - providing both after-care and summer programs. We are open Monday - Friday, from 7:30 to 5:30. Our daycare is located Albany, New York. Our Universal Pre-kindergarten (UPK) programs are located throughout Albany. Childcare. Daycare. Preschool. A home away from home. We now offer pre-school and pre-k programs at three locations within the Guilderland School District: at Altamont Elementary School, Pine Bush Elementary School and Farnsworth Middle School.
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