Child Care Information - KinderCare Learning Center at UK
Welcome to the University of Kentucky KinderCare!
Childhood is a unique time of discovery and wonder - a time of growing curiosity and boundless imagination. It’s the time of life when children's experiences create the foundation upon which their future learning is built. At the University of Kentucky KinderCare, we celebrate these early years with child development programs that promote academic and social readiness.
The University of Kentucky recognizes the importance of balancing work and family. That’s why UK has partnered with KinderCare, part of the Knowledge Learning Corporation family of schools, to offer child care on campus. In addition, University of Kentucky provides significant discounts to UK employees for KinderCare’s high-quality child care programs. That way you can work each day with the peace of mind knowing your child is safe and secure.
Here’s what you can expect to find at the University of Kentucky KinderCare:
- Programs designed for every age in a safe, nurturing, and fun environment
- Caring, experienced instructors who offer personalized attention and support
- Environment that infuses play with rich learning experiences and builds self-confidence, social skills and academic readiness
Knowledge Learning Corporation (KLC) specializes in the operation of high-quality child development centers based on the accreditation standards set by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The NAEYC standards are the highest in the nation for early childhood programs. KLC has established child development centers for companies named to Working Mother Magazine’s list of “Top 100 Companies for Working Women,” along with other companies and agencies that are on the cutting edge of work/life initiatives.
To learn more about classroom availability and weekly and backup care tuition rates, please contact Brandy Southard, Center Director, or stop by for a personal tour!
University of Kentucky KinderCare
575 Woodland Avenue, Lexington, KY 40508
Brandy Southard, Center Director
Tel: 859-255-3444
Email: bsouthard@klcorp.com
Teacher to Child Ratio:
At the University of Kentucky KinderCare you will find the following teacher to child ratios:
1:4 – Infants
1:5 – Toddlers
1:8 – Twos
1:10 – Threes
1:12 – Fours
1:14 – Prekindergarten
1:15 – Schoolage
Age Categories for Classes:
The University of Kentucky KinderCare welcomes infants (6 weeks) to school-age children (up to 12 years of age).
Learning Programs for Each Class:
Your child changes every day. That is why KinderCare teachers and staff provide daily updates on your child's development. Each afternoon, we will let you know about the fun learning experiences your child is enjoying. This includes your child's activities, developmental changes and, of course, milestones - big and small.
To learn more about our educational programs designed for our Infant, Toddlers, Twos, Preschool, Prekindergarten, and Kindergarten classrooms please visit the KinderCare website at http://www.kindercare.com/programs/
Security Measures:
KinderCare is committed to reducing the risk of injury to children, and maintaining the health, security and safety of the children in our care. Creating a safe and secure environment is a priority and is accomplished by having highly trained staff and management who are aware of the important risk factors inherent in operating a child development center as well as the methods of preventing injuries to children. The center has controlled access and our classrooms are designed for easy visual observation of activities by staff or parents. Strict rules are in place to prevent vendors, chaperones or other authorized visitors from gaining unsupervised access to the children. All classrooms’ exterior doors are secured with external locks.
We perform a background check on all teachers according to state regulations - KinderCare has the most rigorous reference check process in the child care industry . Several states require mandatory fingerprinting prior to employment as well. We hire teachers who meet these state requirements in educational standards and background and reference examinations.
Visiting Opportunities:
At the University of Kentucky KinderCare, we have an open door policy and encourage you to visit your child throughout the day - as often as you'd like. After all, University of Kentucky and KinderCare partnered so that you can feel comfortable knowing your child is nearby while you work. We believe in keeping communication open with parents and encourage all of our parents to participate in their child’s program, so that we can work together to create an ideal learning environment. We know that parent involvement and ongoing communication are key components of a successful center.
Parental Involvement/Conferences:
Our educational programs work best when teachers and parents work together. Parents know and understand their children’s interests, fears, joys, and patterns. This knowledge makes parents central to their children’s learning process and a valuable resource for their children’s teachers.
Open communication between parents and teachers is essential. At University of Kentucky KinderCare, we believe that open dialogue with parents during drop- off and pick-up times is the main avenue of communicating each child’s developmental strides. There are also more formal communication tools such as daily updates, newsletters and activities, curriculum postings, and parent teacher conferences. In addition, the center keeps parents up to date with parent handbooks and information displays.
The University of Kentucky KinderCare has a Parent Forum that meets monthly at the center to listen to guest speakers on topics that are important to parents. The Parent Forum is a volunteer group made up of University of Kentucky KinderCare parents.
Illness/Accident Procedures and Information:
Illness : Preventing the spread of infectious illness is an important and necessary component of quality child care. For this reason, the University of Kentucky KinderCare takes a proactive role in maintaining the children's health and well-being. The most effective measures for reducing the spread of disease in the center are (1) using proper sanitary procedures (e.g., handwashing, sanitizing and disinfecting of toys), (2) consistent implementation of the exclusion policy limiting the opportunity for children to spread diseases to each other and the staff, and (3) not allowing staff who display signs of illness to care for the children.
If a child in the center has a communicable disease, the Center Director will post signs to notify parents, send home pamphlets describing the illness, contact his/her regional director, and follow all applicable state and local regulations regarding notification.
Accidents: The University of Kentucky KinderCare is committed to managing and controlling risk, but children do occasionally have accidents. Knowledge Learning Corporation has developed training materials, policies and procedures that are designed to promptly and efficiently respond to such incidents. Parents are notified of any serious injury by phone and Incident/Accident Reports are filled out as written parent notification for any incident which occurs at the center. All staff members are trained in CPR and First Aid preparing them to calmly handle any emergency situation that may arise in the center.
Children with Disabilities:
The University of Kentucky KinderCare welcomes all children from 6 weeks through 12 years of age. Our practice is to accept children in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), its implementing regulations, and any other applicable federal, state, or local laws pertaining to the provision of services to persons with disabilities. We review each child’s situation on a case-by-case basis to determine how the child’s needs can be met within the KinderCare setting. Reasonable accommodations will be made to make services available to those with disabilities.
Accreditation Information:
In the child care industry, only eight percent of all centers are NAEYC-accredited. With almost 900 centers accredited, KLC has more NAEYC accredited centers than other private providers have centers. More than two-thirds of our employer sponsored centers have achieved accreditation, including the University of Kentucky KinderCare center.
High-quality child development centers like the University of Kentucky KinderCare base their programs on the accreditation standards set by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The NAEYC standards are the highest in the nation for early childhood programs. To learn more about the NAEYC accreditation standards, please visit the NAEYC website.
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