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Camp Congress
Philosophy
LCC philosophy is to promote a whole-child concept of development by meeting all the domains of a child’s early learning and development.
- Health and Physical Development
- Social and Emotional Development
- Language Development and Communication
- Approaches to Learning
- Cognition and General Knowledge
Some characteristics we believe to be important for teachers to help children acquire within group settings are:
- Building strong, caring relationships with families
- Developing self-awareness, confidence and feelings of self-worth
- Developing interpersonal relationships
General Guidance Philosophy
Our center will use positive guidance techniques such as modeling and encouraging expected behavior, redirection and setting clear goals.
Our goal is to guide children into becoming happy, responsible and cooperative participants through positive teaching techniques. In the event that behavior requires discipline:
- Teacher action will not damage the child’s self-image.
- Teacher action will help children learn self-control, choose alternatives, identify feelings, and develop an understanding and respect of feelings for other. Teachers will communicate regularly with families regarding behavior concerns.
- Staff will work as a team with the child and parents to solve problems related to behavior.
- Additional information can be found in the Little Camp Congress Child Care Policy Handbook, which is available for review at the child care center.
CHILD CARE OBJECTIVES
Little Camp Congress child care objectives are:
- To create a comfortable environment that allows each child to develop self confidence, self awareness and a positive self image.
- To create an opportunity for positive social interaction, and to help foster an awareness of personal potential.
- To provide a program that allow for the individual uniqueness of each child by planning a wide variety of experiences.
- To establish an atmosphere of stability, safety and trust
- To provide a program that stimulates each child’s natural creativity, curiosity and eagerness to learn which will create a foundation for a lifetime of learning.
- To foster an atmosphere of openness and to encourage parent participation and input for the benefit of each participant
- To continually strive to improve and refine the program by providing creative and comprehensive child care services.
- To establish an environment that promotes early literacy skills.
Admission
Families must complete the required paperwork and submit to the Program Director/Assistant before a child can be enrolled.
The following must be completed:
Congress Early Childhood Center Fees
Hours are from 6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily. A $1.00 per minute late fee will be charged for every minute after 6:00 p.m.
Weekly payments are to be paid in advance on Friday. There is a $30.00 fee for returned checks and a $5.00 late fee per day for late payments. Children are to be picked up no later than 6:00 p.m. A $1.00 per minute late fee will be charged for every minute after 6:00 p.m. Nutritious snacks are provided for children in the morning and afternoon. Parents must provide food/beverages for children that require special diets.
Congress Early Childhood Center accepts W-2 childcare reimbursement. For W2 authorization, parents must contact their caseworker, go to the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families regional offices or visit http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/w2/ for more information.
Fees include:
- Two-year-old Program: $150.00 weekly
- K3/Head Start WrapAround: $125.00 weekly
- K4 – Grade 5 Childcare: $45.00 weekly
- Before-school Childcare only: $15.00 weekly
- Intercession Fee: $20.00 daily
For more information on the Early Childhood Center, please contact the Congress school office at (414) 616-5300
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