Welcome to Nanny Judy's

Welcome to Nanny Judy's. A Place to Communicate with the Families in my Care.

I believe quality childcare makes a difference in the lives of children and their families. I hope to be a good support for working parents. Working in partnership with parents ensures that the needs of the family are met and promotes a sound foundation for children.

There are so many benefits to children being cared for at home. Home is warm and secure; the ideal setting for children to learn and grow. I strive to provide a nurturing and encouraging environment, with age appropriate activities and opportunities to explore. Each child will be cared for according to their individual needs. I believe children who are loved and cared for will in turn learn to love and care for others.

About Me

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I am a Licensed Early Childhood Educator and Professional Ballet Teacher. Over the past 20 years I have taught preschool,daycare, managed my own LNR Family Daycare, and worked in private homes as a Nanny. My newest adventure is opening a Licensed In-Home Multi-Age Childcare. I have now opened Judy's Little Gems. Having a Licensed Childcare Facility in my home is so rewarding. Each day is brand new and exciting for both myself and the children! The word Nanny is very special to me. My British grandmother asked her grandchildren to call her Nanny. I hope to build great memories and relationships with children and families in my role as Nanny; just as my grandmother did.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Summer weather is finally here!!

The weather has been amazing, and we are loving it!! I am super excited to say it's bathing suit weather....and we will be doing lots of water play. :D  Make sure to send your child with a swim suit, towel and a hat! Thanks everyone for putting sunscreen on your child in the mornings so that we can head out to the backyard first thing in the morning. :)

Some fun themes we are enjoying this month are: Fairy tales and Nursery Rhymes, Dinosaurs, Pets,and Prince and Princesses.   We have also been enjoying some fun classes.  Last week Katarina came by to do some Musical Theatre with our kids and I did some ballet classes as well.  This week we have been having fun with soccer.  I am in the process of organizing some music classes for August. :)  New this month in our learning themes is the introduction of some french words.  We have been counting to ten, singing our clean up song and learning a few meaningful words in french.  So far in our Letterland book we have done the sounds: ch ph, sh, th, wh, aw, ew, ow, wr, and ar..  We have been working on recognizing our written names and have started writing them this month.  We will be adding our phone numbers to the back of our name cards this month.
             Big news:  Our bean plants that we grew from tiny seeds have beans!!

Happy Birthday to K who turned 3 last month and to E who just turned 1.  :)

Welcome to the new families that have joined us this summer, it is so great to have the pleasure of getting to know you and your little ones.  Thank you so much to all of  my daycare families for being such a bright and happy part of my life.   You are my sunshine!!