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Welcome to Young Leaders Learning Center!
“OUR GOAL IS TO BE A SUPPORTIVE EXTENSION OF THE FAMILIES WE SERVE.”
Welcome to Young Leaders Learning Center, we want to thank you for valuing us enough to fulfill your childcare needs for your most precious gifts, your children. Our owner and administrator has been in the educational field for 15 years and saw a quality educational need for all children 6 weeks to 12 years of age therefore developing the curriculum and philosophies to pursue closing the literacy gap in our area. Our handbook contains information regarding our Center and programs. It is very important that you read the entire handbook and keep it handy as long as your child is enrolled in our center. It will answer many of the questions you have about Young Leaders Learning Center. We are happy to have you and your family join us.
Our Goals
The programs and policies of Young Leaders Learning Center have been designed to accomplish the following objectives:
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To provide an emotionally supportive and nurturing environment for all children in our care.
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To provide a learning rich environment where each child’s learning is fostered through carefully selected literacy, math, science, social studies and social and emotional activities.
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To help each child reach maximum self-expression in the areas of intellect, creativity, self-esteem, and self-reliance.
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To provide an anti-bias, culturally relevant environment for each child that reflects a respect for individual and cultural differences.
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To create a positive and mutually supportive working relationship with the families of the children in our care.
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To encourage and promote a self-directed staff who work well together as a team.
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To promote continual staff development based on self and professional development.
Family Involvement & Participation
We work in partnership with families, appreciating and supporting the close ties between children and their families. We also recognize that families are the experts regarding their children. We strive to work together and be responsive to you and your child’s needs. Through regular conversations, notes, conferences, journals, parents meetings, posted curriculum plans, and the Center newsletter, ongoing communication is established between staff and families. We also schedule center-wide family meetings/gatherings at least two times per year. If you have particular questions, these are the people to go to:
Your child’s teachers Take care of everything that pertains to the direct care of your child.
Program Supervisor Ensures the quality of the curriculum in the classrooms. Supports staff in their professional development.
Director Oversees the operation of the center. Oversees the enrollment of the children. Responsible for the hiring of the teachers. Handles tuition payments and subsidy programs. Gives center tours and enrolls new families. Ensures the center follows the health and safety guidelines.
Families are welcome to visit our center at any time and have access to the areas used by their child. We encourage you to be actively involved in our program, helping prepare items for the classrooms, going on field trips, and assisting with fundraisers.
YLLC is always looking for ways to enrich and improve our program. We feel that the families we serve are our biggest resource. We have found that many of the successful child care programs have a family participation requirement. We highly encourage you to become involved either through donations, weekend events or volunteering time. When families give of their time, they become invested in the program and connected to the teachers and administrators as well as show their children the importance of our role at YLLC. Our goal is to be a supportive extension of the families we serve. We also understand that your daytime availability may be limited and everything is on a volunteer basis.
Families may participate in many different areas including, but not limited to the following: go on a field trip with your child’s class to supervise children or drive; make play dough or blubber; complete a sewing project that the Center needs; repair a broken toy; volunteer at a fundraiser event; serve on the Board of Directors; do some typing for the Center; help paint a room or shelf; shampoo the carpets; do simple classroom repairs; prepare a demonstration and share it with the children in your child’s class; cover books with clear contact paper; write a grant; create felt board stories; etc. You may ask your child’s teachers about ways that you can participate in your child’s classroom, or check the cork board in the front reception area for additional participation opportunities.
If you would like to volunteer and work directly with children in the center, according to the Ohio State Licensing Requirements for Child Care Centers, we need to have a background check returned to us with no disqualifying information and a negative TB test. (Pick up a form from the office) If you want to be a driving volunteer, you must have the background check along with a current CPR/First Aid card and a signed YLLC Policy Field Trip Form.
