Infant - Toddler Curriculum???

[mrsboz]

I just got my daycare liscence. I now have to give her a copy of my curriculum. Does anyone know where I can get a curriculum and I can just add my own touches? Thank you.

 

[Malificient Tater]

can you pull up the state cirriculum to look at? Or look at home school curriculum?

 

[krystalleigh1]

Hi from a fellow home daycare provider! I don't know the exact web addresses of these curriculums, but you can probablly google them:

Funshine Express
Carol's Affordable Curriculum
Mother Goose Curriculum

There are also several online sites where you can get ideas for activities and crafts, etc. to make your own curriculum:

http://www.123teach.com/

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/

Just curious. . . is having a curriculum a requirement of being licensed in your state?

 

[DebMcDonald]

I agree with the above post. I did not lilke Carol's curriculum, I felt it was a bit cheap, but I love both funshine express and also Mother Goose time. Both will let you order a viewing kit (I think about $20 to see what you get). I currently use Mother Goose time in my daycare.

Debbie

 

[dis-happy]

There's a book out there called "Slow and Steady, Get Me Ready" that has developmental activities for ages 0-3. As a homeschooler I like to give it to parents as a baby gift.

 

[aprilvaca04]

I currently work in a daycare that offers a preschool program. We use both mother goose and funshine express. Both are good but I like Funshine Express a bit better.

 

[mrsboz]

Thank you all for your help. I have three kids. I have always read to them. I have taught them math and reading well above their age levels but I didn't know that when I did daycare I had to have a curriculum. I was just going to teach them the way I taught my kids. It seemed to work. I make it fun and they learn at the same time. I think that different things work for different kids. Thank you.

 

[MelCald]

I am a licensed provider in Ma and my licensor just wanted to see basic curriculum. I went through the regs and outlined what I do to foster each one. For example...

Learning self-help skills that foster independence.
I teach babies how to eat using correct utensils.
Children practice and learn to put on their own coats and shoes.
Children learn proper toileting procedures.
Children learn correct hand washing.

 

[GlennandAnn]

Try the Creative Curriculum It is very popular in the Chicagoland area.

Ann