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Hello,
I want to thank everyone for being a part of my Dayhome dream come true. It has been a developing process for years.
I want to share a little about myself and background. The name of the center and the importance to me about children and guiding strategies.
Helping Hands day home center was named after a saying I used for years and eventually developed into a resource, which many daycare's use in our community. I developed this resource when working with children with behavior issues/delays. The question I often ask children: Is that Helpful and hurtful? Some children could not understand verbal communication so a visual was required to promote success.
The resource (Helpful/ hurtful hands) is a visual aid a green hand and a red hand. Green being helpful and red being hurtful. Examples green: sharing, using words vs red example: taking toy, hitting. A lot of children struggle to know what acceptable play is. If the play is not modeled in their environment, they need examples to know and understand through play. My goal is to provide a positive environment to provide daily play and model to children what is helpful play and set them up for success. When a child is hurtful redirecting it to a helpful behavior is a great learning and developing opportunity. Developing these skills together to help them succeed in school and our community in the future.
Over the past 10 years I have worked in day care centers as an early childhood educator. After the birth of my second child I went into one on one support working with children with behaviors, physical and mental delays and enjoyed and learnt a lot from the children over the 6 years. I was recruited by the ministry (Ktnuaxa Kinbasket child and family) to work with a young man for a few years in daycare and follow him through kindergarten and grade 1 as a EA. I learnt a lot about the Ktunaxa culture and the history of our community and the diversity of Cranbrook. I understand how important it is for a village to raise a child. It takes a team to provide for our children. I am excited to be part of your team and advocate for your children.
A little more about me and my history, after a car accident I changed to family support and working with families. This was not my cup of tea. There was a lot of paperwork and sitting at a desk. I love to be hands on in helping people and children. I have always worked with adults with disabilities as a second job. I transitioned to a full time care aid and really enjoyed it. The past 10 years working in the field has taught me a lot about myself and others.
The birth of my son in April 2018 made me really see how important it is to provide a positive environment to learn and grow. There is a shortage of daycare spots for infants. By starting a daycare, I can provide multi age group care. This is an opportunity to model, guide and develop a relationship with other parents and people in our community. I am excited to provide childcare in our community to help families in need.
I am excited that you and your family are taking the time now to research the possibility of joining my day home and look forward developing a positive, happy healthy relationship with you and your children.
Thank you
Chiera, Helpful Hands Owner