Luisa’s Child Care
Teaching Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Teaching Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
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My Childcare Services
My Childcare Services
Children’s healthy development
depends on safe and
positive experiences
during the first few years of their life.
This is why the first years of a child’s life
are, by far, the most important.
A lot of parents need to work
during these early years
and it has been my pleasure
to be able to provide
loving care for their child.
I believe that exploration, experimentation,
exposure to language and reading
are all important building blocks
in the healthy development of your child.
Want to enroll your child
in one of the best
Day Care Centers?
Luisa’s Child Care is rated as one
of the best Home Daycares,
and safest Listed Family Homes,
in Amarillo Texas.
My program provides loving care and
early education to children,
aged 8 weeks to 4 years old.
My childcare curriculum plan has
been created to fill the day
with fun lessons and activities
that meet the developmental needs
of all the children in my care.
Having a well thought out
childcare curriculum
in a safe, nurturing,
and stimulating environment
ensures that my childcare program
will keep offering families
the level of quality that they deserve.
At Luisa’s Child care
your child will feel comfortable
and relaxed while learning through
one-on-one sessions and more!
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I provide all equipment, furniture, and supplies needed for childcare.
They are cleaned and sanitized as needed,
and on a daily basis for the children’s health & safety.
Parents are required to provide disposable diapers, wipes,
and baby food as needed for their child.
Car seats are not allowed at Daycare due to limited space,
and because baby is required to be awake upon arrival
in order to make screening for fever and
illness symptoms feasible for Childcare Provider.
Additionally, infants are aware of their surroundings when they are awake.
Therefore, knowing they are being dropped off at Daycare
by their Parent or legal guardian and by receiving a friendly greeting
by their Childcare Provider every morning, helps infants feel secure
and adapt well to their Daycare’s environment & daily routine.
If supplies are needed at Daycare,
parents may drop them off until pick up time.
As a Complimentary Service,
Parents receive a “Daily Record” in writing of their child’s
Drop Off & Pick Up Times, meals & snacks, diaper times,
monitored temperature 🤒, and nap times 😴.
Also, I am bilingual and will be happy to speak to your child
the language spoken at home,
may it be American English or Spanish.
MY CHILD CARE SERVICE GOALS;
* Every child is an individual who has his/her own rate
of physical development and own pace of learning.
Each child is accepted, loved, nurtured,
and taught as an individual with this thought in mind.
* Encourage and build child’s imagination and creativity.
* Instill a greater sense of self-worth and encourage self-confidence.
* Provide activities and an environment
that will nurture the child’s self-esteem.
* Above all else, do my best to have the child gain
and keep a positive self-image.
* Every child is guided through the day with positive
reinforcement in all activities,
always encouraged to try or try again,
and is never pressured into participation of any activity.
* Discipline is always handled on this belief;
The child is a good person and it is his/her behavior
that is unacceptable and needs to be changed
or guided to a more acceptable means of expression.
Children grow and learn so much during their first three years!
The changes babies and toddlers go through are made up
of different skills, like walking and talking.
These skills, or Developmental Milestones,
can help you know how your baby is doing.
At Luisa’s Child Care, families receive the support
they need to help their children reach their potential.
About My Facilities and Admissions
About My Facilities and Admissions
Luisa’s Child Care in Amarillo TX
offers the best care for children
from 8 weeks to 4 years old
Daycare has a Maximum Capacity of six children,
(three unrelated and three related),
of which no more than three are under 2 years old.
Child Care Provider accommodates kids
aged 8 weeks to 4 years old with unrelated children,
and 8 weeks to 13 years old with related children
(Provider’s nephews, nieces, or grandchildren).
*Note 📝: Daycare has a Maximum Capacity of three children,
(whether related to Childcare Provider or not),
when three infants aged 2 to 11 months are enrolled.
(ONLY ONE CHILD PER FAMILY IS ADMITTED)
AGE REQUIREMENT FOR NEW ENROLLMENTS
✅ Baby must be 8 weeks to 5 months old,
by first day of childcare, with no exceptions.
*Available Openings may be “reserved”
at your earliest convenience after your baby is born,
if enrollment is preferred before 8 weeks of age,
with a paid Three Week Deposit of $300 (non-refundable)
and with a Weekly paid Childcare Enrollment Fee
of $100 that is due every week on Friday, for as long as
your baby’s Childcare Enrollment is reserved.
However, please keep in mind that your baby may not
begin attending Daycare until at least 8 weeks of age
and must also be up to date with immunizations.
This Regulation is strictly for your baby’s Health & Safety.
An infant’s immune system doesn’t mature
until around 2 to 3 months of age.
This is very important in helping a child
fight off viruses or bacteria.
✅ Children aged 6 months and older
are not accepted as New Enrollments.
Children in this age group take longer to adapt
to a new Daycare Environment and Daily Routine,
which may cause symptoms of
separation anxiety for a prolonged time.
A Public Daycare, with more than one Childcare Provider,
will be a better fit for children in this age group.
✅The best age to start Daycare
is before your baby is 6 months old.
Stranger anxiety is a perfectly normal developmental
stage that often begins around 6 to 8 months of age.
Most babies start teething at around 6 months of age.
Baby teeth sometimes emerge with pain or discomfort.
For these reasons, you might notice your baby fussing,
or wanting to be held or comforted more often.
At 6 months of age, your baby should receive
additional vaccines recommended by your Pediatrician.
Sometimes children have mild reactions from shots,
such as pain at the injection site, a rash, or a fever.
Taking all of the above into consideration,
it is recommended that you do not begin childcare
at 6 to 12 months of age when possible.
Not every child is the same and some may experience
separation anxiety at different ages.
No matter their age, I believe that it is important to stay
consistent, and create short, fun goodbye routines.
Dropping off your baby at Daycare for the first time
can be challenging for everyone involved.
To make it easier for parents and their baby with
the transition from home care to full time childcare,
enrollment at Luisa’s Child Care is required to
take place before baby is 6 months old.
SPECIALTIES
Luisa’s Child Care specializes in accepting as “New Enrollments”
only infants, aged 2 to 5 months old, for Full Time Childcare.
My goal as a Childcare Provider for all children
that are under my care, is to help them feel at home,
play, learn, and have fun throughout their day.
I truly care for them each day,
I proudly see each new accomplishment,
and consistently help them grow and learn.
Most importantly, my Daycare Program is very well
structured to provide a safe, healthy, stable,
and trusting environment through the first years
of each child’s development as an infant, toddler, and preschooler.
COMPARE DAYCARE COST IN AMARILLO TEXAS!
Luisa’s Child Care is a Home Daycare
offering affordable child care services
(Only Weekly Rates available)
(Only Full Time childcare available)
(Not enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program or CCMS)
Childcare Enrollment Fee: $100/Week (Flat Rate)
📝 **All children are required to attend Daycare
with a minimum of 7 hours per day, when present,
in order to avoid unnecessarily interrupting
Daycare Activities during the day,
(especially rest/nap times and meal/snack times),
and to help all children keep a stable daily routine
while enrolled in my Daycare Program.
DROP OFF TIMES:
*7:00am-8:00am
*8:30am-9:00am
**Cut-off time for Daily Health Checks is 9:00am
(If arrival time is not possible before 9:00am you will
be required to take your child to your backup sitter)
PICK UP TIMES:
*3:30pm-4:00pm
*5:30pm-6:00pm
** Late Pick Up Fee by 6:00pm: $20/Hour, with no exceptions.
✅ PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I’M THE
ONLY CHILD CARE PROVIDER PRESENT.
THEREFORE, TO AVOID FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE
WHILE I AM WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN,
ONLY MOTHERS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME
TO VISIT THEIR CHILD AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY,
WITHOUT CALLING AHEAD OR WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT.
HOWEVER, MOTHERS ARE REQUIRED TO CARE FOR
THEIR OWN CHILD DURING THEIR VISIT,
WITHOUT DISTURBING THE DAYCARE’S SCHEDULE
AND KEEPING IN MIND THAT CHILDCARE
IS STILL IN PROGRESS FOR OTHER CHILDREN.
ALTHOUGH INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND PRESCHOOLERS
CAN’T TELL TIME, IT IS QUITE REMARKABLE HOW THEY
DEVELOP A SENSE OF ORDER THROUGH REPEATED ROUTINES.
MY DAYCARE’S SCHEDULE IS FLEXIBLE,
BUT THE EVENTS OF THE DAY ALWAYS FOLLOW
THE SAME SEQUENCE ON A DAILY BASIS.
THEREFORE, CHILDREN BECOME ACCUSTOMED
TO KNOWING WHEN “PICK UP TIME” TAKES PLACE.
WITH THIS IN MIND, TO AVOID UNNECESSARILY CONFUSING
OR UPSETTING CHILDREN BY THE CHANGE WHEN MOM
VISITS THEM, VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED AND REQUIRED
TO TAKE THEIR CHILD WITH THEM AT THE SAME TIME
THEY LEAVE THE DAYCARE PREMISES.
📝 (*MOTHERS THAT VISIT MY DAYCARE FACILITY
WILL BE REQUIRED, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS,
TO HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURE TAKEN BEFORE
BEING ADMITTED AND BE COMPLETELY HEALTHY
WITH NO RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS,
FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY)
Meal/Snack Times for children
12 months and older (Inflexible):
8:00am Breakfast
10:00am Snack
12:15pm Lunch
3:00pm Snack
5:00pm Snack
Infants’ Feeding Times (Flexible):
8:15am,*9:00am, 9:35am -Breakfast
10:15am,*11:00am, 11:35am -Snack
12:30pm,*1:15pm, 1:50pm -Lunch
3:15pm,*4:00pm, 4:35pm -Snack
(*) Regular Schedule, when only one infant is enrolled.
Scheduled Rest/Nap Times (Optional):
Infants 8 weeks-11 months;
(9:15am-10:15am and 1:15pm-3:15pm)
*(10:00am-11:00am and 2:00pm-4:00pm)
(10:35am-11:35am and 2:35pm-4:35pm)
(*) Regular Schedule, when only one infant is enrolled.
Toddler 12 months-23 months;
(9:00am-10am and 1:00pm-3:00pm)
Preschoolers 2-4 years old;
(12:45pm-2:45pm)
📝 NOTE: When things happen in the same order each day,
infants and toddlers have a better understanding
of their world and feel more secure. A predictable schedule
filled with consistent and responsive routines helps them
to know what to expect and helps them feel more
confident in themselves and the world around them.
Luisa’s Child Care Activity Schedule is flexible
and may be adapted depending on the ages of the children
that are enrolled. Therefore, all Preschool Activities
and Outside Playtimes are cancelled when Daycare Program
has reached its maximum capacity and is completely
booked with three infants, aged 2 to 11 months.
However, Preschool Activities and Activity Schedule
will resume when at least one of the infants is a one year old,
but will remain flexible and adaptable.
PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES
(FOR CHILDREN 2 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER)
Arts & Crafts
Colors, Shapes, and Sizes
Letters and Sounds
Numbers & Counting
Early Math
Reading & Writing
Science
Music and Movement
LUISA’S CHILD CARE ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
(FOR CHILDREN 12 MONTHS AND OLDER)
✅ 7:00am *DAYCARE OPENS (OUTDOOR LIGHT 💡 IS ON)
*7:00am-7:30am Drop Off Time/Free Playtime
*7:30am-7:45am Diaper Time
*7:45am-8:00am Preschool Room Playtime
8:00am-8:15am Breakfast
8:15am-8:30am Potty Time/Free Playtime
*8:30am-9:00am Diaper Time/Free Playtime
9:00am-9:15am TV Time (Only educational
and musical programs are provided)
9:15am-9:30am Story Time
9:30am-9:45am Outside Playtime/Preschool Activity
9:45am-10:00am Preschool Room Playtime
10:00am-10:15am Snack
10:15am-10:30am Potty Time/Free Playtime
10:30am-10:45am Diaper Time
10:45am-11:00am Outside Playtime/Free Playtime
11:00am-11:15am TV Time
11:15am-11:30am Music Time (Singing & Dancing)
11:30am-11:45am Outside Playtime/Preschool Activity
11:45am-12:00pm Preschool Room Playtime
12:00pm-12:15pm TV Time
12:15pm-12:30pm Lunch
12:30pm-12:45pm Potty Time/Free Playtime
12:45pm-1:00pm Diaper Time
1:00pm-2:00pm Rest/Nap Time
1:30pm-1:45pm Childcare Provider’s Lunch Break
2:00pm-2:15pm Preschool Activity
2:15pm-2:30pm Story Time
2:30pm-2:45pm Potty Time/Outside Playtime/Preschool Activity
2:45pm-3:00pm Toddler’s Diaper/Preschool Room Playtime
3:00pm-3:15pm Snack
3:15pm-3:30pm Potty Time/Free Playtime
*3:30pm-4:00pm Diaper Time/Free Playtime
4:00pm-4:15pm TV Time
4:15pm-4:30pm Group Learning Time
4:30pm-4:45pm Outside Playtime/Preschool Activity
4:45pm-5:00pm Preschool Room Playtime
5:00pm-5:15pm Snack
5:15pm-5:30pm Potty Time/Free Playtime
*5:30pm-6:00pm Diaper Time/Pick Up Time
✅ 6:00pm ** DAYCARE CLOSED
📝 (*) Drop Off/Pick Up Times
(**) Late Pick Up Fee by 6:00pm: $20/Hour, with no exceptions.
Operating Hours:
Monday to Friday, 7:00am-6:00pm
(Closed on all Federal Holidays)
Important Additional Information
(Attendance Policy)
Important Additional Information
(Attendance Policy)
- My primary goal as a Childcare Provider is to provide a healthy, safe, and fun environment for all children under my care as best I can. My Daycare’s Regulations & Policies have been established with this goal in mind and to help me provide the best quality childcare service that every child deserves.
- My Home 🏠 Daycare has several closing days during the year. Plus, I don’t admit sick children that are contagious 😷; (have a runny nose, severe congestion, sneezing 🤧, coughing, sore throat, or other illness symptoms with a temperature 🤒 of 99f or higher without the use of fever suppressing medications), or are not feeling well enough to attend Daycare comfortably. Therefore, most children are excluded from childcare several times during the year or are frequently absent. To avoid the stress and inconvenience of being absent from work on a regular basis, all parents are highly recommended and required to have a Dependable Backup Sitter, before enrolling their child in my Home Daycare on a Full-Time Basis. A Backup Sitter that is employed or has a full-time job, will not be a Dependable Backup Sitter for you.
- Closing Days: When I am too sick and feverish 🥵 to work (rarely), one personal day per month for a maximum of 10 days per year, one week twice per year for family vacations, and all Federal Holidays.
- 📝 NOTE: (DISCOUNTS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR ANY ABSENCES OR CLOSING DAYS, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. HOME-BASED DAYCARE BUSINESS HAS ONGOING MONTHLY EXPENSES IN ORDER TO REMAIN OPERATIONAL)
- All children are required to be up-to-date with their immunizations and feel well enough to participate comfortably in all childcare activities, including outside play, without compromising other children’s health and safety. I am the only Childcare Provider present and I don’t have employees to help with the multiple childcare tasks. Therefore, children that are too fussy 😭 😩 (with persistent or nonstop crying/whining), are uncomfortable due to teething or illness 🤒, and need more care than I can provide, they are not admitted for childcare until they are feeling well enough to attend Daycare comfortably 😊.
- Children that arrive crying 😢 😭 at Daycare for any reason, will not be admitted for childcare for the rest of the day. It is the Parents’ responsibility to comfort their child at home prior to attending Daycare. This regulation will also help keep the Daycare’s environment peaceful and fun for “all” children that are currently attending. On the other hand, children that do not want to attend Daycare will not be forced to do so at any time. This regulation includes new enrollments. This is strictly for the children’s health & safety. Prolonged stress and anxiety is not healthy for anyone, including for Parents and Provider. Additionally, children that don’t want to be separated from their parents, naturally will not want to be separated from their caregiver during the day either. Therefore, providing quality child care service and undivided attention to “all” children under my care will not be feasible, if a clingy child is admitted or forced to attend Daycare. Each child’s happiness and well being will always be my primary concern, for as long as they are under my care and responsibility.
- All children are observed daily upon arrival for illness symptoms. Children that look ill or have any illness symptoms, their temperature 🤒 will be taken by Childcare Provider before their parent leaves to work to make sure their child is not sick.
- To stop 🛑 the spread of viruses or infections, during an outbreak or pandemic, all of the children’s temperature 🤒 will be taken upon arrival by Childcare Provider before they are admitted for childcare on a daily basis. Parents will be required to wait outside while their child is being screened for fever and illness symptoms, or wear a face covering 😷 if carrying an infant inside the Facility for the baby’s Health Check. Social Distancing must be practiced between parents and children, when more than one child is enrolled. Therefore, all parents are required to wait in their vehicle during drop off and pick up times until prompted by Childcare Provider to bring their child to the Facility's Entrance. This Health & Safety Regulation will also be strictly enforced, when a child returns to Daycare after recovering from an illness. Child’s temperature will be required, with no exceptions, to be completely normal (lower than 99f) and with no illness symptoms, (runny nose, congestion, sneezing 🤧, sore throat, or cough 😷), in order to be readmitted for childcare. Together we can stop 🛑 the spread! Having a healthy Daycare environment for everyone, greatly outweighs the inconvenience of being absent from Daycare when sick.
- HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOL: Please act responsibly. Sick children may not attend Daycare for 14 days after onset of illness symptoms, unless fever subsides to normal for at least 24 hours and child does not have any illness symptoms. Two weeks after onset of illness symptoms, child may return to Daycare if fever has subsided to normal for at least 24 hours and does not have acute/severe symptoms caused by allergies or illness.
- 📝 Note: (Allergies or teething will not be accepted at any time as the main source of any illness symptoms for at least 14 days after their onset, for everyone’s Health & Safety) *Seasonal Allergies are very uncommon in infants and toddlers. However, if you believe your child’s symptoms (runny nose, congestion, sneezing, or dry cough) are caused by seasonal allergies and at the same time has a low grade fever (99f or greater) due to teething, these symptoms combined or (respiratory symptoms with a low grade fever), will be considered “illness symptoms” at Daycare with no exceptions.
- Please keep in mind that viral infections are highly contagious. Therefore, if you or someone in your household is sick, then is more than likely your child is sick too as soon as you begin to notice any symptoms. (Incubation Period; “the period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms”) For example; After an incubation period of 24-72 hours, cold symptoms may begin with a scratchy or sore throat, followed by sneezing, runny nose, congestion, and malaise. But, temperature is usually normal with the first symptoms. Since there is no fever present, the first symptoms can be easily confused with allergies when it’s actually the common cold. Therefore, it’s very important to use good judgment before bringing your child to Daycare, especially if you know your child has been exposed to a viral infection at home.
- Children that have a noncommunicable illness; (their temperature is normal, lower than 99f, without the use of fever suppressing medications), yet are lethargic, not feeling well, or are uncomfortable due to pain or acute symptoms; (runny nose, severe congestion, constantly coughing😷, constantly sneezing 🤧 with mucus), they will require care at Home, (not at Daycare), for their own Health & Safety.
- A Doctor’s Note will be accepted as a medical document that your child is not contagious, but it will not exempt your full compliance with the Daycare’s “Attendance Policy” and “Illness Policy”.
- For sanitary and feasible reasons, when children have a runny nose caused by allergies or illness, they are not admitted for childcare. For the children’s Health & Safety, I clean and sanitize all toys and furniture as needed to keep the Daycare’s environment germ-free through out the day as best I can. Additionally, I am constantly busy all day with multiple childcare tasks. Therefore, it is also not feasible at Daycare to be wiping and clearing up runny noses frequently in order to keep all children in my care comfortable, especially while they are playing or eating with their friends.
- *Children that have a runny nose or other acute symptoms caused by allergies or illness, will not be comfortable to attend Daycare, will require more care than I can provide, and will compromise other children’s health & safety.
- A GOOD RULE OF THUMB👍TO ATTEND DAYCARE: YOUR CHILD IS HAPPY 😊, HEALTHY, AND COMFORTABLE.
Our Preschool Crafts and Activities
Our Preschool Crafts and Activities