Learn about our Center

Thank you for choosing Sunshine Early Care and Education Center for your quality childcare. We welcome you to come and stay with us for a visit or join us when we are playing, crafting and eating breakfast or lunch. Parents are welcome anytime of the day. If you have any questions/ concerns, please feel free to ask any time.

Birthday and Holiday Food Policy: We treat each child with love and respect. We celebrate birthdays and holidays. So you are welcome to bring in treats for our celebrations once you have talked with your child's teachers about allergies, preferences, and amount needed. 

• Arrival
• Sufficient times for the Highscope routine
• Children control play and have choices for alone or cooperative play.
• Teacher led activities are during small group times and allow one-on-one interactions.
• Work time/play
• Outdoor/indoor activities
• Children have 1 hour of physical activity regardless of the weather. 
• Major events occur at the same time every day
• Sufficient transition time allowed from one activity to the next
• Screen time or TV are limited and only used for educational purposes. Screen time lasts a total of 15-30 min a week. 

Parents are welcomed any time. We have an open door policy to all parents. The main entrance is always open for observations or volunteer involvement. Parents are encouraged to participate in daily activities whenever possible. Also, parents may come to the daycare any time of the day and have lunch with their child. This lets the child know that you think about them during the day and gives you the opportunity to learn more about their friends and the teacher. We offer you to come in and visit your child as often as you like so that this daycare becomes more of a family and not just a childcare. 

Proper nutrition is very important for all of our children and it is an important part of this program. We do not allow parents or children to have or drink soda, gum, etc. in the daycare as some children have allergies and we want to have a safe environment for everyone. 

We provide breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack.  NO OUTSIDE FOOD IS ALLOWED (unless otherwise approved). We offer whole milk to children under 2 years old and 1% for children over 2 years old and juice is offered during snack. 

If your child has a food allergy, you will be required to provide a medical form from your child's doctor and an alternative will be provided. Our center participates in the food program to ensure that we are serving healthy meals to your children. Good nutrition today means a stronger tomorrow! Ready made formula/juice bottles and unopened baby food may be provided by a parent, if they choose to. Mixed bottles and breastmilk must be labeled with name, date and time then placed in the refrigerator. 

We strive to serve healthy meals to our kiddos which includes having at least one fruit and one vegetable with each meal. We incorporate Russian cuisine into our menu and the kids love it plus they get to try new things! For snack, we serve juice which is often replaced with homemade Russian compote. 

Sunshine Family Home Center operates year-round, Monday through Friday; 6am to 6pm, with the exception of approved cases. In order for our staff to remain in good health both physically and emotionally, the following days are observed as paid holidays.

January: New Year’s Day

April: Easter

May: Memorial Day (and a week for Spring Cleaning)

July: Independence Day

September: Labor Day

November: Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving

December : Christmas Eve, Christmas day, day after Christmas, New Year’s Eve, New Year's Day

Parent/guardian is required to accompany child into the center and sign them in each day upon arrival. As well as sign them out at the end of the day. Child will only be allowed to go with those listed on the emergency form that was filled out upon enrollment. If someone other than a parent is picking up a child, we require a State-issued identification of that person. Your child(s) reassurance of knowing the person picking them up will not be sufficient. 

It is handled carefully. We do not raise our voice at children or make a child do something he/she is afraid of. We do not use corporal punishment in any way. We do stick to the discipline and behavior management adopted from the Early Childhood Positive Behavior Support program through the University of Missouri. We do have lots of hugs, kisses, and understanding .

Of course no one is perfect and there will be times that we will tell the parent of the child’s behavior and problem solve. Sunshine Early Care and Education Center only has 3 rules that all must follow: 

1. Be Safe

2. Be Kind

3. Be Responsible

Children will be accepted regardless of special needs, national origin, creed, race or sex.

Any forms of discrimination will not be tolerated and will immediately result in termination of the contract.