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Show v V. . f TT- j - S.' ' IFeaitran t,. THE SAMPLER i. Thursday, October 14, 1982 ' Mil!! C Bn Id 5 H--j Center builds young minds and 'v U- The Child Development Center has a staff of seven who are interested in the total child, and developing their potential. One of the things that helps is our ratio of by SP5 Dave Pinnick. Dugways Child Development Center is not a glorified babysitting service, but is a place that offers a wide range of activities, learning opportunities and experiences that develop the child as a instructors to children, explained. For ages 6 months to 18 months, the ratio is 5 infants to one instructor. For ages 18 months to three, years, the ratio is eight to 1 one, three to five year olds, 10 to and . five to 12 years, the ratio is 15 to one. The Center doesnt accept children over 12 years old. "For the older children (up to 12 years old), our program is more centered on. recreation; because most of them have been in school and since we usually take care of them only before or after school, when their parents are working. We try to have something different for them to do, other than school-typ- e activities, such as bowling or skating. "Weve taken Day Care students on field trips. In fact, we!ve taken several Day Care groups from the center to Such places as the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake or to places on Dugway such. as the fire station, bank, post office or commissary. That way we show them where their parents cash checks, buy groceries or mail a letter. person. Mrs. Diane Lanning, Director of Dugway Child .Development "We Center, explained it this way. offer a full developmental program for youngsters, with skills and activities in the areas of education, social interaction, physical development emotional and growth. We are hot just babysitters", we try to meet all the childs needs, she said. "We strive to actively develop a child while creating a "home away from home environment, a place where the child feels comfortable and can learn exciting new things. . The Child Development Center offers several specific programs to children, such as its Day Care Proprogram. gram, and its The Day Care Program offers a situation, she "For example, for inexplained. fants,. 6 months to 18 months, we have special crawl areas, some beginning toys, walkers and areas to promote walking. We don't have facilities or personnel to care for infants under 6 months, but from 6 Pre-scho- ol rf ' - :rs in a very exciting way by showing the children what the instructor is reading. SING A FLANNEL BOARD, one of the instructors reads and illuS' rates a story on fire safety and prevention to her young charges. The storyboard method of teaching the children demonstrates the lesson AF -- :n 'tfV V r TTr i&v'S "'A s. 1r r , dk s. - - .J - Vl jAg Si ' U'fcJ mi f-- ,. r:J j . . s, . -- i vv v - s " v'-- ' 'u . . months on, we can work with them. According to Mrs. Lanning, 6 months isnt too eafly to start developing a' child physically or m grow) with individual subjects taught concerning that subject during the weeks of that month. There is a central bulletin board where parents can find out about the scheduled activities and the various instructors have separate boards on which they detail their group's activities. The Center is governed not only by Army Regulations (AR 608-1- ) but is licensed by the State as well, and has to be inspected to make sure it meets state standards, too. For its regular Day Care students, meals are served, as well as a snack. Since only meets a few days each week for a three years, we have arts and crafts,: wheel toys and a large ; motor development area, (a place where they can climb, crawl, over ' and through indoor playground equipment). We also teach them and have housekeeping, dress-uwater sand play tables, as well as ' pre-scho- ol p, - kHr.&r' y r V . '-- V:iS; Although the Child Develop- ment Center does accept drop-in- s (children whose parents may have some shopping, etc. to do in town), the Center basically works bas& with children on a long-terThe Center has a monthly theme, (this months is How big I emotionally. We work with them and stimulate the muscles in their arms and legs to help develop them. Also, it has been shown that babies that are talked and sung to on a regular basis may start talking sooner, she said. So we sing and talk to them. For toddlers, age 18 months to sr i couple of hours, meals aren't served to those students. Mrs. Lanning feels that the center has really improved over the last several months, and said that some children get so involved in their activities that they hate to go home at the end of the day. We really want to develop the whole child and be more than just a place for kids to stay while their arimanipulative activities and f toys. We have large group activities, music, floor toys, books, quiet activities and even private hide- THESE SMILING FACES show that strengthening muscles and young bodies can be fun as well as important, on the brightly Colored building-bloc- k type equipment. away spaces, she explained. and day care 5 For we have readinglisten-in- g year olds, pre-scho- ol 3-- sessions, imaginative. play, n dksr -- f . BUT LIFE IS MORE THAN just play at the Child Development Center. r Children learn about nutrition, playing and sharing with others, how to use their imagination and more. 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