VOL. 17 OCT 2021
This Month's News
Parent Resources
Community Member visits, Teacher Professional Development, CultivateMN Yard Signs
Subscribe to Upskill, Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers: Sleep.
NURTURE. GROW. EMPOWER.
October News Index Visiting the BEC Library in Preschool 2
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Upskill Parent Resources, Business Membership
Future Closures, Cultivate MN National Take Action Survey
Sensory bin fun in Toddler 4
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Thank You to our Community Guests
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Tuition Update, COVID-19 Reminder,
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Professional Development for our Teachers Giving Back to Our Community – CultivateMN Support Early Ed Teachers
Angela Archer Photography Shout Out, Upcoming Study, Cultivate Store Sale
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Scholastic Book Order, Hiring
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Workiversaries
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Community Room
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Meal Menus
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Parent Resource
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Story time with Mr John in Preschool 1
Enjoying the nice weather in Infants
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Laura Walser, our Early Education Coordinator will be creating short parent resource videos called Upskill for $10/month.
Upcoming topics will be: Handling big emotions Emotion coaching Keeping yourself calm Bedtime routines Building independence
Some more topics that will be discussed in the future include: Biting Morning routine Teaching a skill vs consequences Multiple environments equals multiple expectations Childcare drop off and pick up routine
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Setting your child up for successful sleep at childcare Potty training The importance of sleep
TWO NEW VIDEOS NOW
AVAILABLE!
Knowing yourself as a parent Guiding your child’s behavior; positive discipline Language development If you have questions, please email Laura
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PARENTS
WE
NEED
YOUR
HELP
SPREADING
THE
WORD
ABOUT
THIS
MEMBERSHIP
BE THE CHANGE #supportyouremployees
CULTIVATE MANKATO CHILD CARE BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP
REMINDER!
Future Closures January 1st | New Year's Day
October 22nd | Teacher Appreciation
April 2nd | Teacher Appreciation November 25th | Thanksgiving May 31st |
Memorial Day
November 26th | Thanksgiving
July 2nd | Independence Day
December 24th | Christmas Eve
September 6th | Labor Day
December 31st | New Year's Day 2022
Take Action to Reduce Child Care Costs
Take our National Survey to help us TAKE ACTION to reduce child care costs! Also, please share this survey with your friends and family.
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Thank You to our Community Guests! Thank you to the City of Mankato and to our Cultivate parents who volunteered their time to share about your job during our Community Study!
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YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A LETTER REGARDING THIS CHANGE SOON
Tuition Update
Did You Know?
Effective Nov. 1st, 2021 we will be updating
Below you will find the average rates for family child care
the rates for all families in our program to be
programs and child care centers in MN as of March 2021.
the following. Please note that new families who joined our program June 2021 have already been paying these rates so now we
Centers
Family Child Care
are standardizing them across the board and
Infants
$328/week
$172/week
adding a sibling discount model:
Toddlers
$289
$164
Preschoolers
$257
$156
Full Time
Part Time
Infant Full Time - $275
All Programs -
Toddler Full Time - $260
$75 per day
Preschool Full Time - $240
(not to exceed the weekly cost)
Sibling Discounts (NEW) 2 children = 5% off total weekly cost 3 (+) children = 10% off total weekly cost
www.childcareawaremn.org/community/cost-of-care
COVID-19 Reminder It is very complicated to navigate COVID right now, even more so than before. In the past we had strict and consistent rules in place as well as funding that allowed us to hire additional staff to help with
I know that tuition increases are really hard to absorb. It’s hard for me, too. Please know that! I feel like I am letting families down. The current system of child care is not a working and sustainable model for anyone (families, programs,
breaks and lesson planning prep time for our fulltime teachers so that we didn't have to mix child groups or staff. We also had more access to contact tracing. What we are discovering now as
teachers), and I am doing all that I can on the
we've moved back to allowing guests and moving
CultivateMN side to help advocate for system
staff around the center to accommodate breaks
change. In the meantime, I have to keep the
and schedules is that we have cases of "limited"
teachers and program operating at a high level
exposure meaning that a person may have been in
which includes increasing tuition. I understand if,
a certain area for one hour or less (and may have
because of this change, we can no longer serve you. We certainly hope that is not the case.
never been within 6 feet of a child) who later tested positive for COVID. Based on this information, we've been directed to use our best judgement when it
Professional Development
comes to exposure. Our goal is to keep children safe and keep the center open. We have been transparent and will continue to be transparent
We recently paid $2500 for 16 of our teachers
when there has been prolonged exposure and
and full time assistants to go through a year
limited exposure. If it's prolonged, we will ask that
long professional development for Creative
children are picked up and then analyze the
Curriculum. Through this training, they will
quarantine period (schools can quarantine
continue to enhance skills around curriculum
anywhere between 7 - 14 days) per case. For limited
development and implementation, creating
exposure, we will inform parents and then allow
developmentally appropriate lessons and
families to decide the best course of action for you
aligning objectives, creating differentiated
and your child. We will always ask that you look for
lessons, and working through assessments.
symptoms and get tested immediately. We ask for
These trainings enhance the early education
your diligence in being aware of coughs,
experience each child receives and helps our
congestion, sore throats, fever, etc.
teachers continue to learn and grow.
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Giving Back to Our Community THIS MONTH'S ORGANIZATION
CULTIVATE
MN
For our Giving Back to the Community initiative in October we will be raising money and awareness around child care and early education for CultivateMN.
SUPPORT
&
WHAT DOES YOUR $20 DONATION SUPPORT?
EARLY EDUCATORS
SPREAD Awareness
TEACHER TRAINING
COSTS
$ 360 per teacher/ per year
$ 180 per assistant teacher/
per year
DONATE
$20
AND
RECEIVE
A
YARD
SIGN
OF
YOUR
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT CULTIVATE MN
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CHOICE
CLICK HERE TO DONATE
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Shout Out to Angela Upcoming Study Archer Photography THIS MONTH'S ORGANIZATION
Within our education curriculum, we use studies to guide our lesson planning. Studies are a
Thank you Angela Archer Photography for being
broad concept that we focus on for 4-6 weeks.
our photographer 3 years in a row now for our
Currently our study has been about diversity.
school pictures!
This month we will begin our
Fall Study. If you
feel your family has something special to share in regards to our upcoming study, we would love family participation. Reach out!
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Scholastic Book Orders Through the Scholastic Book Club, you have the choice to place an order each month. Your orders will allow us to earn free books for our Cultivate library and will be used throughout all of our classrooms. Books will be delivered to Cultivate and sent home with your child. Orders will be due on the 2nd Friday of each month.
Use the link below to order. Order will be due on Friday, Sept 10. Any questions about ordering can be emailed to Ms. Tera at
tera.vankeulen@cultivatemankato.com
Link to order: https://orders.scholastic.com/R76H7
We Are Hiring We are always looking for top performers to join our team! Employment Package includes: health, dental & vision insurance, child care benefits, retirement plan, professional development stipend and other employment perks. Please share this information to help us find an outstanding, caring and qualified individual to join our team!
Open Positions: Assistants
Class Code: R76H7
Mon-Fri 1:30-6:30pm or 10:30-6:30pm www.cultivatemankato.com/employment
Toddler Sizes Now Available: Order Today!
SAVE $5
when you purchase
Adult & Toddler Matching Shirts
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CELEBRATING two YEARS WORK ANNIVERSARY Olivia Kohl, Infant Lead Teacher Ashley Arndorfer, Toddler 4 Lead Teacher
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CELEBRATING ONE YEAR WORK ANNIVERSARY Morgan Wiersma, Toddler 2 Assistant Teacher
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Community Room BEAUTIFUL EVENT SPACE FOR YOUR UPCOMING PARTY OUR COMMUNITY ROOM PROVIDES: • A large kitchen island with bar stools
• A kitchenette with a refrigerator, freezer, sink & microwave
• Tables, table clothes & matching chairs
• Access to a preschool room or an extra meeting room
• Three large windows for lots of natural lighting
• Access to bathrooms
• Beautiful artwork
ENROLLED CULTIVATE FAMILIES RECEIVE A FREE COMMUNITY ROOM RESERVATION
To reserve visit:
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www.cultivatemankato.com/community-room
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Oct Menus
We would like to give families the opportunity to order the bread that River Rock makes for our children. There are two different options to choose from: Sourdough and Midwest Multigrain. Pick up at Cultivate in 1-2 business days.
Click the menu to download a pdf
To place an order: Visit our Cultivate Mankato shop! Questions? Email us at info@cultivatemankato.com
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We would like to give families the opportunity to order snack packs for your child(ren) or upcoming event. Choose between a meat or vegetarian option or send us a message to create a custom order. Pick up at Cultivate in 1-2 business days.
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To place an order: Visit our Cultivate Mankato shop! Questions? Email us at info@cultivatemankato.com
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Parent Resource Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers: Sleep raisingchildren.net https://raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/sleep/sleepproblems/baby-sleep-problems
https://raisingchildren.net.au/preschoolers/sleep/un derstanding-sleep/preschooler-sleep
Preschooler sleep and what to expect: Suitable for 3-5 years Key Points Most preschoolers need 10-13 hours of sleep a
Baby and toddler sleep concerns, questions and options: Suitable for 6-18 months
night, and some still nap during the day. Preschoolers sometimes have sleep problems like getting out of bed, as well as nightmares and night terrors. A consistent bedtime routine is the best way to handle many preschooler sleep problems.
Key Points Preschooler sleep: what you need to know Babies and children need sleep for healthy development. Sleep is important for your wellbeing too. Sometimes babies and young children cry because they can’t settle to sleep by
Bedtime routine Getting up after bedtime Night terrors and nightmares Night-time wetting Sleep and autistic children
themselves. It’s important to respond to your child’s needs for both sleep and comfort. Based on your own situation, you can decide how to meet your child’s sleep and comfort needs, and your own sleep needs.
Sleep: what babies and toddlers need Adult sleep: what you need Working out how to meet your child’s needs and your needs Getting help with baby or toddler sleep and settling
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