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A SAFE ENVIRONMENT

Creating a Safe Classroom Environment

Nona’s follows all Pennsylvania guidelines, codes and laws to ensure the safety of your child. All staff members are required to be certified in CPR, submit a Child Abuse Clearance, Criminal History Check and an FBI Fingerprint Clearance. Staff is required to complete professional development hours yearly.
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A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT

Creating a supportive, nurturing environment

We feel that all children are special and precious gifts who are individuals with specific talents and needs. Nona and her staff will treat your child with respect and care and will encourage them to express and advocate for themselves, increasing their self esteem.

A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Creating a Positive learning environment

Play is the work of children. Nona’s is supplied with age and developmentally appropriate materials that are in clean, safe working condition. Learning is not necessarily the ABC’s and 123’s, but is also the learning of values. The learning of honesty, respect, self–reliance, and potential, self-discipline, and moderation, the values of being; dependable, kind, friendly and fair are the values of giving.
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PROPER DISCIPLINE

Creating a proper approach to discipline

Since children occasionally need discipline, it is important that we share a similar philosophy so that your child is not too confused as to where the boundaries are and what is expected of him/her. Children are taught which behaviors are inappropriate, and why, and given alternatives that are acceptable. In this way, the behavior is being changed, without making the child feel “bad” or unloved. This helps develop their self-esteem, and teaches them how to handle difficult situations themselves in the future. We express our disapproval (without attaching character). We state our expectations and show your child how to make amends. We give choices, and in extreme situations a child may be given a “time out”; because at times a child may be having trouble making choices of their own and they just may need a couple of minutes to calm down, and think about their choices.