Bambino Bungalow Mission Kansas, Family Home Daycare

Bambino Bungalow

Bambino Bungalow
6613 W. 55 St.
Mission, KS. 66202
Owner/Provider: Sonja Mollison
Type of Center: Large Family Home Daycare
Phone: 913-236-4884
Hours: 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Age Groups: 18 months - 13+
License #: 5669-003

Email: mollinator1@juno.com

Description:

Main floor of the house is used for childcare including preschool playroom, baby room, living room, eating areas and large, fenced yard with playground equipment.

About the Provider:

Husband and wife team. Sonja is in her mid forties and has completed 20 years of continual child care service for families. Charles is in his late 40's. Retiring after 30 years in the construction and residential maintenance fields in June 2011 to become a full time child mentor. He shares his two adult children and two grandchildren with Sonja. Stability is important to both. Charles and Sonja have been married since 1983. Sonja has lived most of her life in the house that is also Bambino Bungalow.

Philosophy:

Special Needs children accepted.

References provided!

SRS contractor

My atmosphere is basically relaxed and homey. I believe there should be at least one place where a child can go and be treated with respect therefore, I do not allow children to tease, ridicule or harm others in any way. Forms of discipline (pre-school age and up) for such behavior range from time-out, redirection, loss of privileges or use of an item, or correcting something themselves. For the older ones (second grade and up), all the before mentioned methods as well as peer mediation. I don't accept only "cookie cutter kids". To pass a difficult child on to another care giver only wastes the teachable moments. I try to teach them choice and consequence. I do try to catch them at being good and give praise so as to encourage good behavior.

I am big on communication. This may manifest itself in the form of annual and summer schedule handouts, daily verbal reports, posted notices in the entryway and on the calendar, and personal notes/letters to the parent.

Registration & Tuition:

Call or email for an interview appointment. Interview with the parent and child before contract signing. If I am full but you come to interview me and fill out a waiting list sheet, upon enrolling your child, your first week of child care will be free. Full time weekly rates

Infants- $165 per week.
Two years old- $155 per week.
Toilet trained- $140 per week.
Full time School Age- $100 summer per week.
Before and After school care- $50 per week.
Before School Only- $25 per week.

Included services are two meals and one snack, regular music therapy and physical education, learning curriculum, theme days and special programs when available. For safety, children are very rarely taken off premises. Instead, field trips come to us.

Meals & Menus:

I participate in the Federally regulated "Food Program".
At meal times I teach them what is and is not considered finger food, proper sitting, proper meal conversation, proper eating, how to have fun at mealtime without making it unpleasant for those around you. Basic manners for a casual restaurant setting.
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Qualifications & Accreditations:

State license since 1990. Currently one of 50 Mentor providers selected to help providers who want assistance and while the State of Kansas transitions all Registered providers to Licensed. Twenty-one years of continuing education in nutrition, child development, developmental challenges, CPR/1st Aid, Abuse & Neglect, Safe Sleep, State of Kansas regulations and business management. I have experience with Special Needs: Down Syndrome, ADD/ADHD, Oppositional Defiant, Autism, children experiencing changes due to divorce.

Staffing Info:

Currently, five children to one adult. June 2011 Bambino Bungalow will be a husband/wife team with a child adult ratio averaging four children to one adult.

Curriculum:

I use the Star-Brite pre-school curriculum. My learning activities are included in my fees. Past learning activities have been visits by the Fire Dept. and Mission PD, Teddy Bear Picnics, Water Play Days, Educational presentations by Ernie Miller Park staff, Theme days and various other activities. It is common for former daycare children of mine to ask to come back to my house for the summer. This has included those in their early teens and those I watched as pre-schoolers. I teach them common kindness and courtesy, how to properly apologize, sharing and animal safety/kindness. At my home I will teach children basic manners: saying "please", "thank you", and "excuse me" when needing past a person or after body noises, not yelling or running in the house (I encourage them to do this outside to little their heart's desire).

Additional Information :

I believe kids toilet train at different times according to development. I encourage but do not pressure. I believe training too soon only trains the parent to clock watch rather than teaching the child to understand body feelings. I do train boys to be "seated gentlemen" to avoid "over-spray", puddles and soaked socks!

Parent Information :

My references are comprised of former day care families so they do not feel compelled to give me a favorable review.

I accept SRS and give a second child discount.

Locations & Directions:

Near Johnson Drive and Lamar. Easy access to I-635 and I-35, 15 minutes from the Plaza, relatively 25 minutes from College Boulevard if taking Metcalf or Lamar. Transportation to Rushton Elementary not available at this time.

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