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Anne Monaghan's Nursery Garden
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I call this program the Nursery Garden. This is where children ages 3 - 5 come to learn, create, explore and be nourished with a daily and weekly routine/rhythm.
Daily we begin with a focused activity. Most weeks the activities include a baking day and a painting day. Free playtime with open-ended experiences is next. Play utilizes any and all materials in our space. During this time we have 2 children each day that help prepare our snack.
After free play we clean our room and have our snack. Our snack time is a special time. We set the table, do finger plays, light a candle, have a little blessing and nourish ourselves as we enjoy each others company. We sing our blessing :
‘‘Blessings on the blossoms.
Blessings on the roots.
Blessings on the leaves and stems
And blessings on the fruit.”
Our snacks are always wholesome with a whole grain element, a fresh fruit or vegetable and water or herb tea.
After snack we have a circle time with seasonal songs, games and movement.
Each week we have a new story. For one or more days the story is told on a table with puppets. The stories are simple animal tales or seasonal tales with small homemade wooden or cloth animals and dolls, cloth-rivers, pinecone trees and other such props. Some weeks we act out the stories.
Our outside play comes next. Our play area has two adjoining yards, each enclosed by a fence. One area is a yard with flower gardens, bushes, trees and a sandbox The other area is larger with paths in and around garden areas, including fruit trees, a climbing tree, swings, a climbing gym, some safe trees with low climbing areas and digging areas. We have riding and pushing equipment and all sorts of garden tools. Outside the fenced areas, there are fields, woods, paths and a shallow frog pond that we occasionally explore. There are 12 acres of property and the paths are regularly mown.
This program is nature inspired. I appreciate simplicity. I love to keep the toys and props somewhat minimal and open... show more ended in their many applications. They are simple, in that they are mostly homemade and purposely without too much fine detail. Imagination is at its peak in children of this age. With simple materials they are free to fill in all the details using their own experiences and ideas. This enriches and strengthens their creativity. We want to protect their childhood by not rushing them but rather allowing them time and space for their work and their valuable play. We help them in their socialization by gently guiding them into appropriate interactions in which each person is respected. There is a reverence here for the life in each other as well as the life all around us. The focus is on nurturing development, confidence and socialization not academics. In the natural course of our work and play the children learn counting and numbers. The letters of all the children’s names are viewed daily during snack time as we discuss up coming helpers for each day. We measure and record things such as the growth in gardens we plant inside and out.
We celebrate birthdays in a special way. We bake a birthday cake on our baking day that week and make cards, celebrating the next day, honoring the child in a story about their own life. On the day we celebrate, the birthday child’s family is invited to come for the story and snack time.
The largest group size is 8 children. There are 2 teachers for each group. This is a wonderful first group experience for many children because of the small class size and also because it is in my home. This is comforting in many ways for the young child as they first leave their home and family. I have a large playroom used exclusively for this program. There is a large country kitchen, sunroom and mudroom.
There are two different groups offered. The Doves Class meets Monday through Wednesday, 9:00 – 3:00. The Roses Class meets Thursday and Friday morning, from 9:00-12:00. These programs start in September, the week after Labor Day, and go through the first week in June.
In the summer, I also offer “Summer Camp” Programs. These are each 4 days long, from 9:00 - 3:00. If your child is 5 and ready for a busy day, you may sign up for one week or more. We play and work here in the gardens. We go on a field trips or hikes. We take our lunches to Larkin’s Pond Beach Club and play in the water there. We make lemonade and ice cream each week, and more.
This is a RI licensed Family Childcare Home.
Feel free to contact me at annekmonaghan@gmail.com
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SCHEDULE of TUITION AND FEES - 2017-2018
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Doves Class Mon. thru Wed., 9:00 – 3:00
Yearly : $5900.00
Monthly: $ 590.00
Roses Class Thurs. & Fri., 9:00-12:00
Yearly: $2000.00
Monthly: $ 200.00
(Second child registered same year receives a 10% discount)
TUITION: This covers the program for the school year. The monthly payment option is payable on a 10-month schedule. Monthly tuition payments are due on the first school day of each month at the latest, starting in September and including June.
REGISTRATION: A non-refundable fee of $35.00 per family is due each year to cover administrative expenses. This is due at registration time and re-registration time.
DEPOSIT : One months tuition is due as a deposit. It will hold a place for your child each year. It will go towards June tuition the last year your child is enrolled. It is non-refundable if you do not complete the year. For the Doves 3-day class $200 of this fee is due with your registration with the remainder due on or before our Gathering Day in September (which is usually the Saturday before school starts). A full month is due for the Roses 2-day class with your registration.
MATERIALS FEE: This fee will be $75.00 for the 2-day group and $130.00 for the 3-day group. It is a yearly fee due by the Gathering Day in September.
CALENDAR YEAR: School starts the week after the week of Labor Day and ends the first or second week in June. Vacations: we have 1 week off at Christmas time, typically, 1 week in February and up to 2 weeks in April (to visit my children and grandchildren in Seattle, WA and Portland, OR.)
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Daily we begin with a focused activity. Most weeks the activities include a baking day and a painting day. Free playtime with open-ended experiences is next. Play utilizes any and all materials in our space. During this time we have 2 children each day that help prepare our snack.
After free play we clean our room and have our snack. Our snack time is a special time. We set the table, do finger plays, light a candle, have a little blessing and nourish ourselves as we enjoy each others company. We sing our blessing :
‘‘Blessings on the blossoms.
Blessings on the roots.
Blessings on the leaves and stems
And blessings on the fruit.”
Our snacks are always wholesome with a whole grain element, a fresh fruit or vegetable and water or herb tea.
After snack we have a circle time with seasonal songs, games and movement.
Each week we have a new story. For one or more days the story is told on a table with puppets. The stories are simple animal tales or seasonal tales with small homemade wooden or cloth animals and dolls, cloth-rivers, pinecone trees and other such props. Some weeks we act out the stories.
Our outside play comes next. Our play area has two adjoining yards, each enclosed by a fence. One area is a yard with flower gardens, bushes, trees and a sandbox The other area is larger with paths in and around garden areas, including fruit trees, a climbing tree, swings, a climbing gym, some safe trees with low climbing areas and digging areas. We have riding and pushing equipment and all sorts of garden tools. Outside the fenced areas, there are fields, woods, paths and a shallow frog pond that we occasionally explore. There are 12 acres of property and the paths are regularly mown.
This program is nature inspired. I appreciate simplicity. I love to keep the toys and props somewhat minimal and open... show more ended in their many applications. They are simple, in that they are mostly homemade and purposely without too much fine detail. Imagination is at its peak in children of this age. With simple materials they are free to fill in all the details using their own experiences and ideas. This enriches and strengthens their creativity. We want to protect their childhood by not rushing them but rather allowing them time and space for their work and their valuable play. We help them in their socialization by gently guiding them into appropriate interactions in which each person is respected. There is a reverence here for the life in each other as well as the life all around us. The focus is on nurturing development, confidence and socialization not academics. In the natural course of our work and play the children learn counting and numbers. The letters of all the children’s names are viewed daily during snack time as we discuss up coming helpers for each day. We measure and record things such as the growth in gardens we plant inside and out.
We celebrate birthdays in a special way. We bake a birthday cake on our baking day that week and make cards, celebrating the next day, honoring the child in a story about their own life. On the day we celebrate, the birthday child’s family is invited to come for the story and snack time.
The largest group size is 8 children. There are 2 teachers for each group. This is a wonderful first group experience for many children because of the small class size and also because it is in my home. This is comforting in many ways for the young child as they first leave their home and family. I have a large playroom used exclusively for this program. There is a large country kitchen, sunroom and mudroom.
There are two different groups offered. The Doves Class meets Monday through Wednesday, 9:00 – 3:00. The Roses Class meets Thursday and Friday morning, from 9:00-12:00. These programs start in September, the week after Labor Day, and go through the first week in June.
In the summer, I also offer “Summer Camp” Programs. These are each 4 days long, from 9:00 - 3:00. If your child is 5 and ready for a busy day, you may sign up for one week or more. We play and work here in the gardens. We go on a field trips or hikes. We take our lunches to Larkin’s Pond Beach Club and play in the water there. We make lemonade and ice cream each week, and more.
This is a RI licensed Family Childcare Home.
Feel free to contact me at annekmonaghan@gmail.com
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SCHEDULE of TUITION AND FEES - 2017-2018
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**********************************************************
Doves Class Mon. thru Wed., 9:00 – 3:00
Yearly : $5900.00
Monthly: $ 590.00
Roses Class Thurs. & Fri., 9:00-12:00
Yearly: $2000.00
Monthly: $ 200.00
(Second child registered same year receives a 10% discount)
TUITION: This covers the program for the school year. The monthly payment option is payable on a 10-month schedule. Monthly tuition payments are due on the first school day of each month at the latest, starting in September and including June.
REGISTRATION: A non-refundable fee of $35.00 per family is due each year to cover administrative expenses. This is due at registration time and re-registration time.
DEPOSIT : One months tuition is due as a deposit. It will hold a place for your child each year. It will go towards June tuition the last year your child is enrolled. It is non-refundable if you do not complete the year. For the Doves 3-day class $200 of this fee is due with your registration with the remainder due on or before our Gathering Day in September (which is usually the Saturday before school starts). A full month is due for the Roses 2-day class with your registration.
MATERIALS FEE: This fee will be $75.00 for the 2-day group and $130.00 for the 3-day group. It is a yearly fee due by the Gathering Day in September.
CALENDAR YEAR: School starts the week after the week of Labor Day and ends the first or second week in June. Vacations: we have 1 week off at Christmas time, typically, 1 week in February and up to 2 weeks in April (to visit my children and grandchildren in Seattle, WA and Portland, OR.)
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Jillian S. asked:My husband and I are looking into preschools for our 3 1/2 year old son for the fall. We've looked at Sweet Pea, Stork's Nest and Sunset Learning Center. Any recommendations or personal experiences would be appreciated. Please pm me. Thanks!Jennifer G. replied:https://www.facebook.com/1444228962490273 Anne Monaghan's Nursery Garden ❤️❤️
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