STAFF INFORMATION | PARENT INVOLVEMENT
STAFF
INFORMATION
Our Director, Linda McGuire, has a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Child Development,
with a minor in Psychology. She has been a Director since 1997 and has
been in the childcare field for 11 years. She was the Head Teacher of a
Michigan state funded program F.I.R.S.T., which trained her in the High
Scope Curriculum. She has been with The Community House since May 2000.
Our Teachers are carefully chosen through an extensive interview process.
They are selected on the basis of their educational backgrounds, their
ability to meet the individual needs of the children and their teamwork
skills. All of our teachers have formal education or training in the field
of Early Childhood.
Our teachers are paid competitive salaries with the options of health
and vacation benefits. This helps the ECC keep a consistent staff of
familiar
faces. The ECC believes that ongoing training is not only important,
but also imperative for the teachers. Therefore, the teachers attend
conferences
and monthly staff/training meetings.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
The ECC believes that the partnership between parents and the Center
should be a strong one. This is why we have an open door policy,
which enables
you, as parents, to come visit anytime. We encourage parents, grandparents,
and families to see how your children spend their day. The ECC also
invites parents to come and share lesson plans for a theme, a family
or ethnic
tradition with the entire Center. The ECC has occasional Saturday field
trips so the entire family can attend. Although the ECC does not function
as a parent co-op, parents, through the Parent Group, are frequently
asked to express their hopes and desires for the program. The Parent
Group meets
every other month. The time of the meeting is scheduled by the Parent
Group President. The Parent Group does fundraising and organizes
parties and
field trips. |
