Children's Place at the Plaza

Due to inclement weather, all of our programs are operating on a 2 hour delay today. Travel safely.

We're halfway through Teacher Appreciation Week! We know our families could list a million more, but here are our:

🌟TOP 10 REASONS TO APPRECIATE A TEACHER🌟

1. They are not daycare workers, they are teachers. Their lesson plan every day includes: how to share, how to have “nice hands” and “walking feet,” how to say please and thank you, how to walk behind someone without pushing, how to take turns, and how to have “listening ears.”

2. They are not *just* teachers. They are also janitors and nurses. They make boo-boos feel better and dry up tears. They spray, wipe, sanitize, sweep, mop, vacuum, and take out the trash.

3. They are waitresses. They balance little trays and cups of milk. They know who likes their apple sliced, who hates broccoli and who always asks for more ketchup. They can simultaneously pick up squashed peas off the floor while they scoop peaches when someone asks for more.

4. They change 5 dirty diapers, within 10 minutes, without breaking a sweat.

5. They get 12 little ducklings to follow in a row on their way to the playground.

6. They tie tiny shoes. Snap tiny pants. Fold tiny blankeys. Wipe tiny noses. Spend 5 minutes fixing the heels of tiny Converse. Multiply all of this by 12 on some days.

7. They are there before parents go to work and / or don’t go home until the last kid is picked up as the second hand ticks to closing time.

8. They lay out cots and pillows and blankeys and paci’s. They know who gets a pacifier, who gets a 6 oz bottle, who has to have all the lights out, who will wake up early, who came in late and will lay awake. They sit between cots patting restless toddlers to sleep. They spend the rest of nap time keeping the one early riser from waking the 11 others.

9. They go home and take care of their own families and homes, or their own children. They somehow find time to rest their tired feet.

10. They are patient and kind. They are trustworthy. They do their best with no promise of rest. They don’t enjoy disciplining, but do it with love. Their heart swells to see your child grow and learn and smile and play. They laugh at the funny things the kids always say. And, most importantly, they love your child ❤️

We already knew this!

Happy Teacher's Appreciation Week!

Happy teacher appreciation week! What ages do you teach?

This is such great news 🌞

(and I think if you look really closely, you can see us!)

☀️ Enjoy the weekend, Capital Region! ➡️ WNYT.com/Weather

Our Peach Room friends painted on plastic yesterday! Besides an activity that looks like so much fun-- they're also really learning A LOT!
Art helps young children to develop both gross and fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are essential for a child's school readiness and include providing practice with hand-eye coordination; bilateral hand use and using small hands and fingers to grasp markers, crayons, and brushes to create scribbles and marks!

So thankful to the Times Union for shedding more light on a problem we know all too well:

Child care crisis still burdens parents, providers and employers Among the many challenges working parents still face in the post-pandemic economy is a...

Due to today's inclement weather, all programs will be closed today. Stay safe and warm ❄

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Plaza Art Show 2022-- that's a wrap! Thank you to everyone for your help, raffle items, support and attendance! Let's do it again next year!

Twas the night before the art show
and all through the Center
Not a creature was stirring,
(and no one was allowed to enter!)

With paintings and sculptures
and art work galore
We just couldn't wait
To show you some more!

With Miss Denise on a ladder,
and Miss Erica covered in tape
We hung all the projects
And couldn't be gladder!

We'll see you tomorrow,
and show off all our work.
Don't forget raffle tickets
(the baskets are a perk!)

See you tomorrow, Plaza families!

Sneak peek of today's filming from our friends at the Department of State-- a PSA about the recalled Fisher Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper.

🌟 Please, no autographs 😊

All programs are closed today, to honor the life and legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr ❤