Carmen Sommerville Family Child Care

Carmen Sommerville Family Child Care Carmen Sommerville Family Child Care is a fun place for children to learn and grow! It is a clean and safe environment where children can learn and grow.

***PLEASE NOTE: THIS DAYCARE RUNS ON THE ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS CALENDAR***

Carmen Sommerville Family Child Care is state licensed and provides care for children four weeks through five years. We provide exciting daily indoor and outdoor activities and believe that children learn best through play. Breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack are provided daily for your little one(s). While we do follow

a consistent schedule for naps and meals (children thrive on consistency!), we are flexible enough to allow for child-led experiences during each day. Sometimes the things that I have planned are thrown out the window when we discover a new bug or creature in the backyard and want to spend time learning more about it, or just watching it! Certain parts of our daily schedule are consistent, but we have numerous opportunities for free play and exploration. My daycare is not a preschool. We do not have a formal preschool program; however, I will try my best to meet your child where they are when they show interest so that they are ready for kindergarten. I won't force your child to sit down and crank out provider-thought-up crafts or worksheets just so they have a take home product. But we will work on number/letter recognition, sounds, and how to write them - all through play or informal means. My goal is for them to learn without even realizing it! I try to focus on being a home away from home for your child while you are at work. I've worked in the center environment before and really missed the feeling of home daycare. Having a small group in a home setting allows us to move at a more relaxed pace. Sometimes kids just need a break from life to sit and read books! I have degrees in both Elementary Education and Psychology. I worked in a group daycare during college, and after college I was the director and lead infant/toddler teacher at a center. In January 2012, I opened my own home daycare and we've been having fun ever since!

We have some amazing fisherwomen at daycare!
09/03/2026

We have some amazing fisherwomen at daycare!

Hide and seek CHAMPIONS! 😂
09/02/2026

Hide and seek CHAMPIONS! 😂

This little snowflake is practicing making snow angels. I could do without the 90 degree temps, but let’s not wish for s...
09/01/2026

This little snowflake is practicing making snow angels. I could do without the 90 degree temps, but let’s not wish for snow just yet!

🎶🎵 If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops… 🎶🎵
08/31/2026

🎶🎵 If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops… 🎶🎵

We have a VERY exciting new addition coming to the playground soon! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️A huge THANK YOU to the wonderful family...
08/30/2026

We have a VERY exciting new addition coming to the playground soon! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

A huge THANK YOU to the wonderful family who donated this to our playground! ❤️ We are so grateful for people who believe in what we do and love seeing kids have opportunities to play, explore, imagine, and learn.

Because of generous families like this, we’re able to continue creating a fun, engaging space where our little besties can make memories and let their imaginations run wild! 🥰

Stay tuned to see all the adventures that happen with this donation! 🏴‍☠️⚓️

Our playground has been extra safe this week!
08/28/2026

Our playground has been extra safe this week!

The sweet girl on the right has to wave to our sunflowers each morning 🥰🥹 This morning we stood and watched the bees up ...
08/27/2026

The sweet girl on the right has to wave to our sunflowers each morning 🥰🥹 This morning we stood and watched the bees up there for almost 10 minutes. They were fascinated!🌻🐝

And just like that, summer is over and we’re back to fulltime! 🤩
08/24/2026

And just like that, summer is over and we’re back to fulltime! 🤩

🚨🤓🐛🦋Nerd Alert. 🚨🤓🐛🦋Excited that our daycare playground is recognized as a Monarch Waystation, providing food, shelter a...
08/18/2026

🚨🤓🐛🦋Nerd Alert. 🚨🤓🐛🦋

Excited that our daycare playground is recognized as a Monarch Waystation, providing food, shelter and habitat for monarchs in all stages of their lifecycle. We can’t wait for our plants to continue to multiply so we can watch even more caterpillars and butterflies next year!

One of our friends is celebrating her last day with us today. I asked her what she wanted to do - “make potions!” So we’...
08/18/2026

One of our friends is celebrating her last day with us today. I asked her what she wanted to do - “make potions!” So we’re having a Potion Day! I swear some water and a box of chalk can keep them busy for hours.

Address

Alma, MI
48801

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

(989) 560-7298

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