Knit Together Childcare

08/11/2021

This week has been hard. One of my kiddos had their last day on Thursday of last week. She’s moving on to big girl school. She has been with me for 2 years now and is such a gem! She’s got s***k, she’s got sass, she’s everyone’s best friend, she’s full of love and empathy and has a great taste in music! I am going to miss her so very much! This week has been an adjustment for us all as I have to remind the other kiddos that she won’t be here.

This week just gets harder as tomorrow is another precious littles last day. I have watched him since he was a baby. (Minus a short period when he got to be a blessing to another group of kids). I watched his brother and saw him move on to big kids school and now I am going to be a blubbering mess when this one leaves me for big boy school. He is compassionate, funny, always ready to help, full of s***k, always ready for an adventure, and gives the best hugs! It’s been such a blessing to watch him grow all these years!

This part of the job is so very hard! These kids become my kids. I love them like my own and care for them like my own. Next week will be an adjustment for us all as it finally sets in that two of our friends won’t be here. But we will pray for them in their new adventures and cheer them on from here every chance we get!

06/29/2021

We will have 1 spot coming available in August with some of our littles moving up to big kid school! This spot will be for a child age 2 or older. We are open Monday through Thursday. If you or someone you know is looking for childcare please give us a call! We are located between Shawnee and Meeker off Hazel Dell Road, East of Highway 18.
405-788-1653

05/22/2021

We have one spot available for a school aged child for the summer! We have 2 school aged boys (my children) here ages 8 and 6 if your child is looking for some friends to hang out with over break. Open Monday through Thursday. Call or text 405-788-1653. Located North of Shawnee off Hazel Dell and Bryan.

05/07/2021

It's Daycare Provider Appreciation Day! Special shout out to all my fellow providers today!

10 REASONS TO APPRECIATE A DAYCARE TEACHER

1. They are not daycare workers, they are daycare 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 pick up squashed peas off the floor. Scoop peaches when they ask for more.

4. They change 5 dirty diapers, within 10 minutes, the day after beef and corn.

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 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. Say thank you to your daycare teacher. They love your child❤️

Thank you to all of my fellow daycare workers. You're doing an amazing job!

02/23/2021

Since the weather closed daycare, we had to postpone our Valentines Day party til today. We prepped yesterday! The kiddos helped me make the dough for homemade cinnamon rolls that we enjoyed for breakfast this morning. Then they helped me bake chocolate cupcakes that I decorated last night to surprise them today. We had a great day showing each other how much we care!

02/11/2021

Great hand eye coordination exercises this morning!

02/11/2021

Getting some energy out today by chasing this UFO around.

02/11/2021

A fun (and yummy!) Way to sort and learn our colors!

01/24/2021

I know each one of my families, both past and present, will agree with this. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mickey is the Dear Leader of his own vanity-fuelled universe.

01/20/2021

It's inauguration day. I know all my daycare families have different opinions on politics, so we don't bring that into our lessons, that's not my place as a provider. But I do love teaching these littles about the process of our great nation. In November we voted, and today we watched (well, the kids played because let's face it, attention spans are short for 1 and 2 year olds lol)a new president be sworn in. We stood for the National Anthem and said (as best we could lol) the Pledge of Allegiance as they did on TV. All the kids were excited to know that they could be president one day if they wanted!

01/18/2021

I'm usually closed on this holiday but I was open today so we got to talk about MLK and dreams and diversity. We had a great day!