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Educator Bio
Jean Silva, Family Child Care Owner
My name is Jean Silva. I am the owner of my Family Child Care program. I have been an educator for over 25 years. My passion as a child was always to be a teacher or work with young children helping them to achieve their milestones. I have one daughter, two grandchildren and anew great granddaughter. I am an educator for over twenty-five years and had children from past children. Many of my past children still keep in contact with me on Mother's Day and holidays. Some are parents, college graduates with great jobs.
I am the President of a Board of Family Child Care Program Inc., a member of the National Child Care Association, Family Child Care Association. I studied early childhood education in Cape Town, South Africa and the United States - I was part of the first pilot CDA program in Boston, the studies were given by Urban College in Boston. After receiving our CDA certification the Mayor invited a few educators to a luncheon and received an award for contributing to the children and youths in our community. I speak for languages English, Afrikaans, Dutch and German.
Family Child Care Business
A high quality preschool program
My program has been developed to nurture, educate and to stimulate creative, mental and emotional growth in young children. An emphasis is placed on creativity and exploration of the world around us. It includes trips to the library, children’s museums, fire station, supermarkets nature center, and zoo. It is my goal to determine each child’s developmental needs. I serve family style meals. We have a program curriculum. I have a daily schedule of activities in an enjoyable environment. A monthly newsletter is sent to parents to update on you curriculum and special events. Show and tell every Friday. Cultural meals are offered and shared recipes. I believe in working on not only on social emotional needs of children in addition to the academics in the curriculum in a fun way, songs, dancing, music, role playing, poetry, and games. The children have choice activities, I have circle time where we discuss the weather, numbers and new words. There activities include math, science, geography, languages, computer, reading and listening to stories daily and cooking. Outdoor play weather permitting or indoor activity play. Ask open ended question and the freedom to explore ideas. Each child is encouraged to try their daily activity and help serve family style meal. Parents are encouraged to share stories about their jobs on careers day.
