SUNFLOWER CHILD CARE CENTER
ABOUT SUNFLOWER CHILD CARE CENTER
Sunflower is not an ordinary childcare center. Established and incorporated in 1978 by parents seeking high quality care for their children, Sunflower’s unique features include:
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Full time (5 days/week) or part time (less than 5 days/week) spaces and rates
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Small Groups
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Cross-age friendships
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Parent participation
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Parent provided lunch
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Two snacks per day
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Volunteers from Bucknell University child development courses, psychology courses, literature courses, and music courses
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Sunflower recognizes the value of including caregivers and children who vary broadly as to race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age, sex and abilities. Sunflower does not discriminate on those bases in enrollment, hiring or referral.
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Activities at Sunflower are designed to encourage children to develop their individual strengths in the following areas:
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Awareness/judgement
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Communication/cognition
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Physical/social skills
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These skills are cultivated by means of a variety of individual and group activities that are: Child selected and Teacher-directed.
Capacity: 69 (maximum)
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License: Sunflower is approved and licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and meets or exceeds all state requirements for a day care.
Our Values
Our activities at Sunflower emphasize the following:
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Self-esteem
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Making choices
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Peaceful conflict resolution
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Respect for multicultural/multinational peoples
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Varied experiences​
Our Hours
Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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We are open all year long except for major holidays.
Our Personalized Care
Our Staff/Child Ratios are exemplary
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Infants 1:3 , 1:4
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Toddlers 1:5
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3-year olds 1:7
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4 & 5 year olds 1:8
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Our Students
We accept ages 6-weeks to pre-kindergarten
We DO NOT offer before-school or after-school care to children already enrolled in school.