Music Mandarin School-Day Care

Service Description

MMS-Day Care is a high-quality culturally based, bilingually immersive, and musically enriching state-licensed family early learning & care program. We accept children from 6 months to 12 years of age. We are open Monday through Friday, 7:30am-3pm(Day Care Program)+3pm-6pm(Afterschool Program). 4 meals a day, 3 yards with 2 covered porches, 1 separate napping room, 0 screen time. Our mission is to help the child develop a seed of AIRCCC: Appreciation, Independence, Responsibility, Creation, Collaboration & Confidence, and move toward a healthy and happy life tree. We want all children, including infants, toddlers and preschoolers, especially BIPOC, ESL, Disabled and LGBTQ children to celebrate their identity and culture within a multicultural setting that is considerate of their diverse backgrounds. Moreover, they will grow physically, emotionally, intellectually and socially by learning through bilingually immersed, and musically enriched high-quality early childhood learning experiences. We want all children to have nurturing and reliable relationships with a home-like environment and teachers majoring in music and trained in using Montessori methods. We want all children to experience developmentally appropriate methods to resolve conflicts: 1. Positive guidance 2. Setting clear limits 3. Redirection We want all children to experience multicultural traditions and festivals through music, artwork, dance, food, stories, costumes and games. Additionally, we will provide bilingual piano, choir and Mandarin tutors for K-12 children as an after-school program, which I have been doing for over 14 years. I will combine my preschoolers and k-12 children to prepare a series of concerts and be immersed in local cultural events and celebrations all year round. Some will be public events, such as the Lansu Chinese Garden and Pioneer Courthouse Square activities. I am considering other cultural events such as the Lunar New Year Celebration, Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, Three Nations of Cultural Exchange event (China, Korea and Japan) and other volunteer events such as performing at a retirement home or a school. We want to build up a safe & healthy & happy environment, nurturing joyful children, supporting thriving families and connecting diverse communities!