A New Semester

Holy Moly...

  I didn't realize how different one semester could be from the next. We have a lot of great new families and adorable new kids! We are getting busier than we have been all year, and I love it. It was interesting to go from the down time of a very quiet J-Term (January) to an extremely busy Spring semester. I hope this keeps up. I am in the process of looking into hiring a few more staff members. Also, Please welcome Miss Jasmine. She began this month and works Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. She is awesome and wonderful with your kids.
 I am busily preparing for summer camp (already) As well as looking into making some improvements to the center and updating our data base. I am always, however, available to talk, answer questions and of course play with your kiddo's (my favorite part of the job) :-) Happy Spring Semester!

A Busy Month...

Hello friends and families! I am sorry its been so long since we updated our blog. This month we have been so happily busy. We have 2 new staff members Miss Kelley and Miss Claudia who are doing a fabulous job. We have 12 new families who have signed up in October alone. We have also been very busy devoting our Saturdays to support Elmhurst College Football (Go Jays!). This month I will begin to ask my staff members to post blogs for you to read. This is a great way to get to know our staff and get the inside scoop from the Center. We are so excited to have you and hope for another wonderfully busy month!

Meet Miss Erin

 Hello Everyone! Some of you know me, and maybe even got a letter from me earlier this year, but because you are leaving me in charge of your precious little ones I thought you would like to know more about me.
 I come from Buffalo, New York. I went to a performing arts high school where I studied acting and voice. I wanted to be an actress and a singer since I was very little. I started working with young children while I was in highschool. I went to college for video production, because I loved television. I continued to work at my camp and after school program on breaks from school.
 When I graduated from college I worked for various organizations all within the child care and theater communities. (I've never held a job in video production) Aside from being an infant and toddler teacher, I was also a very active drama teacher and started several theater education programs in and around the city of Buffalo. I got a job as a preschool teacher/site director and began acting professionally with the theater company that produced Tony and Tina's Wedding in Buffalo (Yes, I did get to play the bride, I was her understudy ;-)) at this time I also met my husband and decided to get a second bachlor's degree in Theater. After this, we decided to move to Chicago.
 From the day I got to Chicago, aside from performing in Tony and Tina's Wedding with the Chicago company,  I started working with children through the YMCA and a perfoming arts school called Stage Coach, in Hinsdale. since then I've held a variety of creative part time early childhood jobs including: Preschool Computer Teacher, Arts Program Creative Director, Special Education Paraprofessional, Early Childhood Music (mommy and me) Teacher, Pre-school prep/seperation teacher and of course Drama Teacher. I loved it so much I finally decided to pursue a masters degree in early childhood education. I recently recieved this degree as well as my teaching certification from DePaul University.
 So, why am I here? I wanted a job where I could create as well as teach. Where I could have the freedom to use my knowledge and talents to create an ideal environment for children and their families. I also truly enjoyed my experiences creating and directing programs. Now I have a job where I can act and sing and dance and be silly. I also have a job where I feel valued and important. I feel like every decision I make matters. I realize how rare this is and feel very lucky to be a part of your lives as well as the Elmhurst College Family. This is going to be a great year!

Homecoming!

 Happy Homecoming Weekend! I am pleased to announce that we will be providing child care for all home football games at our "Child Care Zone". The Child Care Zone offers arts and crafts, music, games and a BOUNCE HOUSE! It is $10 for us to provide care for the full game or $5 per hour. If you would just like to come and bounce in the bounce house it is just $2 for a 15 minute bounce and parents must be present if just bouncing. Lets Go Blue Jays!

Welcome to the Elmhurst College Child Care Center Blog

Hello and Welcome! 

 If you are a student of Elmhurst College, a faculty member, a staff member or even a member of Elmhurst or its surrounding communities, we would love to meet you! 

Center Information

Our Hours:

7:30am-6:00pm

Monday-Thursday

Our Staff:

Under the lead of the director, who is a certified teacher and holds a masters degree in early childhood development, the staff consists of Elmhurst College students. Each staff member is trained and CPR/First Aid certified before they begin. Many of our staff members are taking courses and/or have experience in some form of child development.

Our Facility:

 We are located in the lower level of Dinkmeyer Hall on the Elmhurst College Campus. The Child Care Center is a small facility where each child receives individualized attention and participates in age appropriate activities and engaging learning experiences. Our staff is passionate and excited about working with children and our kids truly enjoy being here.

Please call 630-617-3222 or email crumpe@elmhurst.edu for more information.

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