Kendal's
Care for Kids
Quality Child
Day Care in an Intergenerational Environment
 Our Mission
It is the mission of
Kendal at Oberlin's childcare program to support employees and
families in the surrounding community by providing quality child
care for their children.
About
us...
Staff
& Ratios
The
Curriculum
Intergenerational
program
Meals
Hours
& Calendar
Fees
About
us . . .
Kendal's Care for Kid's
is a not-for-profit child care center in Oberlin, Ohio which operates
as part of the Kendal at Oberlin Retirement Community. The center
is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs.
Accredited programs have completed a comprehensive process of
internal self-study and external professional review to verify
compliance of high quality care for children and their families.
KCFK is licensed by
the state of Ohio for 30 children. The center accepts children
from 3 months to 5 years. KCFK provides care for both the children
of Kendal employees and the surrounding community when space is
available. The center is open year round and has two groups of
mixed-age children. An Infant/toddler classroom with children
from 3 months up to 3 years and preschool classroom for children
3 to 5 years.
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Staff & Ratios
The center staff is
experienced in childcare and is either certified or degreed in
Early Childhood Education. Center ratios are those recommended
by our accrediting organization, the National Association for
the Education of Young Children.
- 3 to 12 months 3 to one staff
- 12 to 18 months 4 to one staff
- 18 to 36 months 5 to one staff
- 3 - 5 yrs. 8 to one staff
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The
Curriculum
Our center provides
a developmentally appropriate curriculum based on the High/Scope
educational approach. The cornerstone of the High/Scope Curriculum
is Active Learning - direct, hands-on experiences with
people, objects, events, and ideas which encourage
- physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development.
- the ability to communicate feelings and ideas, while encouraging
positive interactions.
- the ability to make appropriate choices and understand the
consequences of decisions.
- the ability to set goals and strive to complete them.
Daily experiences are
focused on the interests of the children in the areas of art,
music, movement, literacy, math, science, time, spacial relations,
social skills and dramatic play.
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Intergenerational
Program
The Kendal Resident
Community is a vital part of our center. Intergenerational expereiences
are planned weekly with Kendal's Creative Arts Therapy Department.
More spontaneous and frequent interactions occur during the day
throughout the community. Residents often volunteer in the classrooms,
enriching our daily program. The children develop an appreciation
for the relationships they make with loving older adults, as
well as a better understanding of the aging process.
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Meals
Kendal's Care for Kids
serves
- Breakfast 8:30 a.m.
to 9:00 a.m.
- Lunch
11:30 a.m. to12:00 p.m.
- Snack
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
 The center is a member
of the Ohio Adult Food Program and nutritious meals are prepared
on-site by Kendal at Oberlin Dining Services.
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Hours
& Calendar
The center is open daily
from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., five days a week, all year round.
The center is only closed for Kendal at Oberlin's scheduled holidays.
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Fees
Our child care is a
subsidized program and fees are based upon the market rates within
our area. Kendal provides a sliding fee scale for on-site employee
families and has a contract with the Department of Job and Family
Services and the Early Learning Initiative to provide subsidized
year-round preschool for families that qualify financially.
For more information contact the center director, Kathleen Knipper at (440) 775-9815.
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