I would like to tell you about my home, my family and a bit about why I am doing child care.
First who we are. I am Blair. I am a mother of three beautiful children. Noah my oldest daughter is 13 years old. Army my youngest daughter is 6. And my newest addition is Lincoln who is now 3. We are a pet free ..... smoke free home !! We are what you would call grass roots family, we try to keep things as simple as possible. We cloth diaper, and bake our own bread. Home cooking is the word of the day !!
My husband Jayson and I live in the Westboro area, in a bright open concept home on Churchill Ave. The main level of my home is dedicated to the daycare. The large living room is the main playroom, equipped with a big cozy sofa, play kitchen, puppet theater and lots of stimulating and educational toys ( not a Barbie in sight!!). The room is child friendly, and magical, but not obnoxious, and "plastic". The playroom is just off the living / dining area and kitchen. This is ideal for me as even when I am preparing meals and getting drinks for the children I can see everything that is going on.
We have a large child friendly yard that is off the playroom. We use the yard enthusiastically all year round :) There is also a big deck that we can use when the ground is just too muddy for play! The yard has two slide structures, a giant sand boxed and, a picnic area, and a large garden that we use to grow our own veggies in all summer long. I LOVE the kids to help me pick the veggies from the garden that we will then eat for lunch !! We also have bins and bins of toys to explore, and several ride on toys of all shapes and sizes.
I worked in health care before starting my home daycare 6 years ago. I changed careers after the birth of my second child Army. She had a special beginning in life that really didn't make it practical for me to bring her to daycare each day. I have never looked back. I believe it to be the most rewarding thing I have ever done. I get to work in the home, and provide a preschool type environment to my children.
I know that I will continue to provide childcare to my community for many years to come.
