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Brockton Day Nursery
(BDN) Programs are built on the assumption that children learn and develop
through active involvement with their world. Our nurturing, child-focused
environments promote children’s natural development in the areas of
cognitive, physical, emotional, and social skills. BDN programs strive to
help children develop at their own pace and to feel safe and secure in a
warm and accepting atmosphere. BDN’s developmentally appropriate
curriculum fosters each child’s optimal growth and development. Each
group of children is provided with materials and activities best suited to
their particular age and stage of development. For example, infants and
toddlers are grouped in a way that allows each child to eat, sleep, and
interact according to individual needs. Preschoolers are provided a
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of indoor and outdoor
play.
School-agers (ASAP)
are able to rotate throughout three different classrooms to have exposure
to a wide variety of activities including homework, reading, games, arts &
crafts, sports, and computers.
All age groups enjoy
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in outdoor
playgrounds containing appropriate toys and equipment. Playground
surfacing has been installed to allow adequate cushioning and safe fall
zones for children.
TYPES OF CHILD CARE
The vast majority of
families with children enrolled at BDN are eligible for subsidized child
care. BDN,
a non-profit organization registered in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relies heavily on funding from EEC to provide the following
types of child care to children and families:
SUPPORTIVE CHILD CARE:
For families who are involved with the Department of Social Services (DSS)
because of abuse and/or neglect issues. A closed referral comes directly
from DSS. BDN staff work with the family, the social worker, the
classroom staff, and other professionals as needed, to develop and
implement a service plan for each child in care.
INCOME ELIGIBLE CHILD
CARE:
For working parents who meet EEC income eligibility and service need
guidelines. BDN holds a contract with EEC for preschool and
school-age slots. We presently have no income eligible
infant/toddler slots.
Community Partnerships for Children also provides income
eligible child care slots to families with preschoolers through a
different funding source (DOE.)
VOUCHER CHILD CARE:
For families receiving Transitional Assistance for Families with Dependent
Children (TAFDC.)
Usually single mothers, the parent must attend school or a training
program full-time, or begin full-time employment.
Parents receiving Income Eligible or Voucher child care pay a weekly child
care fee according to their income and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Sliding Fee Scale for Child Care. Parents with children in Supportive
child care do not pay fees. Transportation to and from child care is
provided to children in Supportive child care. Transportation is
provided to children in Income Eligible and Voucher child care only if the
parent can demonstrate a need for transportation.
BDN contracts with VHS Transportation of Avon and T & T
Transportation of Brockton to provide either one-way or two-way
transportation for eligible families. VHS also transports all
school-age children to and from 15 different Brockton Public Schools
during the school year.
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