PARENT HANDBOOK
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of LALLIPOP Child Care Center is to provide a safe, secure, calm, caring,
and stimulating environment in which to learn and grow. We are a Licensed Daycare and
adhere to the Arizona Department of Health Services; in addition, we carry Liability
Insurance. This helps us monitor the overall quality standards of the early year’s provision in
line with the principles and requirements of your child’s well-being. We are open for full or
part time care from 6:30am – 6:00pm Monday to Friday for children from 3 months to 12
years of age.
We work with the Maricopa County Environmental Health Division to ensure we are aligned
with the food and drink guidelines. We want to ensure we deliver high standards of nutrition
to meet the needs of each age group. We will ensure that each child receives the
recommended daily allowance of protein, carbohydrates, healthy fats and fresh fruit and
vegetables. Our meals are made fresh with whole foods which provide children with the
vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that they need to grow up healthy. The benefits of
childhood nutrition are especially important; a nutritious diet provides your child with good
eating habits for life, healthy skin, a healthy weight, and improved behavior.
LONG RANGE GOALS OF OUR CURRICULUM
➢ Develop each child’s ability to make choices and decisions about what to do and how
to do it, using his or her own time and energy effectively
➢ Develop each child’s self-discipline and ability to identify, pursue and complete self chosen goals and tasks with originality and responsibility
➢ Develop each child’s ability to work with other children and adults’ in-group
planning, cooperative efforts, and with shared leadership
➢ Develop each child’s knowledge of objects, skill in the arts and comfort with physical
movement
➢ Develop each child’s ability to express thoughts, ideas, and feelings
➢ Develop each child’s ability to comprehend others spoken, written, dramatic and
graphic representations
➢ Develop each child’s ability to apply his/her seasoning’s abilities to a wide range of
situations using a variety of materials
➢ Develop each child’s creativity, initiative, spirit of inquiry and openness to knowledge
and other people’s point of view
