-Day Care Newsletter-


Fall 2008

City of West Covina Day Care Programs
West Covina Day Care Programs provide a stimulating, safe and family nurturing environment for school age children before and after school Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Activities we offer will enhance and promote the children's social, emotional, cognitive and physical development. Some of these activities will be homework time, snack time, arts, crafts, recreational activities, off-site excursions, etc. Our program provides a safe and nurturing family environment designed to promote physical, emotional and social well being for your child/ren. In addition, we believe that the children in our care will develop a positive confident concept of themselves as worthwhile individuals and as able learners.

The Day Care Programs now have e-mail access. We have had some difficulty with the computers and city staff are working diligently to correct the issues. Although staff has been directed to check emails daily, we ask that parents still call and inform staff when your child/ren will be absent, late, etc.

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Important Dates To Remember
2008 - 2009

Day Cares Will Be Closed

November 11th	Veteran's Day
November 27th & 28th	Thanksgiving
Dec. 24th, 25th, 26th	Christmas Holiday
Dec. 31st, Jan. 1st, 2nd	New Year Holiday
January 19th	Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
February 16th	President's Day
May 25th	Memorial Day

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California Day Care
1125 Bainbridge Ave.
(626) 960-8819

Our email address: California@westcovina.org

With Summer coming to an end we want to thank our parents and campers for a very fun summer. Everyone had a lot of fun; we went on a lot of exciting field trips and made many new friends. We also want to say good bye to all of our private school kids and wish them good luck in the coming school year. We are looking forward to another great year with many new and returning faces. Our program will offer homework help, snack time, arts & crafts, outdoor activities and much more. We are currently open for new enrollment. Hours are 6:30am-7:30am before school and 12:30pm-6:00pm after school Monday through Friday. We will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th.

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Orangewood Day Care
1440 S. Orange Ave.
(626) 337-2865

Our email address: Orangewood@westcovina.org

We would like to thank all of our parents, participants and staff for a fun-filled safe summer!!! We hope that everyone enjoyed the excursions, swimming, movies and arts & crafts. We would like to welcome Brandon White to Orangewood. We look forward to all the new ideas and activities he will bring to the program. We look forward to a new and exciting school year ahead of us with many returning and new participants. We are currently accepting applications please see staff if you have any questions or need any additional information.

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Palm View Day Care
1340 E. Puente Ave.
(626) 339-4314

Our email address: Palmview@westcovina.org

Another summer has come and gone...we are looking forward to the 2008-2009 school year. We had a wonderful summer and wish all our participants good luck in all their endeavors throughout the new school year. We are currently accepting applications for both Grovecenter and Rowland Elementary School. For more information please see staff.

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Vine Day Care
1901 E. Vine Ave.
(626) 919-7807

Our email address: Vine@westcovina.org

What a great summer!!! It's hard to believe that it's over. We would like to thank Mr. James for sharing our summer camp program with us, we hope to see him next summer. We would like to welcome Ms. Sarah Velasquez = ) Ms. Sarah attends Mt. Sac and will be with us in the afternoons. Our program offers morning and afternoon care. We offer homework time, snack, arts & crafts, indoor and outdoor activities. If you have any questions please see staff for additional assistance.

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Wescove Day Care
1010 W.Vine Ave.
(626) 960-8890

Our email address: Wescove@westcovina.org

Wescove has had a very adventurous summer!!! Summer Camp was a great success... We would like to thank the parents who entrusted us with their children. Our goal this summer was to have the children connect with nature. We took a field trip to the Galster Nature Center on July 29th which the children had an opportunity to hike the new trail. Wescove is ready for a new and exciting school year. We are planning for the upcoming holidays which include Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Staff is always coming up with new and memorable crafts. We look forward to sharing with you...

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- Upcoming Summer Programs & Events -
October 25, 2008
Red Ribbon Rally
7:00am - 11:30am
West Covina High School

November 11, 2008
Veteran's Day Ceremony
12:00pm - 1:00pm
West Covina Civic Center

December 6, 2008
Winterfest Event
1:00pm - 6:00pm
West Covina Civic Center

December 10, 2008
Tree Lighting Ceremony
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Lakes Entertainment Center

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Careship Program

The Careship Program primary purpose is to assist low-moderate income West Covina residents who are working or attending school with the cost of childcare. The number of participants is limited to two per family for a maximum of two years. The Careship subsidy is $30 per week per child.

For more information please contact the Community Services Department at (626) 939-8430.

This newsletter is published as a means to communication to our Day Care parents and public about the day-to day activities of our Day Care facilities. This issue has provided a brief introduction about our staff, information about each day care facility and programs. Each newsletter will have a comment card attached for the purpose of encouraging two way communication with parents and public having an opportunity to provide feed back to help meet your needs.

The City of West Covina Day Care Programs are licensed facilities with the Department of Social Services. All staff have been cleared through the requirements set by the City of West Covina and the Department of Social Services included in the review are staff files, teacher-child ratios, children's records, snacks, equipment, storage and over all inspection of the facility.

If you have any comments or suggestions please print and submit a Comment Card. Thank you.

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