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Exploring the Fascinating World of Bugs and Spiders

7/11/2023

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WEEKLY RECAP - Bugs and Spiders

This week we learned all about Bugs and Spiders! We explored our curiosity about the natural environment. This week we observed and recorded information about bugs and spiders and expressed our findings through drawings, arts and crafts and verbally. Bugs and Spiders Learning Objectives:

X Observe & describe characteristics of bugs and arachnids
X Recognize cause-and-effect relationships
X Building science knowledge and vocabulary
X Understand that some bugs and spiders are dangerous
X Be able to identify opposites
X Sequence the life cycle of a butterfly

Next weekend we learn about Frogs, Turtles, & Creepy Crawlers!
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Co-Founder of Compass Child Care Designs Play with a Purpose

2/9/2021

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Meet Ginger, Compass Co-Founder

Child Care Bethel MinnesotaGinger has created a fun and educational child care program.
Ginger Olson is truly a kid at heart.

Her love of children can be traced to an earlier time in her life, influenced by Mrs. Dempsey, one of her high school teachers.

"Love of children is just one part of running a successful childcare facility," Olson notes. "I need to balance that with the ability to plan, maintain order, and design play with a purpose."

As Olson's interest in childcare grew, she focused on learning these aspects and applied her knowledge as an employee and volunteer at church, corporate schools, and other child care programs.

"When I became a mom, that really provided practical experience about the needs of children as well as parents, which has helped my perspective with the everyday needs at Compass."

Olson brainstormed alongside her sister, Amy Steiner, about how to build their dream child care center and how it would be set apart from others. Their combined passion was based on building a safe, educational environment that would be a home away from home.

"We didn't spend much time thinking about how this venture could be profitable for ourselves. We were excited about what we could do to serve these kids and our communities."

Olson feels they are laying the groundwork for the educators that will one day work with the children who  start at Compass. She hopes children will start school with a foundation where kids develop a love of learning.

"Every time I see a child with that 'I get it!' look in their eye, I feel I have the best job in the world," Olson says. When a child is successful at zipping their own coat or tying their shoes or taking their first step, Olson is proud in the child's accomplishments and thinks of the incredible trust parents grant them to work with their children.

Being flexible during times of growth or dealing with a pandemic has been challenging, but Olson states that she is determined to maintain her ideals of providing a safe, positive and educational environment through this time at Compass Child Care .

"Every time I see a child with that 'I get it!' look in their eye, I feel I have the best job in the world."
​Ginger, Compass Child Care Co-Founder

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Compass Child Care: Giving children the tools to learn and lead

2/8/2021

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Meet Amy, Compass Co-Founder

Amy, Compass Co-Founder
​Amy Steiner's love for puppets, art, messy fun, training and teaching, and all things silly and festive, fell into place with teaching preschool. 

"There aren't many professions where puppeteering is cool," Steiner says with a twinkle in her eye and big smile. "The only reason why I was able to leave my beloved classroom is that I wanted to broaden my reach."

As an experienced classroom teacher, Steiner had to make a decision about joining her sister, Ginger Olson, on building a dream day care center. "I saw that I could be deeply involved with 20 children and families a year, or I could be involved in the lives of 300 children and the staff that reach them all."

By being a part of Compass Child Care, Steiner truly impacts even more lives than before. "I wake up everyday with gratitude that I get to do that."


At Compass Child Care, Steiner sees herself equally there for the children and for their educators. Steiner has a deep passion for children. "I hope that is obvious, but I share an equal passion for adults who put children first," she says. 

As an overseer of the child care center, Steiner is an advocate for her staff. "My heart is for caretakers and teachers; they sacrifice so much; their patience seems unending; their creativity knows no bounds."


Over time, students move on, families depart as they head off to grade school and beyond. It's understandable that children going to a learning center won't remember their earliest experiences there or even remember the staff, but Steiner's deepest hope is that the children will move on from there having developed the courage to learn, the boldness to lead, and that they will know and recognize unconditional love because it was given to them at Compass.
 

"I hope our students find fulfillment in every stage of life," Steiner says.

Steiner recognizes she is part of a larger team that lays an important foundation for the future lives of those who attend their learning center.

"We really believe that everything you really need to know, you learn before kindergarten." ​​-Amy, Compass Child Care Co-Founder

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