Twinklele Toes Learning Center Observation

For the sake of confidentiality, I will be referring to the director I observed as MotherHen, and the facility as Twinkle Toes Learning Center. The center's hours of operation is Monday through Friday 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM. It is quality rated, has a maximum capacity of 25 children, accepts children ages of infant, toddler, preschool and school age, and also participate in the subsidized, after school and summer child care program.

Upon arrival, the first thing that was noticeable was how colorful and inviting the outside of the facility looked. In order to enter the building, the door bell must be rung and a member of staff must identify you before unlocking the door. Once inside of the building, signing in the log book and hand washing were the next steps before classroom entry. Mother Hen was behind the front desk filing documents and greeting each parent or guardian and child/ children as they signed in. She was attired in scrubs and crocks, her hair braided and pulled back in a ponytail. Mother Hen has dark brown skin and eyes, full cheeks, small narrow nose and thin arch shaped eyebrow.
Since Mother Hen wore many hats at Twinkle Toes Learning Center as director, owner and teacher, she stepped into the toddler room to assist with the sign language and spanish lessons in the toddler room. She partnered up with the main teacher for that class and split the class up in to so that the children could have more one on one teaching for these