Park Street Cultural Tour

Family Daycare

On our tour we talked to Cheryl Robinson to learn about the Family Daycare. Cheryl said that family daycares have been going on since women have been working.
–Sara

When I step through the door, it’s quiet. Naptime. Depending on the day, there are one to seven kids in the house. The kids arrive at 8:00 am and leave at 4:30 or around that time. At first I felt grown-up to have those kids staring at me, but I got used to it.
–Alexandra

My mom runs a family daycare at our house. Every day when I get home from school, about seven little one to four year olds greet me. At first I felt like the big kid, but after about three months I got used to it, and so did they.
–Mariah

On the porch on hot days they have water activities and the sensory table. In the sensory table Cheryl puts wool, water, toys beans, rice, flour. The daycare children touch and feel (sometimes eat) the things in the sensory table, hence the name.
–Alexandra

At my mom’s daycare, she basically always serves organic food. She does this because she thinks that kids should know that their food does not just come from the grocery store. She makes their bread and pizza, and when she does go to the grocery store, she buys organic food.
–Mariah

In the backyard there is water play, sprinkler tag, etc. Outdoor recreation.
–Alexandra

At pick-up time the parents like to talk to each other and hang out.
A family daycare is a household community
–Mariah

Food,
Friends,
Toys,
Personalized towels,
Room to play,
Things to see,
Things to touch,
Baby chickens.
Isn’t daycare fun?
–Martha

Home on Park Street Four Days in the Corridor Neighborhoods Experiencing Community What the Kids Said *Day One* Chadbourne College Sadie Pearson & Richard Davis Trinity Church Ideal Body Shop Park Street Shoe Repair Yee's Laundry La Movida Mercado Marimar Bram's Addition *Day Two* Early Childhood Center Yue-Wah Oriental Foods Boys & Girls Club Style & Grace Salon St. Mark's Lutheran Church Romnes Apartments Yasmin's Halal Meat Market Miracle's Home Neighborhood House Italian Workmen's Club Family Potluck *Day Three* Meriter Hospital Bayview Mural Bocce Ball Beth Israel Synagogue Wisconsin Union Hoofers Mexico Lindo Fishing Along Wingra Creek *Day Four* AFL-CIO (Labor Temple) Eugene Parks Quality Ace Hardware Oriental Shop Lakeside Fibers Chicken Underground Family Daycare Tropical Fish World Quann Community Gardens Multicultural Center Street Scenes 1 Street Scenes 2 Park Street Delights 1 Park Street Delights 2 Dane County Cultural Tour Hmong Cultural Tour	Family Daycare On our tour we talked to Cheryl Robinson to learn about the Family Daycare. Cheryl said that family daycares have been going on since women have been working. –Sara When I step through the door, it’s quiet. Naptime. Depending on the day, there are one to seven kids in the house. The kids arrive at 8:00 am and leave at 4:30 or around that time. At first I felt grown-up to have those kids staring at me, but I got used to it. –Alexandra My mom runs a family daycare at our house. Every day when I get home from school, about seven little one to four year olds greet me. At first I felt like the big kid, but after about three months I got used to it, and so did they. –Mariah On the porch on hot days they have water activities and the sensory table. In the sensory table Cheryl puts wool, water, toys beans, rice, flour. The daycare children touch and feel (sometimes eat) the things in the sensory table, hence the name. –Alexandra At my mom’s daycare, she basically always serves organic food. She does this because she thinks that kids should know that their food does not just come from the grocery store. She makes their bread and pizza, and when she does go to the grocery store, she buys organic food. –Mariah In the backyard there is water play, sprinkler tag, etc. Outdoor recreation. –Alexandra At pick-up time the parents like to talk to each other and hang out. A family daycare is a household community –Mariah Food, Friends, Toys, Personalized towels, Room to play, Things to see, Things to touch, Baby chickens. Isn’t daycare fun? –Martha
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