Friday Faces: Day Nursery Hendricks County Early Care and Education Center

Indoor splash day in the Toddler classroom.

Xavier is celebrating his first birthday today.

This is Max at Avon making a birthday card for his Grandpa. Shhh this is a surprise.

Day Nursery at Ft. Harrison Lemonade Day

The forecast for Friday is sunny (finally!) and 63 degrees.  Sounds like a perfect day for a glass of lemonade.  The 5 year old entrepreneurs at the Day Nursery Start Smart 4 Children would love to have you stop by their lemonade stand on Friday for an ice cold glass of lemonade.  Here’s a picture of their sales force.  How could you resist these smiling faces?? 

PS-It’s $1.00 a cup or $3.00 for a 32 oz jug.

In Memorium: Betsy Scheuring

May 2007 Day Nursery Auxiliary Annual Meeting Meridian Hills Country Club

Katherine L. “Betsy” Scheuring passed away on April 19, 2011. Betsy was a life member of the Day Nursery Auxiliary and was our most senior member. Betsy joined the Auxiliary in 1938. 
She was born in Indianapolis on June 29, 1918 to William D. and Mary K. Hamerstadt. She was a graduate of Shortridge High School and attended the Semple School in New York, where she studied dance under Michael Fokine, one of the greatest Russian expatriates of that time, from the communist regime. She opened a dance studio, “Les Petites Artistes de Ballet”, in her home where she taught children and adults for over 30 years, finally retiring in 1985.
Betsy was a long-time patron of the fine arts in Indianapolis with particular emphasis on ballet. She had been an avid supporter of Ballet Internationale and The Butler Ballet, and was a long-time associate and friend of faculty and students alike. During dance related trips abroad, Betsy became interested in Russian art, and over a period spanning more than thirty years, she amassed a significant collection of Russian icons which she gifted to Purdue University in 2005.
She and her late husband Paul had been long time members of the Columbia Club and Atheneum Turners and Trinity Episcopal Church. She also was a life member of the Indianapolis Day Nursery.
In addition to her late husband, Betsy was preceded in death by her brothers Bill and John Hamerstadt, and her sister Mary Jane Demarest. Survivors include a daughter Margo Scheuring, sons Paul (Melody) and John (Jeanne) Scheuring, several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Indianapolis Humane Society, 7929 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, or to the donor’s favorite charity.
Calling will be held at Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Center-Broad Ripple on Monday, April 25, 2011 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM with services 11:30 AM Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 33rd and Meridian St., Indianapolis. Private interment will be at Crown Hill Cemetery.
The family would like to extend their sincere thanks to the staff at Marquette Manor and St. Vincent’s Hospice, for their care and compassion during Betsy’s final days.

Hoppy Easter from Day Nursery Indianapolis

Avon Center

Avon Center

Avon Center

Avon Center

Avon Center

Northwest Center

Federal Center

Federal Center

Federal Center

Federal Center

Federal Center

Federal Center

Downtown Indianapolis Earth Day celebrations

Day Nursery Association got its start in downtown Indianapolis more than 100 years ago so we like to promote fun events that happen downtown any chance we get. This weekend is packed with Earth Week events that are good opportunities to show your child the importance of caring for Mother Earth. Head Downtown to celebrate the importance of living green with this list of things to do from our friends at Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.  The Children’s Museum is hosting an Earth Week Celebration Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Discover what you can do to make an impact in our community. Attend the FREE Earth Day Indiana Festival April 23 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at White River State Park with 140 environmental and conservation exhibits, food, music and activities for kids. In addition, April 23 is a FREE Spring Cleaning Recycle event. Bring items to recycle to the IUPUI campus (525 N. Blackford St.) from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. such as computers, appliances, lawn tools, batteries, air conditioners, cardboard, oil, metals, Styrofoam and more. A second Recycle event will be April 30 at Greek Islands Restaurant.

Day Nursery Federal Center participates in Great Shakeout

Children and staff at the Day Nursery Federal Center, downtown Indianapolis joined Indiana residents yesterday morning in a statewide earthquake preparedness drill called the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut.

Quakes are rarely felt here, but some of the strongest in the continental United States occurred along the New Madrid fault in southeastern Missouri in 1812, shaking the Indiana Territory as well.

The strongest ever to hit Indiana was a 5.1-magnitude temblor in 1909.

Day Nursery Federal Center Director Sarah Parks found two websites very helpful in preparing her staff and students for the earthquake drill. “They suggested you get under a desk/table and hold onto it…be prepared to “move with your shelter.”  One of the websites discusses that doorways are no longer thought to be a safe place…get under something.  That doorways were left standing in areas with mud roofs because they were the strongest there.  Most buildings in the US, the doorways are no stronger than the rest.  It also discusses that buildings collapsing are not always likely…you are much more likely to get hit by falling objects, hence the reason for being under the table & hanging onto it.” Check out these two websites Drop Cover and Hold On and ShakeOut so you and your family will be prepared should an earthquake strike.

Indiana Parents for Quality Child Care

Parents–Child Care Answers, a community outreach program of Day Nursery, wants to hear from you! Come share your child care story and learn about opportunities to advocate for higher quality child care in not only Indiana but nationally. For more details or to RSVP contact Emily Barrow at (317) 636-5727 or emilyb@childcareanswers.com

Child Care Answers Conference Room 615 N. Alabama Street Suite 300, downtown Indianapolis

Meeting date: Thursday, May 12 · 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Day Nursery Federal Center students enjoy Naptown Jazz

Young Audiences of Indiana brought their Arts for Learning program to the Day Nursery Federal Center yesterday with a performance by the Naptown Jazz. The concert was part of a week-long celebration at the center for the Week of the Young Child. Day Nursery Federal Center Director Sarah Parks said “There was A LOT of dancing!  Everyone enjoyed the concert…a two year old cried when it was over and his class was leaving…he said ‘I want to do it again!’ ”

Wordless Wednesday: Day Nursery Northwest Center

Three and four year olds experimenting with mixing colors

Mind In the Making

If you didn’t get a chance to join us Thursday night to hear Ellen Galinsky

We had a great turnout of Day Nursery parents

Teacher Nelia Raine of the Day Nursery IU Health Center gets her copy of Mind In The Making autographed after the talk.

Day Nursery Director of Curriculum Jesse McCloud shares a story with Ellen after the event.

speak about her new book, Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs, I would encourage you to visit her website and sign up for The Daily Child.  Her short emails are packed full of great ideas for interactions you can start with your child today on your drive home.  Here’s an example:

Play Games That Ask Children to Find Their Way in Spaces

When you are driving somewhere, have older children help track where you are going either by using a map or, if you have one, by a GPS system. With younger children, you can narrate your navigation: “Now we’ll drive down this street until we see your preschool on the left, and we’ll turn left into the parking lot. That will be in one, two, three blocks.”

Visit the Mind in the Making website today to sign up.