Booster Seats Requirements

NEW LAW Requires Booster Seats for Kids under 7....As of July 2008

Every child under the age of seven needs to be fastened in a booster seat while riding in a vehicle. Safety leaders believe the new law will save lives.

"Vehicle seatbelts were really not designed for small children," said Michael Hughes, executive director of Safe Kids Mississippi. "They were designed for adults, so many times that vehicle seat belt does not fit a small child properly." Securing your child in a booster seat can prevent serious injury and even death. The booster seat raises a child up so a seat belt fits properly across the upper thighs and the shoulder belt lies on the collar bone and comes across the chest.

Beginning Tuesday (July 1st 2008), law enforcement officials will be enforcing Mississippi's new booster seat law. Children ages four, five and six and less than 4'9" in height or weighing less than 65 pounds will be required to travel in a booster seat. "It's estimated that about 50% of the children who die in motor vehicle accidents every year die because they are improperly restrained," said Hughes. "So it will save a tremendous amount of lives."

You can face a $25 fine for not properly restraining your child!

If you are not sure how to fasten a car seat or booster seat or would like some assistance, visit any one of the following locations. This list was compiled by Safe Kids Mississippi.

Madison Fire Department
7466 Old Canton Rd.
Madison, MS 39110
Contact: Derrick Layton
601-941-5883

Safe Kids Mississippi
1304 Vine Street
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 360-0531 office
(601) 360-0537 fax

Coastal Plain Public Health District IX
Biloxi, MS
Contact: Brad Williams
228-831-5151

Baptist Hospital-DeSoto
7601 Southcrest Parkway
Southaven, MS 38671
662-349-4100

ColumbusStation #1205
7th Street South
Columbus, MS 39701
(662) 329-5121

Station #2
1802 MLK
Columbus, MS 39701
(662) 329-5122

Fire & Life Safety Education Office
1629 Main Street
Columbus, MS 39701
(662) 245-5075

Fitting StationSafe Kids East Central Mississippi
District IV Health Department
5224 Valley Street
Meridian, MS 39304
601-693-2407

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Halloween Carnival

Little Dreamers will host our yearly Halloween Carnival on October 31st.



Place: Little Dreamers Child Care, 106 Pine Knoll Drive, Ridgeland MS
Time: 7-10 p.m.

Be prepared for FUN! FUN! FUN! and more FUN!

Get directions via Google Map: Driving Directions to Little Dreamers Child Care.

Also, head on over to Birthday in a Box and receive FREE SHIPPING on all Halloween orders over $75. You can get Halloween Costumes, Party Supplies, Activities, Party Favors, Decorations, Partyware, Invitations....and Personalized Items.

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Hours and Days of Operation

The Center is in operation from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Our entire program is developed around monthly units, which are woven together thematically so that learning will be integrated and connected. Through these themes we teach all areas of our curriculum.

Nursery:

Toddlers:

Two-Year Olds:

Preschool:

Three Year Olds:

Emphasis is on desirable social and emotional development with recognition of colors, shapes, sizes, and beginning number and letter recognition. These activities are adjusted to each child’s abilities and interests. Music and rhythm activities, group games, and creative artwork help achieve these goals. Language development is taught through reading, finger play, rhyming, and word games.

Four/Five -Year Old Class:

The program for this age group focuses on personal maturation, appropriate classroom behavior, following directions and mastering the developmental tasks that will prep the child for successful kindergarten work. Relationships are expanded through social interaction with peers. Fundamental skills include name writing, number skills and consistent exposure to letters and their sounds. Language development is expanded from that of the three year olds. Other areas of concentration include:

• Language Arts: stresses the four communication skills of listening, speaking effectively, writing, and reading and its readiness areas, including phonics. The one hundred (100) DOLCH basic sight words are also introduced.
  


• Math Readiness: is approached through set theory and the teaching of problem solving and pattern recognition.
  


• Social Development: aims for a strong self-image and the ability to work with and understand others. This teaching includes character education and good manners.

Each student will be taught through group, individual instruction, and with a thematic approach to achieve these goals.

PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHY

Our program is developmental by nature and is based on the theory that it is what we do with children before we present the "basics,” of formal education, that will create success or failure for them as they learn.

We feel that young children function best in a consistent program with a familiar caregiver. Warm positive relationships with adults help children develop a sense of trust and feeling of worth. Because a child's experience at Little Dreamers is a supplement to their home experience, we feel very strongly that staff and families must work together in order to provide for optimal development of the children. When we are all working toward a common goal, the children's sense of security, self-confidence and individual worth can't help but blossom.

We strive to provide the highest quality program possible for young children and their families by giving careful attention to details - which means that your child's well being is exceptionally looked after.