Mary's Munchkinland Day Care Center

This week is teacher's appreciation week, and Friday is child care provider appreciation day! With that in mind I want to give a huge shout out to my wonderful staff for all the love and care they give to the children in our care, day in and day out! They have adapted to major changes this year during this pandemic, including changing our procedures and being there for our school age crew during virtual learning. They have truly raised above all expectations! I wouldn't be able to make it without this wonderful staff standing beside me!!! Thanks to you all!!!!

Important vaccine info, folks!

Philadelphia residents who live in these 22 zip codes identified as underserved in the ongoing vaccination process in the city will be able to simply walk up to... the Pennsylvania Convention Center and receive their COVID-19 vaccine, the city announced Tuesday. The walk-up procedure for those Philadelphians will last through Monday, March 22. More info: http://on.nbc10.com/69g3HBA See more

Munchkinland will be opening on a 2 hour delay. Opening at 9 a.m. Latest dropoff time will be 10 a.m. instead of the usual 9:30 a.m. Be careful.

With impending forecast of the snow storm that is heading our way, Munchkinland will be closed on Thursday, February 18th. Stay safe and warm.

Currently have an opening for Philly PreK if anyone has an interest. Accepting ages 3 and 4 (or 5) if child was at least 3 years old by September 1, 2020. Please feel free to send me a message or give us a call at 215-331-3910.

I’ve lost a year with my kids battling over school and I’m done. My seven year old and I were in the midst of our usual asynchronous day battle. I had his writi...ng homework in my hand from school. He’d written several full, well-thought-out sentences. But he won’t do the same for me, at least not without a fight. I told him he didn’t have to write about his best day like his teacher asked, he could write about his worst. He could write about whatever he wanted as long as he wrote a few sentences. He said he’d get in trouble. He said he was doing a bad job in first grade. He was on the brink of tears but didn’t know why. And it hit me. Instead of getting frustrated and pushing the assignment, I sat down with him at his desk in his superhero bedroom. I said you won’t get in trouble and you can’t fail first grade. In fact, you’re kind of a superhero yourself. He sat up in his chair just a little and looked at me with disbelief. I said, Do you know that no kids in the history of kids have ever had to do what you’re doing right now? No kids in the history of kids have ever had to do school at home, sitting in their bedroom, watching their teacher on a computer. You and your friends are making history. A visible weight lifted from his seven year old shoulders, What does that mean? I told him it means I haven’t given him nearly enough credit for rolling with the punches. I told him how proud I am of him and his friends. That kids this year are doing the impossible and they’re doing a really great job. I apologized for not saying it sooner and more often. A little tear fell down his cheek. We’ve thanked everyone from healthcare workers to grocery store employees but we haven’t thanked the kids enough for bearing the burden of what we’ve put on their shoulders this year. We’ve said kids are resilient, and they are. But they are the real superheroes in this whole scenario for having ZERO say in their lives but doing their best to adjust every day. We closed his school-issued laptop and spent the rest of the day playing. This was supposed to be temporary and here we are a year later still trying to hold our head above water. This is our home and I won’t turn it into a battle ground anymore over something we can’t control. Something that no longer makes sense. Hug your little superheroes today and don’t forget to cut them the slack we’ve given everyone else. Join me in the trenches at Christine Derengowski, Writer !!

With the continued forecast of more snow over night, Munchkinland will be closed again tomorrow, Tuesday, February 2nd. Stay warm all!!