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Sunny Bunch Christian Daycare was voted the
2008 People's Choice Winner for Childcare Provider!!!

Sunny Bunch Christian Daycare
454 Detroit Street
Portland, MI  48875
Jennifer Reisbig-Peters, Director
Hours:  6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
Ages:  6 weeks through 6 years
Charlene (Ingraham) Hans, Business Director
For more information, please call Charlene at (517) 647-2418.
 

Sponsored by:  Portland United Methodist Church

This ministry serves parents with a safe, nurturing, clean, organized environment for children while their parents are away.  Sounds of joyful and excited children fill the air as they play, sing, learn, and praise.
 

Our Philosophy

 

• Build partnerships with parents to provide quality Christian care
• Provide quality care to families regardless of religious affiliation

• Respect each individual as a creation of God with unique and valuable qualities

• Nurture the spiritual growth of children
• Teach children to value themselves and others as a part of the body of Christ
• Reach families for Christ through Christian love, care, and education.

For Your Child

• Provide a safe nurturing, and loving daycare environment
• An atmosphere which encourages curiosity and creativity
• Learning opportunities appropriate to your child's developmental needs

• Exposure to a variety of child appropriate equipment and materials

• Nurture your child's spiritual growth

• Opportunities to learn from play with other children and grow together

• Build self-esteem while encouraging independence

• Guidance by a trained director and staff

• Interaction with other children and adults

• Freedom and time to be an individual

For You

 

• Support during the joyous and sometimes trying times of being a parent
• Involvement in decisions affecting your child's daycare experience
• Close interactions with staff and other parents
• Increased self-confidence in your role as a parent
• An opportunity for personal and spiritual growth

Parent Involvement

• Pay reasonable registration and childcare fees  (FIA/DHS Payments Accepted)

• Sign my child in and out each day

• Provide for my child's diapering needs

• Provide prepared bottles, food, and cereal for my infant's needs, if I choose NOT to participate in the Childcare Food Program

• We offer occasional opportunities for you or community members to visit and share about your profession or read to the children.

Who is the Director?
Jennifer Reisbig-Peters, Director

• Person responsible for a well-planned program with focus on the developmental growth of each child and promoting Christian principles
• Person who cares about young children and their parents
• Qualified professional with appropriate educational background employed by the church.
• Assisted in the daycare by staff employed by the Sunny Bunch Christian Childcare Center Board.
• Completed 12 hours of continuing education in a child-related field each year.

Our Staff

• Trained in First Aid, CPR, and Blood-borne Pathogens.
• Screened through the Michigan State Police Department.
• Completed 12 hours of continuing education in a child-related field each year.

PProgram Goals

• Physical development, including large and small muscle
• Social development, including communication skills
• Emotional development, including positive self-concept
• Intellectual development
• Spiritual development
• Christian materials will be used in planning activities in these developmental areas.