All About Me:
My name is Julie Hume. I have two children of my own. My family and I have one cat and two dogs. I have been doing day care since September of 2002 and have lived in the Princeton area for fifteen years. I went to St. Cloud Technical College for my 2 year degree in child development. I just received my CDA in Child Development in July of 2009. I have been working in child care and preschool settings for fifteen plus years. I am a former Head Start classroom teacher/home visitor. I am the president of the Mille Lacs County Day Care Association. I am current in first aid and CPR and I will stay current as long as I work with children. My home is a smoke free environment.

What I have to offer Your Family:
My goal is to ensure each child is treated with the same love, affection, and attention I put toward my very own children. I want to expose your children to a positive, creative, stimulating, and social atmosphere. Each child will learn to develop their own independence, learn a variety of fun learning experiences, to have respect for each other in words and in actions, and help each child acquire a thirst for knowledge.

My day care is run mostly out of my downstairs of my home except we use the kitchen upstairs. I have tried to design it like a preschool but have lots of toys to accommodate all ages as well. The children and I decorate our daycare according to each season and Holiday and try to coordinate crafts and projects for seasons and Holidays as well. I give the children a variety of toys to play with from book tapes to flannel board pieces to lots of hands on games. We also do two to three story times a day with songs and finger plays. I have also designed my own curriculum and I offer Scholastic Reader and the Weekly Readers for the three and four year olds.

Each child is supplied with a cubby to store their things in. It is labeled with their name as well is their coat hook and table spot. I do this so your child can have their own special spot.

This child care provider participates in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.