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• 95% of our parents said they would recommend NGCC to another family

• 85% responded that their Overall Satisfaction is Excellent or Very Good

• 60% responded that teachers were the most important item when selecting care and that curriculum was the second most important.

It’s because of your feedback that we are constantly working to improve our curriculum, offer trainings to our teachers and keep our schools as fresh as possible; We are developing new components for our Preschool 3 & 4 curriculum, expanding sign language instruction and more curriculum development strategies for our teachers.

I want to thank the many parents for their kind words about our teachers (all of the teachers mentioned are getting a recognition certificate), schools and how we make a difference in their children’s lives.  It continues to be my mission to make NGCC a wonderful place for every child, a great place to work and to give our families the support they need in today’s busy world.

All of my best wishes for your family for the close of the summer ~

Donna Kelleher

President & CEO

A MRSA skin infection may initially look like a red, raised spider bite, boil or abscess and, in children, can be mistaken for impetigo.  Only a test done by a medical laboratory can determine what type of infection is present, as they are many staph strains besides MRSA.  MRSA, while resistant to some antibiotics such as penicillin, is treatable with oral and topical antibiotics.

How can you prevent staph or MRSA skin infections?  Practice good hygiene:

1. Keep your hands clean by washing thoroughly with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

2. Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed.

3. Wounds that do not heal properly after a few days need medical attention.

4. Avoid contact with other people’s wounds or bandages.

5. Avoid sharing personal items such as towels, tissues or pacifiers.

6. Always tell your child care provider when your child has an infection.

Should a child or staff member is diagnosed with a MRSA infection, Next Generation will e-mail and post within classrooms if there is a confirmed case.  We will also complete an immediate thorough cleaning of the classroom.  As always, we are constantly reminding children of proper hand-washing techniques and we encourage parents to utilize our hand sanitizer stations whenever arriving at school.

How MRSA is treated:

1. Oral antibiotics can be prescribed along with topical creams to treat.

2. Physician may recommend the infected area be drained if there is a persistent weeping or swollen area.

3. MRSA infected areas should be bandaged on all four sides with medical tape and bandages should be changed at home. Please note:  Diapers are not bandages because they do not stay dry and are changed frequently.  Children with staph infections in the diaper area may need to stay home longer as diaper changing would pose an exposure risk to staff and other children.

NGCC does require a doctor’s note for both children and staff in order to return to school after being on antibiotics for 24 hours. We have worked closely with both our school Heath Care Consultant and EEC Licensers to come up with our procedures and they appreciate our efforts to educate staff and parents on these types of common illnesses. I also want to thank you for your help in making sure our children and staff stay healthy!

Lori Snyder

Vice President of Operations

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Individual Health Care Plan

At Next Generation, our teachers are trained in how to interact with children in developmentally appropriate ways, fostering problem-solving, self-help skills and social skills.  Discovery of self and the world around us is a  complex process that children process with all 5 senses.  Our curriculum, classrooms and teachers are all geared towards facilitating that process for the children—all of which, we hope, fosters a love of learning that they will carry for years to come.

I am touched when we receive letters from former families saying how wonderfully their children are doing in school—even what colleges they have been accepted into!  It has been a wonderful journey for us to watch the children who have been a part of our schools grow and succeed.  I know it has been fulfilling for me to watch my own grandchildren flourish at NGCC and go on to elementary school as leaders in their classrooms.  This is why I and all of our staff work so hard to make Next Generation the place where children discover their love of learning.

Donna Kelleher

President – Next Generation Children’s Centers

We understand that parents may have specific teacher or classroom/program requests.  NGCC appreciates parent input and must also weigh teacher qualifications and children’s developmental growth into our placement decisions.  We will finalize our fall plans in August and our management teams will send out a personalized communication to each family about classroom placements then.  Thank you!