Miss. Emory!

Ms. Emory is a graduate from the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor’s degree in Family Life Education, Child Development.  She is a member of NAEYC, the National Association for the Education of the Young Child.

Ms. Emory has had a passion for children since she can remember.  She says, “I guess having two parents in the profession helps!”  Her role models in life have always encouraged her to help children enjoy learning by playing.

In Ms. Emory’s free time, she enjoys spending time shopping, reading, going to the movies, taking her dog, Marley, to the Dog Park, and especially spending time with her family and friends.
Congratulations Miss Emory, keep up the good work!

Saturday, October 24th, 2009
11:00am to 2:00pm

My Small Wonders is almost ready for it’s second annual Harvest Festival!
This year we are raising money for Reach Out and Read to help support Early Childhood Literacy.
The festivities begin at 11:00am on Saturday, Oct 24th and will include games, activities, costume contests, food, and silent auctions!
Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes! A professional photographer will be on site to take candid and family photographs!
We could still use some more items for the silent auctions, folding tables, and a tractor to pull our hay ride! Please email Nancy or Bill if you would like to help with these requests.
This event is open to the community so invite your friends and family to come see our school and help raise money for a worthy cause.
To see pictures from last years event, click here.

Ended Oct 16th

The Yankee Candle fundraiser was very successful, raising over $1,300 for the participating classrooms!

Thank you to all that participated and helped sell candles to friends and family to benefit your child’s classroom!

Oct. 5th, 2009
Early this month, My Small Wonders realigned some of its classrooms so that we could offer spots to more families that need them (see current openings below).
These changes have been very good for business allowing My Small Wonders to enroll 12 new families in the first half of October alone!
Thank you to everyone that endured changes and we appreciate your help and understanding.

As of Oct. 19th, 2009

0 openings for infants
2 openings for toddlers
3 openings for twos
3 openings for threes
0 openings for pre-k
6 openings for school-age

Note: Our school-age program now transports to John Ross, Cross Timbers, and Centennial!
Thank you again to all our parents, families, students, and employees that continue to make MSW a success!

November 25th – 27th

My Small Wonders will be closing at 12:00pm on November 25th due to attendance typically being very low before the holiday and to allow our teachers to get a head start on their holiday travels.
Please make arrangements for your children to be picked up early on this day. Thank you for your cooperation!

Miss. Robyn!

Miss Robyn has been with MSW for over a year now and is now our cook but she has also been an Assistant Teacher and Floater and loves to be with the kids.
She is from Muskogee, Oklahoma. She now lives in Edmond but visits "home" frequently.

She has been attending the University of Central Oklahoma for three years now, majoring in Education. She plans to be a Coach when she graduates.

In Miss Robyn’s spare time, she enjoys playing soccer, a sport that she has played her entire life! “I enjoy being outside and coaching younger athletes,” she says.
Congratulations Miss Robyn, keep up the good work!

My Small Wonders is the first childcare center in Edmond to offer the innovative WatchMeGrow Secure Webcam System.

“We are offering WatchMeGrow Internet viewing because this is something our families, especially military, really appreciate” he continued. 

"WatchMeGrow allows authorized family members to securely view their child, share in their day and see all the great things going on at the school,” said John Lewison, a representative for WatchMeGrow.

“Military families are some of WatchMeGrow’s most appreciative users and we routinely receive positive feedback especially from families of deployed service members,” he continued.

WatchMeGrow access cost $20 a month per family and includes up to 8 subaccounts for Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, etc. Families may signup by clicking on this link.

Saturday, Sept. 26th, at the ECAO Annual Conference at the Moore Norman Technology Center, Mrs. Courtney will be receiving the Betty Stratton Award. 

"This scholarship is given to a person currently employed in the Early Childhood field. Recipient will receive $500.00 tuition to an institute of higher learning and NAEYC/SECA/ECAO membership." 

NAEYC is the National Association for the Education of Young Children, SECA is the Southern Early Childhood Association, and ECAO is the Early Childhood Association of Oklahoma.

Mrs. Courtney was nominated by Dr. Paulette Shreck who is the Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and a Professor of Early Childhood Education at UCO.
Congratulations Mrs. Courtney!

Oct. 5th, 2009

My Small Wonders is in the process of repurposing and realigning some of our classrooms so that we can offer spots to more families that need them (see openings in the right column).
You may notice changes within the next couple of weeks while we prepare for the transition. We are making every effort to keep students with their current teachers whenever possible but some may need to move up or back; we will, of course, take into account what is best for each child on a case by case basis.
Each affected family will be contacted by a member of center management and the necessary changes will be implemented on Oct 5th, 2009.
These changes are necessary to increase enrollment and keep MSW competitive in these trying economic times. Thank you for your help and understanding.