SEPTEMBER 2026 PARENT NEWSLETTER
IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
SCHOOL HOURS 7:00 am to 3:00
EXTENDED CARE HOURS: 3:00 to to 5:30 pm
TEACHING TEAM
STAY CONNECTED THROUGH BRIGHTWHEEL
CLOSED LABOR DAY HOLIDAY- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th
MEET THE TEACHERS WEEK: 09/14 to 09/15 09/21 & 09/22
PARENT EXPECTATIONS
KITESTRINGS SPEECH EVALUATIONS
CURRICULUM
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
YOUR CHILD’S DAILY NEEDS
NUT FREE SCHOOL
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
PARENT EDUCATIONAL INFO
PARENT REVIEWS
2026-2027 SCHOOL CALENDAR
WELCOME TO OUR 2026–2027 SCHOOL YEAR!
We’re so happy to welcome our A New Day families to another wonderful school year! September is a time for settling into new routines, building friendships, getting to know teachers and classmates, and helping each child feel safe, comfortable, confident, and excited about learning.
As we begin the new school year, please remember your child’s scheduled program hours:
Regular Care: 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Extended Care: 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
We’re looking forward to a wonderful year filled with learning, growing, friendships, and lots of special memories at A New Day CDC!
OUR TEACHING TEAM MEMBERS
We are so excited about the wonderful teaching team we have in place for the 2026–2027 school year:
12–18 Month Classroom: Ms. Diana & Ms. Stephanie
18–24 Month Classroom: Ms. Rose & Ms. Leila
2-Year-Old Classroom: Ms. Casie & Ms. Gabby
3-Year-Old Classroom: Ms. Anoush, Ms. Chelsea & Ms. Marisela
Pre-K 4–5-Year-Old Classroom: Ms. Marisol & Ms. Angeline
Our teachers are looking forward to getting to know each child, building strong relationships with our families, and creating classrooms where children feel loved, supported, confident, and excited to learn each day.
STAYING CONNECTED THROUGH BRIGHTWHEEL
Throughout the school year, you’ll receive newsletters, announcements, reminders, and other important updates through the Brightwheel App. Please take a few moments to read the information we send so you don’t miss important dates, classroom needs, upcoming events, or school reminders.
Daily updates about your child’s day will also be shared through Brightwheel using the contact information provided on your enrollment forms. If your email address, phone number, or other contact information changes, please let us know so we can keep you connected.
Please note: Brightwheel messages and emails are not regularly monitored on weekends or outside of our normal program hours. We also kindly ask that families avoid messaging teachers late at night or very early in the morning. Our teachers do not use Brightwheel on their personal devices and will respond to messages during normal school hours.
We are excited to partner with your family to make the 2026–2027 school year a safe, happy, enriching, and memorable one. Thank you for trusting us with your precious little ones. It is truly a privilege to be a part of these important early years, and we can’t wait to see how much they learn, grow, and accomplish this year! ❤️
If you have any questions or concerns throughout the school year, you can always reach us at irma@anewdaycdc.com or brandi.anewday@gmail.com.
Here’s to a wonderful 2026–2027 school year at A New Day CDC!
A NEW DAY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY.
MEET THE TEACHERS AT A NEW DAY CDC
We are excited to welcome our families to our Meet the Teachers evenings! This is a wonderful opportunity to spend a little time in your child’s classroom, meet their teachers, and learn more about what you can expect during the new school year.
Please make note of the date for your child’s classroom:
Monday, September 14th | 4:45–5:15 p.m.
Pre-K Class — Ms. Marisol & Ms. AngelineTuesday, September 15th | 4:45–5:15 p.m.
3-Year-Old Class — Ms. Anoush, Ms. Chelsea & Ms. MariselaMonday, September 21st | 4:45–5:15 p.m.
12–18 Month Class — Ms. Diana & Ms. Stephanie
18–24 Month Class — Ms. Rose & Ms. LeilaTuesday, September 22nd | 4:45–5:15 p.m.
2-Year-Old Class — Ms. Casie & Ms. Gabby
We hope all of our families will be able to join us! Meet the Teachers is a great opportunity to ask questions, learn about classroom routines and expectations, and hear about all the exciting learning and activities planned for the year ahead.
We are looking forward to a wonderful 2026–2027 school year and can’t wait to see you!
PARENT EXPECTATIONS
Pick-Up Times & Late Fees
Children must be picked up no later than the scheduled pick-up time listed on your Parent Contract, which will be either 3:00 p.m. or 5:30 p.m., depending on the program in which your child is enrolled.
Late pick-up fees will be applied to your account any time your child is not picked up by their scheduled pick-up time. Please plan accordingly and allow enough time to arrive, pick up your child, and sign them out by the contracted time. Consistent late pick-ups may result in a review of your child’s enrollment or contracted schedule.
Once your child has been signed out for the day, the parent or authorized adult assumes full responsibility for their supervision. For everyone's safety, please take your child directly to your vehicle and do not allow children to run or roam unsupervised around the school grounds or parking lot.
Morning Arrival Times
To provide children with the consistency and structure they need to learn and to fully participate in our school-readiness program, we ask families to make on-time arrival a priority each day.
Children enrolled in our Pre-K 4–5-Year-Old Classroom must arrive by 8:30 a.m. each day. Our Pre-K program has a structured academic schedule designed to prepare children for kindergarten, and arriving on time allows students to participate fully in morning instruction, classroom routines, and learning activities from the beginning of the day.
Children enrolled in all other classrooms must arrive before 8:45 a.m.
Our educational portion of the school day begins promptly in the morning. Children who arrive late miss important classroom instruction, activities, and routines. Late arrivals can also be disruptive to teachers and students who are already engaged in the day's lessons.
If your child has not arrived by their scheduled arrival cutoff of 8:30 a.m. for Pre-K or 8:45 a.m. for all other classrooms, please keep your child home for the remainder of the day.
Exceptions may be made for a scheduled doctor or dental appointment or other circumstances approved in advance by the Director. Please notify the office as early as possible when your child will need to arrive late due to an appointment.
We appreciate everyone's cooperation in following our arrival and pick-up policies. Consistent arrival and departure times help our classrooms run smoothly, minimize disruptions, and allow our teachers to provide the best possible learning environment for every child.
KITE STRINGS SPEECH EVALUATIONS
We are excited to welcome KiteStrings to A New Day CDC this Wednesday, September 2nd to conduct FREE speech evaluations for the children whose parents have returned their signed permission slips.
There is no charge to families for this evaluation. It is a wonderful opportunity to receive additional insight into your child’s speech and language development.
Once the evaluations are completed, we will share your child’s individual assessment results with you, including any recommendations provided by KiteStrings.
Thank you to all of our families who returned their permission slips. We are happy to be able to offer this resource to our families and support the continued growth and development of our children.
THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM BY TEACHING STRATEGIES
https://teachingstrategies.com/teaching-strategies-for-families
THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS:
More than ever, it’s important for your child to have the right set of skills to succeed in school and life. Your child’s early years, from birth through third grade, are the foundation for their success in school and life, and research shows that children benefit most from a high-quality learning experience.
A HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IS:
Research-based | Developmentally Appropriate | Adaptive to meet the needs of every child. High-quality requires the use of a curriculum based on comprehensive early learning standards that address the whole child while remaining developmentally appropriate. And that’s exactly what you’ll find with The Creative Curriculum.
SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD
Go beyond the traditional definitions of academic success, to focus on what works best for children. The whole child approach provides children with a foundation that supports a lifelong love of learning, ongoing adaptability, and future success. By promoting a child’s long-term development and growth, this approach ensures children are not only educated, but healthy, safe, supported, challenged, and engaged.
Our 38 research-based objectives are at the heart of our curriculum and define the path teachers take with children in their classroom. These objectives cover 10 different areas of development and learning within broad developmental areas, content areas, and English language acquisition.
THE POWER OF PLAY
Constructive and purposeful play in the classroom is essential for learning in classrooms from birth through third grade.
Purposeful play encourages discovery and exploration, supporting children’s academic growth. When children are learning through intentional play experiences, when they are exploring, investigating, and discovering new interests and new ideas, they are continuing to find joy in learning, and laying the foundation for a lifetime of learning.
IMAGINATION COMES ALIVE WITH THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM
Treat exploration and discovery as a way of learning, enabling children to develop curiosity, confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills.
With curriculums for programs from infants to Kindergarten, The Creative Curriculum builds children’s confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills through hands-on, project-based exploration.
It helps teachers create a high-quality learning environment for the children in their care. Through studies, which are hands-on, project-based investigations, The Creative Curriculum helps teachers set children up for success, no matter where life leads.
PRE- K PARENTS MYSTERY READERS
If you are interested in reading to the Pre- K class or sharing your job for Community Helpers week? Send Ms. Marisol a message on the Brightwheel app to let them know when you are available.
YOUR CHILD’S DAILY NEEDS LIST:
These are the items that we ask you to send with your child each day that they attend preschool:
1. A FRESH CLEAN & FILLED WATER BOTTLE: Parents are also asked to send their child their own water bottle which will be sent home to be washed, refilled and return with your child each day. Water only- no juices, milks, or shakes are permitted.
2. INDIVIDUAL LUNCHBOX WITH LUNCH & 2 SNACKS FOR THE DAY-
Snack & lunch tips (quick wins)
Pack small portions your child recognizes.
Keep hot and cold foods separate; include utensils/napkin.
Label every container (lids too).
We also ask that you pack a small morning snack in case your child gets hungry, along with a well-balanced lunch and an afternoon snack. If your child is in the older Pre-K class and you prefer they not have a morning snack so they’ll eat better at lunch, please let their teachers know.
3. LARGE BACKPACK: Each child must have a backpack that is large enough to hold extra clothing, a lunchbox, water bottle, along with their school paperwork/artwork. Having a backpack that can carry all items transported back and forth each day makes it much easier for staff to make sure your child takes home all their belongings home. Staff will make sure all backpacks are labeled with your child’s name upon enrollment.
4. SUNSCREEN / INSECT REPELLANT: Applied daily by parent prior to arriving at school.
5. DIAPERS & WIPES: Teachers will send a reminder through the Brightwheel app when your child is running low on diapers or wipes. To help avoid shortages, we recommend sending a package of diapers/wipes at least every other week. Please also check in with your toddler’s teachers regularly to be sure your child has enough supplies for the week.
HOW TO DRESS YOUR CHILD FOR SCHOOL
Children should arrive at A New Day CDC clean, dressed, and ready for the school day. Clothing and shoes should be comfortable, safe, and appropriate for active play, classroom activities, and outdoor play.
Comfortable Clothing: Please dress your child in comfortable clothing that allows them to move, play, climb, sit on the floor, and fully participate in classroom activities.
Weather-Appropriate Clothing: Children participate in outdoor play throughout the year when weather conditions permit. Please dress your child appropriately for the day's weather. Layers are encouraged during cooler months, and lightweight, breathable clothing is best during warmer weather.
Clothing That Encourages Independence: Whenever possible, choose clothing your child can manage independently, particularly when using the bathroom. Elastic waistbands and simple fasteners are especially helpful for children who are developing self-help skills. Please avoid clothing that is difficult for your child to remove or put back on independently.
Clothes That Can Get Messy: Learning at A New Day often includes art, sensory activities, outdoor play, and other hands-on experiences. Please send your child in clothing that can get dirty and withstand paint, dirt, food, and the everyday messes that are part of preschool.
Appropriate School Shoes: For safety, children must wear tennis shoes or secure, closed-toe shoes that are appropriate for running, climbing, outdoor play, and daily classroom activities.
Please do not send your child in rain boots, cowboy boots, dress shoes, flip-flops, sandals, or other footwear that is not appropriate for active play. Shoes should be comfortable, secure, and able to get dirty. Please keep special or expensive shoes at home, as we cannot guarantee that shoes or clothing will remain clean or free from normal wear during the school day.
Hair: Children should arrive at school with their hair brushed and groomed for the day. Long hair should be secured or pulled away from the face when needed so children can comfortably participate in classroom activities.
Label Belongings: Please clearly label jackets, sweaters, hats, water bottles, extra clothing, and other permitted personal belongings with your child's first and last name.
Extra Set of Clothes: Every child should have a complete, seasonally appropriate change of clothing at school, including a shirt, bottoms, socks, underwear and/or diapers as applicable. If soiled clothing is sent home, please remember to send a replacement the following school day.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND TO SCHOOL
For the safety of our children and staff and to help prevent personal belongings from becoming lost, damaged, or creating distractions in the classroom, please do not send the following items from home:
Jewelry, toys, stuffed animals, electronics, or valuable personal belongings, unless specifically requested or approved by your child's teacher for a classroom activity.
Weapons or weapon-like toys of any kind. This includes toy guns, BB or pellet guns, cap guns, darts, fireworks, or any toy or item designed to shoot, launch, or propel objects.
Children should not engage in pretend play that involves pointing imaginary or toy weapons at other children or staff or making threatening gun or weapon gestures. Teachers will redirect this type of play toward safe and appropriate activities.
Preschool is an active, hands-on environment. Children run, climb, create, explore, paint, eat, play outside, and sometimes get messy! Sending your child in comfortable clothing and appropriate shoes allows them to participate fully and safely in everything we have planned for their day.
Thank you for helping us keep A New Day CDC safe, comfortable, and ready for learning!
4. Children should not wear costumes to school without receiving special notice from administration or teacher.
REST-NAP TIME
The Texas Health & Human Services (THHS) requires childcare centers to provide a supervised sleep or rest period after lunch for children 18 months or older. Children under the age of 18 months most often sleep according to individual schedules. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. Rest time takes place between 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Please do not bring your child to the center between 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. This typically makes separation from you more difficult, and it is very disruptive to the rest of the class.
CHILDREN ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE DROPPED OFF DURING NAP-TIME HOURS.
Children are closely supervised and never made to sleep. Even if some children are awake, sleepers are closely monitored.
A New Day CDC provides all crib sheets, which are washed and sanitized on-site each week. Every student needs a nap mat that will be sent home weekly for washing and sanitizing. Please return it each Monday.
Sleeping is not required in our Pre-K 4–5-year-old classroom; however, children are still required to stay quiet and remain on their nap cot as to not disrupt other classmates that are resting or sleeping. Please practice quiet time at home.
BREAKFAST!
Children who arrive BEFORE 8:00 am are allowed to bring breakfast with them to eat at school!
Children who arrive AFTER 8:00 am should have already eaten their breakfast before arriving at school.
NUTRITION & MEALS POLICY
To allow for the proper development of motor skills and eating habits, A New Day CDC follows an intuitive eating-based approach. By following intuitive eating, we are helping children develop autonomy over their bodies and trusting both parents and teachers in the process. A New Day CDC staff will provide reminders for children to eat at mealtime, but will not enforce eating a certain amount, or in any particular order.
Self-feeding is expected of children during snack/lunch. We ask that you keep this in mind when deciding what and how much to pack your child for snack and lunch. Please reach out if you would like more information on intuitive eating for children.
Children will continue to self-feed using their fingers even after mastering the use of a utensil. Our caregivers/teachers will encourage older infants and toddlers to:
Hold and drink from an appropriate child-sized cup,
Use a child-sized spoon (short handle with a shallow bowl like a soup spoon), and
Use a child-sized fork (short, blunt tines and broad handle, similar to a salad fork).
All of which are developmentally appropriate for young children to feed themselves. Children can also use their fingers for self-feeding. Foods served should be appropriate to the toddler’s developmental ability and cut small enough to avoid choking hazards.
Please include an ice pack in your child’s lunch if any items need to stay cold. Our classrooms do not have refrigerators.
When packing your child’s lunch, please pack cold food items separately from any food that will need to be microwaved. Each child should bring his/her breakfast, lunch along with an afternoon snack each day.
Microwaves are available; however, we request that you avoid sending items that need to be warmed for more than just a few minutes. No frozen meals, ravioli. Macaroni (Mac & Cheese must be cooked at home) Our goal is for teachers to be sitting with the children during all meals, assisting as necessary and providing a positive, warm experience with conversation and social skills being practiced and developed.
When packing your child’s lunch, please put all food items inside your child’s lunch box and please remember these considerations:
• Age appropriateness of food item and amount of food
• Color of food (color makes the meal attractive and provides a great learning experience)
• How is the food packed: please keep cold food items separate from food that requires warming.
• Does it need to be warmed and for how long?
• Choking hazard? Fruit such as grapes MUST BE sliced to avoid choking.
Great food items to send are: Bananas, Strawberries, Peeled Oranges/Cut up Apple Wedges, Sliced Kiwi, Sliced Peaches, Peeled Mangos, Protein bars, Apple Sauce, Raisins, Cranberries, Apricots, Prunes (or other dried fruit)
Foods Not Allowed (per Child Care Licensing and center policy)
Please do not send the following items for lunch or snacks:
Soda/soft drinks, fruit drinks with less than 100% real juice
Popcorn (choking hazard for young children)
Candy or any item with more than 13 grams of sugar per serving
Low-nutrition snacks such as potato chips, cakes, cookies, donuts/donut holes, and sweet pastries are not allowed at school.
These items are not considered nutritious and may not be served at school. Thank you for helping us keep meals safe and healthy.
NUT FREE SCHOOL POLICY
Our aim is to provide a safe learning environment for all people in our preschool community. To support this, A New Day CDC is designating the entire school as “nut-free”. This policy aims to increase our community awareness in order to minimize the risk for children with documented allergies to nut products. Our school has developed and will maintain a whole-school action and implementation plan when dealing with students who have critically life-threatening allergies.
WHY?
Anaphylaxis is a severe form of allergic reaction which is potentially life-threatening. It can be fatal within minutes; either through swelling that shuts off airways or through a dramatic drop in blood pressure. There are many causative agents for anaphylaxis with nuts often being the precipitative factor. Anaphylaxis is preventable. Avoidance of specific triggers is by far the best option. Management is via immediate injection of epinephrine and emergency transport to the hospital.
Trace amounts of peanut can cause an allergic reaction. Casual contact with peanuts, such as touching peanuts or peanut butter residue, is less likely to trigger a severe reaction. Casual contact becomes a concern if the area that comes into contact with peanuts, then comes into contact with the eyes, nose, or mouth (for example, a child with peanut allergy gets peanut butter on her fingers, and then rubs her eyes).
What does this mean?
ABSOLUTELY NO NUTS OF ANY KIND MAY BE BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOL
All classrooms will remain a “peanut/nut-free zone.” Please do not send in any food items to be consumed at the preschool that contains peanuts, nuts, peanut butter, nut butters, or peanut products.
This includes almonds, filberts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nut, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts.
Read labels carefully to make sure the products are nut free. This includes labels that read “May contain traces of peanuts/nuts” or “processed in a facility that processes products that contain peanuts/nuts.” Food labels and ingredients change over time, so always read the label each time before purchasing snacks.
NO HOMEMADE TREATS MAY BE BROUGHT TO THE PRESCHOOL. All treats/snacks brought to the classroom must have an ingredient label.
Here is a link with a nut-free food guide to help assist you in keeping our entire student body safe:
Find safe and inclusive ways to celebrate. The easiest way to avoid accidental exposure, is avoiding food all together!
There are many ways to celebrate that do not involve food. Birthdays can be celebrated with crafts, games, or extra recess. Treat bags can be filled with tiny toys, or other non-edible trinkets.
Thank you for your consideration and support in keeping food-allergic students safe from having a life-threatening allergic at school.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Elena Gipson - Sept 2nd
Zain Hassoun Gonzales - Sept 3
Eli Brito - Sept 12
Ms. Stephanie - Sept 15
Anaya Kambhampati - Sept 20
ENRICHMENT CLASSES
At A New Day CDC, we love providing our children with opportunities to explore new interests, build new skills, and discover things they enjoy. Our weekly enrichment programs are a fun addition to the school week and give children even more ways to learn, move, create, and grow.
Each week, enrichment opportunities include:
🎨 Tuesdays – Art Class with Mrs. Cindy
Art Class is provided and paid for by A New Day Child Development Center for our students.🤸 Wednesdays – Gym Station
⭐ Thursdays – Champs Express
🎹 Fridays – Piano Lessons
Gym Station, Champs Express, and Piano Lessons are optional enrichment programs available to families who would like to enroll their child. These programs are offered separately and are not included in your regular A New Day tuition.
If you are interested in enrolling your child in any of these additional enrichment programs, please reach out to us and we will be happy to connect you with the appropriate program director for enrollment, scheduling, and fee information.
We’re excited to offer our children these additional opportunities and look forward to another wonderful year of learning, creating, moving, and growing together!
SPREAD THE LOVE FOR A NEW DAY CDC!
We are so grateful for our amazing A New Day families! Your trust, support, and kind words mean more to us than you know.
If your family has had a wonderful experience at A New Day Child Development Center, we would be so thankful if you would take a few minutes to leave us a review on our Google page.
Your reviews not only mean so much to our teachers and staff, but they also help other families in our community feel confident when choosing a safe, loving, and nurturing place for their children.
Please help us spread the love and share your A New Day experience!
Thank you for allowing us to be such an important part of your child’s early years. We truly appreciate each and every one of our families!
https://g.page/r/Cfji06d4vIFbEAE/review
PARENT EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
Sing Language Benefits
https://babysignlanguage.com/basics/benefits/
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