PHILOSOPHY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION & CHILD CARE
I believe that young children learn best in a place where they feel safe and have meaningful relationships with their adult care givers. They need space to explore and interact with their environment in their own way and at their own pace. It is my goal to provide an engaging developmentally-appropriate space with enough structure to provide security for young children and enough flexibility to encourage exploration and learning.
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about dawn isley
Please feel free to call me during the day on my cell phone, which I carry with me at all times. I may not be able to answer, depending on what's going on with the children, but please leave me a message and I will happily call you back at my earliest convenience.
717-645-7051
Email: dawn@littlebreeches.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 142, Grantham, PA 17027
Physical Address: 2707 Mill Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
My name is Dawn Isley, and I have always loved working with children. Even in high school, I worked at a local summer camp, and during college I worked several summers at an inner city day camp.
After graduating from Messiah College with a degree in Elementary Education in 1987, I taught fifth grade at a private Christian school. I have also directed the after-school program at a local day care, and served as Children’s Ministries Director at the Grantham BIC church. I was a substitute teacher in the local public schools, and most recently, taught at the Early Learning Center at Messiah College while completing my master’s degree in early childhood education from Millersville University.
When the College’s Early Learning Center program downsized, I decided to open Little Breeches Family Day Care in my home. It has been an exciting adventure to build this program and partner with the families of the children for whom I care.
My husband Geoff and I have been married for 30 years and have three young adult sons and five young grandchildren.
Directions to our center, located in my home, just a block away from the noted Yellow Breeches Creek, and the campus of Messiah College.
Little Breeches Family Day Care
Dawn M. Isley, M.Ed.
2707 Mill Road Grantham, PA 17027-0142
(717) 645-7051
Member of the Capital Area Association for the Education of Young Children
Registered by the PA Department of Human Services
