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Tiny Tigers Daycare

Tiny Tigers Daycare

Tiny Tigers Daycare offers a safe, nurturing environment where children learn through hands-on activities, play, and exploration. Daily experiences are designed to build creativity, confidence, and social skills while supporting each child’s growth.

Description of Services

Tiny Tigers provides a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where children grow through play, exploration, and meaningful interactions, with individualized learning experiences that support their social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

Play-Based Learning

Hands-on experiences that spark curiosity and creativity.

Individualized Development

Activities tailored to each child's interests and needs.

Balanced Learning Approach

The program blends child-led play, choices, and teacher-guided instruction to support independence and skill development.

Supportive Environment

Caring educators provide security and belonging while building confidence, problem-solving, and self-expression for lifelong learning.

Curriculum & Activities

Our program serves children from birth through school age in a semi-structured setting that balances guided learning, exploration, and play. Daily indoor and outdoor activities build creativity, curiosity, and confidence while supporting development across all areas at each child's pace.

Muscle Development

Hands-on activities like play-dough, puzzles, crawling, and dancing build fine and gross motor skills

Creative Play

Child-directed exploration in a structured environment.

Arts and Crafts

Projects that emphasize creativity, following directions, and taking pride in completing tasks

Music and Movement

Singing, finger plays, musical instruments, and dance activities that foster rhythm, expression, and joy.

Science Exploration

Hands-on exploration through cooking, planting, nature observation, and simple experiments that build problem-solving skills.

Math Skills

Counting, sorting, measuring, and using numbers naturally throughout the day—during calendar time, cooking, or play.

Language and Literacy

Storytime, discussions, and interactive activities that build vocabulary, listening, and communication skills while encouraging respectful sharing.

Personal Responsibilities

Children develop independence through daily routines such as cleaning up, organizing, and caring for their belongings, along with classroom helper roles.

Meet Our Staff

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Tara Neitzel-Simmonds

Child Care Specialist Instructor

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Sarah Medsker

Child Care Provider/Facility Manager

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Jayla Miller

Teacher Assistant

Hours & Location

Tiny Tigers follows the Fort Hays Tech Northwest calendar and is open when campus programs and offices are open, excluding weekends and posted holidays. If the college has reduced hours, closures, or weather-related shutdowns, Tiny Tigers will adjust or close as well. In the event of an unexpected closure, parents must pick up their children within one hour, and families will be notified through the parent board and their preferred contact method.

School Year

(August - May)

Mon - Fri:

7:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Summer Session

(June - July)

Mon - Thur:

7:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Fri - Fri:

Closed

Fort Hays Tech | Northwest

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