Momma Bear
515-577-4643
Mommabearcare@aol.com

(Updated 5/16/09)
When I’m building in the block room,
Please don’t say I’m "Just Playing."
For, you see, I’m learning as I play;
About balances and shapes.

When I’m getting all dressed up,
Setting the table, caring for the babies,
Don’t get the idea I’m "Just Playing."
For, you see, I’m learning as I play;
I may be a mother or a father someday.

When you see me up to my elbows in paint,
Or standing at an easel, or molding and shaping clay,
Please don’t let me hear you say, “He is just
playing.”
For, you see, I’m learning as I play.
I’m expressing myself and being creative.
I may be an artist or an inventor someday.

When you see me sitting in a chair
“Reading” to an imaginary audience,
Please don’t laugh and think I’m "Just Playing."
For, you see, I’m learning as I play.
I may be a teacher someday.






When you see me combing the bushes for bugs,
Or packing my pockets with choice things I find,
Don’t pass it off as "Just Play."
For, you see, I’m learning as I play.
I may be a scientist someday.
When you see me engrossed in a puzzle,
Or some "plaything" at my school,
Please don’t feel the time is wasted in "Play."
For, you see, I’m learning as I play.
I’m learning to solve problems and concentrate.
I may be in business someday.






When you see me cooking or tasting foods,
Please don’t think that because I enjoy it, it is
"Just Play."
I’m learning to follow directions and see
differences.
I may be a chef someday.

When you see me learning to skip, hop, run, and
move my body,
Please don’t say I’m "Just Playing."
For, you see, I’m learning as I play.
I’m learning how my body works.
I may be a doctor, nurse or athlete someday.

When you ask me what I’ve done at school today,
And I say, “I just played,”
Please don’t misunderstand me.
For, you see, I’m learning as I play.
I’m learning to enjoy and be successful in my work.
I’m preparing for tomorrow.
Today, I’m a child and my work is play.

A poem by Anita Wadley
Quality rated by the State of Iowa as a 5 Star Home!

2009 Winner of the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Award!

Momma Bear is an Iowa registered child development home located on Euclid Avenue in the Oak
Park Neighborhood in Des Moines.  I strive to provide a loving and nurturing environment with
opportunities for healthy growth and development.  I also participate in the Child and Adult Care Food
Program to promote healthy eating habits by providing balanced meals for children in my care.
Comfortable home setting!
Secure access for parents!
Safe, Fenced In Yard!
Educational Activities!
Momma Bear Daycare
Member of the National
Association for the Education of
Young Children

Member of the National
Association for Family Child Care
and candidate studying for
Accreditation

ChildNet Certified!

Completed the Program for Infant
and Toddler Care (PITC) Mod. 1-4

I am currently full but will
have openings in
August 2009.

For more information or
to inquire about full time
care, please call Wendy
at 577-4643!