Forest Friends Licensed Daycare

Forest Friends Licensed Daycare is tucked into the woods in Stanchfield, about ten minutes from downtown Cambridge. Our family enjoys many aspects of the great outdoors, which is how the name came about.

At Forest Friends, your child will be provided quality care in a safe and healthy environment where they may express themselves and develop as human beings. Patience, caring, and understanding are part of the nurturing process throughout the day. Forest Friends follows a daily schedule that includes healthy and nutritious meals and snacks, structured learning activities, and free-play.

Forest Friends has a fun and creative learning curriculum based off of our weekly themes. The curriculum is designed not only to develop your child s natural talents, but also to build areas that may need work. As part of the creativity process, your child will be provided with a variety of activities that include: art and
craft projects, play dough, baking, dancing, yoga, reading, story telling, puzzles, games, sewing cards, and blocks. Children are encouraged to exercise, build physical strength, coordination, and motor skills.

Sitting on ten beautiful acres, Forest Friends provides a great opportunity for your child to explore the outdoors and see what nature has to offer. Within a fenced area, outdoor toys are provided that include: slides, swings, sandbox and sand toys, activity/water table, balls, jump ropes, wagon, and riding toys.

I am an experienced and professional childcare provider. I assisted my mom in our home, where she provided licensed childcare for 20 years. I babysat throughout my teen years, was a nanny for two years for a doctor with four children in Duluth, and worked as a Behavioral Therapist for Pacific Child and Family Associates for families in Itasca County, before opening Forest Friends there in September 2013.
As a licensed childcare provider, I am CPR and First Aid Certified. I have completed the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, Abusive Head Trauma, Child Passenger Restraints, Child Development and Behavior Guidance, and Supervising for Safety trainings, along with a variety of other training courses.

I look forward to providing care for your child, as each is a special and unique individual. If at any time you have any questions or concerns, please ask.