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A Day in the Life of Yolanda Triana
• Part 2 in a series of stories about licensed Child Care Providers in Schoharie County
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Saturday,
August 9, 2008
Yolanda Triana has been a child care provider for the past eight years in Schoharie County. After her own children left to college, she realized how much she missed raising children. Yolanda began talking to other child care providers in the area and started her own child care program, “Tiny Steps,” which she enjoyed immediately. Yolanda’s husband Mike assists her.
“Hola,” Yolanda greets each child, with each child responding back in Spanish. Yolanda teaches Spanish as part of her curriculum to each of her children that enter her program. “Because of my background in teaching and from raising my own children, I thought it would be a good idea to incorporate Spanish into my program,” said Yolanda.
Yolanda also diversifies her program by serving children with special-needs. “It keeps me grounded and I like children to be exposed to other’s who may not have the same abilities as them, so they can learn and are familiar with them so they can accept others at an earlier age.”
Yolanda’s heritage also taught her something else she instills in her children: respect. “Children know to say, ‘please’ and ‘thank you,’ and I believe my program sets a strong base for when they grow up and they really need to apply this into their personal lives,” said Yolanda. “I want them to grow up to be good people.”
Children in her program use good manners and are taught to be polite and are encouraged to sit properly, which is sometimes difficult with young children. Yolanda has strong relationships with parents and she said she, “really enjoys parents, as much as the children she cares for.”
“Yolanda is very experienced, calm and loving. She has a gift with children. I think one of the
reasons she’s so successful is her strong organization skills and she’s very consistent. The children
know what to expect. Yolanda and Mike’s own children are living testimonials of how successful they
are with children. My child’s been in their care for six years and I highly recommend them,” said
Denelle Baker, a parent who’s child Yolanda and Mike care for.
Yolanda encourages a strong and healthy parent involvement and has high expectations for the children in her care.
“Parents can expect consistency, respect, and the best quality care I can provide. I build a rapport with the children, so they feel safe and comfortable and feel good about themselves. They also learn a lot, my program also prepares preschoolers to be ready for kindergarten,” said Yolanda.
“The most exciting part of my job is interacting with children and teaching them and really learning from them,” said Yolanda. She also discussed the least exciting part of child care: the potty training
stage and the hours involved to keep the areas clean, organized and sanitized.
“Although it’s considered a business, legislatures really don’t see all of the work that goes into child care,” said Yolanda. “It’s very important that legislatures know the importance of child care, especially early-education, because you’re dealing with the growth and development of children. There should be more incentives and free training and assistance from New York State. Legislatures need to know that health care is very important and providers need the same benefits as other workers in New York State and at reasonable rates.”
Yolanda’s day with children in her care include circle time, meals and snacks, crafts, Spanish, reading, calendar and learning activities, a specialized pre-school curriculum and much more. “At the end of the day, when thinking about another day in child care, I look forward to the next day!”
To find out more information about Yolanda Triana and other licensed child care providers in
your area, call the Child Care Resource and Referral Program at the Schoharie County Community
Action Program, Inc. at 518-234-2568 today!
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