TeacherCare in the News

TeacherCare has been featured in major publications and newspapers, as well as on a variety or TV and radio programs. For your reading convenience, we have reproduced some of those articles below.

An Instructive childcare solution. Agency matches families, teachers for one-on-one connections

By Bonnie Miller Rubin, TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

With school back in session after the holidays, parents all over the Chicago area could officially let out a giant sigh of relief.

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Teachers Make the Grade in Day Care
Day Caregiver Chris Komperda (of TeacherCare) helps 2-year old Sydney Sharkey pick out toy utensils. Komperda, who has a bachelors degree in child developments, sneaks education into her job as part of the childs play time. I want people to know and understand that I wasnt just a babysitter.

By Tom Hernandez

Parents Seek Educational Boost for Kids

At 16 months, Joey Garver is pointing to a puzzle letter and sounding out the letter D with a broad smile before toddling off through a plastic tunnel, where he is learning about dimension and shape.

Finding The Best Child Care for Your Family

An In-Depth Look at the Options
Sometimes, family day care won't work for a child. That's where TeacherCare can help. With offices in Chicago, New York and Crystal City, VA, TeacherCare sends experienced, certified teachers with bachelor's and master's degrees to clients' homes to work with kids daily while also cooking and seeing to their needs. The organization checks the backgrounds and employment references of all its teachers. The program is open to all children from infancy to school age and also works with children with disabilities or those who are gifted. The family pays the teacher's salary.

Turning to Tutors, Instead of Schools

In some cases, teachers leave jobs in established schools to become tutors. Kimberly Mariano, a former public schoolteacher, tutored the two children of Sheri and Richard Frey at their home.

Question: How do you insure that children who are not in a structured daycare situation receive the benefits of a curriculum-based program?

Answer: The benefits of a good curriculum-based program are cognitive, social, emotional and physical growth. Children who are cared for one-on-one can actually receive a higher level of these benefits than children who are in center-based situations do. How can you give your child these benefits?

North Seattle Journal

Family Ties: Finding childcare could be just a click away.

Parents reviewing day care possibilities are contending with a much bigger issue, of course, and they might want to consider an interesting alternative to all-day out-of-home coverage. A Chicago company, TeacherCare, helps interested families find experienced teachers and other child specialists willing to provide daily care for young children over a long period. Under these circumstances, teachers can design a part-time learning plan for kids using materials and support provided by TeacherCare.

By Tom Keogh
May 4, 2004

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