Text Box: Baby Ph.D. Dorchester 5411 S Dorchester Ave.

Text Box: Dorchester Ph.D. is the home of the first Baby Ph.D. Professional Home Daycare.  It opened September 2002.  There are currently three sets of children being served at the Dorchester house: young toddlers (ages 10-18 months), preschoolers (ages 2-3) , and school-age “after-schoolers” (ages 5-9)Teachers at the Dorchester house operate a full-service daycare and also act as on and off-site mentors to newer members of The Baby Ph.D. Network.  The daycare strives to integrate high quality early childhood education with a loving and safe home-like environment.  We utilize a loosely structured daily schedule that is designed to stimulate learning through a combination of structured and free-play, and active participation in activities of day-to-day life.  Special programming at the Dorchester Ph.D. includes Music Together Ô, frequent explorations of world music & culture, Sign Language, and Spanish language.     Text Box: Meet the Dorchester Teachers! © Sarah Diwan, Ph.D. is the mother of Sarita (5 y/o) and Director of Baby Ph.D. Inc.  She is the head of the Baby Ph.D. Dorchester location and sets policy and procedures to ensure network-wide quality care.    Prior to founding Baby Ph.D., Sarah worked in mental health research and medical social work. © William Hill is the head teacher/team leader at the Dorchester House.  Prior or to working with us, Will served in several roles at Educare, a day care center owned by his cousin. Will also worked as a site supervisor in Mayor Daley’s Summer Food Program, which provides food and daily activities for for inner-city youth.  © Jacob Luse came to Chicago just a few years ago from Boston.  He has a background in alternative education and has always wanted to work with children.  As the kids at Harper Ph.D. can attest, not only is Jacob a natural teacher but he’s fun! © Saengjun (Waew) Luse B.A. has extensive experience in education.  Before coming to Baby PhD, she taught English, computer skills, math and science in an elementary school in Thailand.  She has also worked with a family as an aupair. Her educational interests include music, arts, and languages, especially American Sign Language.  Waew has her Bachelors in Chemistry.

 

 
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