About Karens Kare Bears

Statement of Purpose

We propose…

To honor God by providing affordable, quality, safe and
personable Christian child care where parents will feel
secure in leaving their children in a place that genuinely
cares about them and their children.

To support the values of the Christian home.

And to foster learning and allow the child to develop
socially in an age-appropriate environment including such
activities as: Emphasis on children's literature, bible stories
and bible memory, music, open-ended art activities,
science, through hands-on introduction to God's world,
social interaction, and large-muscle and small-muscle
motor skill development.

About The Staff

Each member of our staff is employed because they love
children and want to provide a safe and secure
environment to grow play and learn. They also are proud
to share God's word with the children. They are also
Christians and good role models for the children at the
daycare and in public. Our employees are required to be
drug tested, fingerprinted and tb tested. We also require
them to obtain food handler's card, 1st Aid/CPR
training, proof of diploma, and proof of childcare
training/experience.

We are closed for the
following holidays:

New Year's Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Fourth of July
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas

We may close or close early
on the day before
Thanksgiving, Christmas
Eve, and Day after
Christmas, New Year's Eve,
and the day after New
Year's depending on where
the day falls on the
calendar.

Karen Lloyd is the director/owner and has been taking care of children since she was
thirteen. She has six of her own children and two grandchildren. Karen had her own
home daycare for over ten years, then directed and opened another daycare in town for
two years. Karen's Kare Bears was started in 2006 and officially opened to the public
January 19, 2009.

Kellie LaFave is the assistant director/manager. Kellie has been doing daycare for over
ten years. She had her own daycare in Alaska and worked at another daycare in town
before following Karen in 2006 to start up Karen's Kare Bears, LLC. Kellie has two
children of her own and believes that being involved in her church helps her profession.