Miami Valley Hospital Compensation and Benefits
Compensation
Pay is one of the critical components of creating a great place to work. A competitive compensation and benefits package is essential to attract and retain the high caliber of Miami Valley Hospital (MVH) employees it takes to provide outstanding care to our community.
Creating a positive work environment is also dependent on more than compensation and benefits. At MVH, we focus on several additional dimensions that characterize a positive workplace:
- Professional opportunities
- Facilities
- Respect and recognition
- Positive relationships with supervisors and co-workers
We believe that a competitive pay program combined with a positive work environment is the winning combination. MVH offers competitive compensation, outstanding developmental opportunities, and strong benefits in an environment focused on excellence.
Employee Benefits
MVH offers a flexible benefit program for full- and part-time employees. Employees choose from the following benefit options to meet their individual and family needs:
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Accidental death benefits for you and your family
- Long-term disability benefits (full-time employees only)
- Life insurance benefits
- Reimbursement accounts
- Dependent life insurance
MVH offers tuition assistance for approved educational programs, a competitive pension program, and access to tax-deferred retirement savings plans.
A nationally accredited Child Care Center and a 24-hour Wellness Center are located on the hospital's main campus.
Miami Valley Hospital Child Care Center – Mini University
MVH Child Care Center – Mini University, is adjacent to the hospital and opened in 1994. It offers quality early care and education for children six weeks to six years old. The center was first accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) in August 1996.
Infant and Toddler Programs
MVH Child Care Center - Mini University's infant programs incorporate NAEYC's Accreditation Criteria, Ohio's Infant and Toddler's Guidelines, and the Resources for Infant Educators (RIE) philosophy. The RIE philosophy is based on the research of Magda Gerber and Dr. Emmi Pikler.
The RIE (pronounced "rye") philosophy is based on RESPECT for each child. The educator respects an infant by talking directly to the child, explaining what he/she is about to do, making eye contact, and by waiting for the child's response. RIE’s goal is to help nurture AUTHENTIC infants who are: competent, confident, curious, attentive, exploring, cooperative, secure, peaceful, focused, self-initiating, resourceful, involved, cheerful, aware, interested, and inner-directed.
Developmentally appropriate programs for children from birth to age three are distinctly different from all other types of programs. They are not scaled-down versions of a good program for preschool children. These program differences are determined by the unique characteristics and needs of children during the first three years:
- Changes take place far more rapidly in infancy than during any other period in life.
- During infancy, as at every other age, all areas of development (cognitive, social, emotional, and physical) are intertwined.
- Infants are totally dependent on adults to meet their needs.
- Very young children are especially vulnerable to adversity because they are less able to actively cope with discomfort or stress.
Infants and toddlers learn through their own experience, trial and error, repetition, imitation, and identification. Adults guide and encourage this learning by ensuring that the environment is safe and emotionally supportive. An appropriate program for children younger than three years old invites play, active exploration, and movement. Mini University provides this type of environment and a broad array of stimulating experiences within a reliable framework of routines for all infants.
More details can be found in our Partners in Education handbook.
Preschool Program
The MVH Child Care Center - Mini University's preschool program is based on NAEYC's Accreditation Criteria, Creative Curriculum for Preschool and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) Early Learning Content Standards. The four themes of ODE that guide the work we do with Preschoolers are:
1. All children are born ready to learn.
2. Environments matter.
3. Relationships are influential.
4. Communication is critical.
In Our Preschool Program:
When I play in the Block Center, I learn:
- Social Emotional Development
-To demonstrate self direction and independence
-How to share and respect the rights of others
- Physical Development
-How to balance myself while I am moving
-How to control the small muscles in my hands
- Cognitive Development
-How to approach problems with flexibility
-To explore cause and effect
- Language
-How to actively participate in conversations
-How to ask questions
More details can be found in our Partners in Education handbook.
Kindergarten and School Age Programs
The MVH Child Care Center does not offer Kindergarten or School Age programs. However, these programs are offered at our other centers.
Child Nutrition
Many Mini University Centers participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The CACFP is a child nutrition program of the United States Department of Agriculture. Child care centers are reimbursed a meal rate to help with the cost of serving nutritious meals to enrolled children. The meals must meet CACFP meal pattern requirements for children and infants. Accordingly, participating Mini University Centers provide iron fortified infant formula and baby foods for the families that choose to use it in our infant program. Toddlers and preschoolers have a breakfast, lunch and snack each day that meet the requirements set forth by CACFP.
More details can be found in our Partners in Education handbook.
Contact Us
MVH Child Care Center – Mini University
28 Hill Street
Dayton, OH 45409
(937) 224.3916
(937) 224.0230 FAX
Contact the Director
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday
6:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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