Education Program
Our goal is to ensure all children are making progress in the domains of physical, cognitive, language, and social - emotional development.
Our goal is to provide a program approach that addresses equity, diversity developmentally, linguistically and culturally appropriate. A program that is inclusive of children with special needs.
We use an assessment tool called the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) to assess the development of children
- Assessed within 60 to 90 days of enrollment & every 6 months
- Parent’s input is a necessary component of this assessment
- Assessment outcomes are used to plan and conduct age and developmentally appropriate activities for children
Physical development is supported by:
- Promoting physical activity
- Providing sufficient time to move within the indoor and outdoor spaces
- Providing equipment, materials and guidelines for active play and movement
Social/Emotional development is supported by:
- Building trust
- Planning routines and transitions so they can occur in a predictable and unhurried manner
- Help children develop emotional security and facility in social relationships
Cognitive & Language skills are supported by:
- Various strategies, including experimentation, inquiry, observation, play and exploration
- Providing opportunities for creative self-expression through activities such as art, music, movement and dialogue
- Promoting interaction and language use among children and between children and adults
- Supporting emerging literacy and numeracy development
We provide multiple learning opportunities for children indoors and out. Children are hands-on explorers at this age, using their hands to explore. We encourage that outside while running, digging in the dirt, or using their imagination to create in the world around them.Foundational concepts unfold as they play. Staff is there to guide, support, and encourage language development as children play.
environment
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environment
Our goal is for each of our classrooms to provide a safe, healthy and welcoming environment that supports the broad development needs of children. The California Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) captures the quality of the teachers- child interactions in a classroom. The Environment Rating Scale and CLASS Environment tool focuses on classroom arrangements, displays and materials.
Based on assessment data, the assessor and teacher collaboratively develop and take action steps for continuous quality improvement. In addition, our environments are set-up using our adopted curriculum. Creative Curriculum is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that features exploration and discovery as a way of learning, enabling children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills.
