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Our infant program provides safe, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate activities for your baby that are essential for well-being and individual growth. We believe in an environment that affords peace of mind for parents, knowing their little ones are well-cared for while away. We focus on activities that stimulate sensory, cognitive, and physical development:
Encourages infants to spend time on their stomachs to help strengthen neck and shoulder muscles while promoting motor development.
Promotes age-appropriate activities that engage infant senses with colorful objects, rattles, and soft toys.
Engages infants with gentle music and simple movements such as swaying or dancing, which proves to be very soothing and enjoyable for them.
Entails reading books with simple, colorful pictures while engaging in conversation with infants to promote early language skills and literacy.
Provides opportunities for infants to experience the outdoors, which includes short stroller walks or supervised time in a safe outdoor play area. This is beneficial for their overall development.
Ensures infant basic needs of feeding, diapering, and napping are met in a caring and responsive manner.
Fosters open communication with parents about their infant daily activities, milestones, concerns or questions. We offer daily updates with parents through our ProCare Management Software and newsletters.
We provide quality toddler care by supporting growth and development during this exciting stage of exploration and discovery. Our program offers comfort to families, knowing their toddlers are in a nurturing and safe environment. We focus on the following areas of development stages:
Offers a safe space that is conducive to exploration and play. Toddlers are curious and eager to explore, so we ensure the environment is childproof with a variety of age-appropriate toys and activities.
Establishes a predictable daily routine that helps toddlers feel secure with a sense of consistency. This routine creates a timetable for meals, snacks, naps, outdoor play, and structured activities.
Cultivates social interaction and cooperation among toddlers through group activities like circle time, art projects, and simple games. Peer interaction is important for developing social skills and emotional intelligence.
Builds language development by engaging in conversations, reading books together, singing songs, using gestures and simple sign language to communicate.
Creates opportunities for toddlers to practice these skills by stacking blocks, playing with balls, drawing with crayons, and engaging in active indoor and outdoor play.
Empowers toddlers to develop independence and self-help skills by allowing them to feed themselves, practice dressing and undressing, and engaging in activities that foster autonomy and confidence.
Uses positive reinforcement, redirection, and gentle guidance to teach toddlers appropriate behavior and boundaries. We believe consistency and patience are key when setting limits and addressing challenging behaviors.
Extends open communication and daily updates to parents through our ProCare Management Software and newsletters. We encourage parents to share information about child routines, preferences, and developmental milestones.
Children are curious and eager to explore the world around them. Preschool provides a nurturing environment where they can learn through play, socialize with peers, and begin developing important language, cognitive abilities, and social emotions. We strive to always ensure a safe and stimulating space for growth and development in a well-rounded and supportive learning environment. The key development stages are:
Gross Motor Skills: Promotes movement like jumping and running to help develop large muscle groups.
Fine Motor Skills: Encourages drawing, stacking blocks, and using Play-Doh to develop control of small muscles in hands and fingers.
Sensory Exploration: Engages the senses through sensory bins, water play, and texture exploration to promote cognitive development.
Problem-Solving: Explores puzzles, shape sorters, and simple cause-and-effect toys to discover the world around them.
Language Development: Reads books, sings songs, and engages in conversation to support language acquisition and communication skills.
Parallel Play: Plays alongside each other without direct interaction to promote social awareness and cooperation.
Emotional Regulation: Identifies and expresses their emotions in a safe and supportive environment.
Building Relationships: Promotes positive interactions and cooperation through group activities and games.
Independence: Practices self-help skills like feeding themselves, dressing, and cleaning up after activities.
Toilet Training: Supports toilet training journey with patience, encouragement, and consistency, once parents and/or teacher feel the child is ready to begin.
Open-Ended Play: Allows for open-ended play and encourages creativity like art materials, blocks, and imaginative play props.
Pretend Play: Offers imaginative role-playing with props, costumes, and child-sized kitchens or dollhouses.
Attention Span: Captures toddler attention with short, engaging activities to accommodate their short attention spans.
Sensory Breaks: Refocuses and regulates toddler attention.
Extends open communication and daily updates to parents through our ProCare Management Software and newsletters. We encourage parents to share information about child routines, preferences, and developmental milestones.
This program teaches foundational skills across various developmental milestones t0 enhance physical abilities, gross and fine motor skills, cognitive development, basic problem-solving tasks, and early literacy activities. These areas are encouraged throughout the day and self-help skills are promoted to build independence in daily tasks. Our Pre-K 3 program students wear a uniform Navy Polo Shirt (purchased in the office) to encourage a school readiness environment. Our key focus areas are:
Teaches gross motor skills with activities like running, jumping, climbing, and balancing.
Engages more complex, fine motor activities such as cutting with safety scissors, threading beads, and manipulating small objects.
Promotes curiosity and exploration through hands-on learning experiences and activities that engage their senses.
Expands problem-solving skills through simple puzzles, matching games, and sorting activities.
Advances early literacy and numeracy skills through storytelling, rhyming games, counting activities, and exposure to letters and numbers.
Supports development of empathy and cooperation through group activities, collaborative play, and discussions about feelings.
Encourages sharing, taking turns, and practicing conflict resolution skills in social situations.
Fosters creativity and self-expression through imaginative play and role-playing.
Reinforces independence and self-help by dressing themselves, using the restroom independently, and cleaning up after activities.
Prompts healthy habits through handwashing, nutritious eating, and by tidying up their personal belongings.
Increases vocabulary through conversations, storytelling, and exposure to a variety of books and language-rich experiences.
Bolsters dramatic play, pretend scenarios, and imaginative storytelling to expand language development and expression.
Expands creativity through art activities like painting, drawing, sculpting, and collage-making.
Provides open-ended materials and props for imaginative play with dress-up clothes, props for pretend play, and building blocks.
Offers activities requiring sustained attention and focus that gradually increases in duration as children develop.
Breaks activities into smaller, manageable tasks to support attention span and engagement.
Promotes outdoor play and exploration to increase physical activity, sensory experiences, and an appreciation of nature. All students get to enjoy an "Indoor Play Jungle Gym" which is a plus especially during the summer excessive heat and rainy days.
Extends open communication and daily updates to parents through our ProCare Management Software and newsletters. We encourage parents to share information about child routines, preferences, and developmental milestones.
We prepare 4-year-olds for kindergarten and beyond through a comprehensive program that addresses cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and language development while also introducing foundational academic skills. At the end of the school year, we honor each graduate with a ‘cap and gown’ formal ceremony to celebrate their accomplishments. Our Pre-K 4 program students wear a uniform Red Polo Shirt (purchased in the office) to encourage a school readiness environment. Our key focus are:
Hosts read-aloud sessions with a variety of books that foster a love for reading and language.
Introduces phonic awareness like rhyming games, initial sound recognition, and blending sounds.
Constructs letter recognition and formation through hands-on experiences, games, and writing practices that are fun and exciting.
Incorporates daily vocabulary-building activities of storytelling, conversation, and exposure to new words.
Teaches counting skills using manipulatives like blocks, beads, or counters to develop number sense.
Introduces basic math concepts with shapes, colors, patterns, sorting, and simple addition and subtraction.
Explores hands-on with measurement, size comparison, and understanding concepts like more and less.
Promotes social skills through cooperative play, group activities, and problem-solving.
Encourages empathy, sharing, and turn-taking through structured games and free play.
Teaches emotional regulation by allowing children to express feelings in a supportive environment.
Reinforces fine motor skills by cutting, tracing, threading beads, and using tweezers. These activities strengthen hand muscles and improve coordination.
Expands gross motor skills by running, jumping, climbing, and balancing to develop greater strength, agility, and spatial awareness.
Encourages physical play and exploration of the natural outdoor environment.
Uses various art materials and techniques to expand creativity and self-expression.
Teaches coordination and rhythm through music and movements that include singing, dancing, and playing simple rhythm instruments.
Inspires imagination and storytelling with dramatic play opportunities, props and costumes.
Uses hands-on science experiments and investigations to explore basic scientific concepts such as cause-and-effect, observation, and inquiry.
Facilitates nature walks and outdoor exploration for sensory experiences that foster curiosity about the natural world.
Introduces routines and structures like those in kindergarten such as circle time, group activities, and transitions between activities.
Practices following directions, listening attentively, and participating in group discussions.
We encourage open communication with parents through daily updates with our ProCare Management Software and newsletters. We believe in a partnership that includes regular communication, parent-teacher conferences, and involvement in school activities.
We also provide resources and suggestions for extending learning at home with homework to reinforce skills and concepts introduced in the preschool program.
Uses ongoing assessment tools that monitor child progress and identify areas requiring additional support or enrichment.
Provides individualized attention and targeted interventions, as needed, to ensure all children are prepared for transition to kindergarten.
This program plays a crucial role in supporting working families by providing a safe, nurturing, and enriching environment for children during non-school hours. It promotes academic, social, and emotional development while also offering convenience and peace of mind for parents.
Provides safe space and constructive activities before school starts. We cater to parents whose schedules conflict with school. Features include:
We offer children a safe, structured environment until parents can retrieve them, including:
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