• Childhood is just one segment of the continuing flow of human development but that early childhood is the period of greatest developmental strides in emotional, physical, social and cognitive growth.
• To maintain as our staff, people who truly like and respect children and who have the inherent patience required to be our children's caretakers.
• We desire to strengthen each child's identity, while instilling a respect for others.
• We recognize that learning is taking place at all times and that all growth is in spurts, with plateaus in between for integration of new learning.
• We approach the child as a total entity, a person, not just as a "child".
• We aim to create a secure and nurturing environment filled with interesting materials, activities, and concepts to enhance all aspects of the child's own development.
We are specifically concerned with helping children to:
• develop a positive self esteem,
• express their inherent curiosity about the world around them,
• with a teacher's guidance, initiate and follow through on their interests,
• see themselves as creative and assertive persons, and develop a sense of autonomy,
• become aware of their emotions and express emotions in ways that are not psychologically damaging to themselves or others,
• become better able to interact with others and solve problems in social relationships,
• have fun and maintain a positive outlook.
These principals are put into practice daily by each of our staff.
Helpful Links:
Here are some fun and helpful
links to web sites for you and your child.
PBS KIDS
Provides children with educational programming that is also fun to watch.
http://pbskids.org
CRAYOLA
The official Crayola Web site contains games for all ages, online arts and
crafts, family activities, craft ideas, poetry and coloring pages,
and information and history about Crayola crayons, art products, and the Binney
and Smith company.
http://www.crayola.com
FISHER PRICE
The official Fisher-Price website contains information about Fisher-Price toys,
games, playtime ideas, parenting tips and more.
http://www.fisher-price.com
BUBBLESPHERE
Bubbles, bubble blowing, bubble solutions, bubble history, bubble fun, bubble
games, bubble machines and bubble trivia are found on this website...
and you can learn all about Professor Bubbles.
http://www.bubbles.org
HEADBONE ZONE
The Headbone Zone is a kids' site bursting at the seams with free things for
kids, exciting prizes to win, stuff to download, and more!
http://www.headbone.com
KIDS' SPACE
Of Kids, by Kids and for Kids! An educational learning site devoted to bringing
out the creativity in Kids of all ages around the world.
Share your stories, pictures, and musical compositions!
http://www.kids-space.org
HowStuffWorks
If you want to know how something works then this is the site for you!
It's a great site for research by anyone, child or adult and contains
information about everything under the sun.
http://www.howstuffworks.com
LEGO
The Official LEGO Web site. It provides parents with an inside look at LEGO, a
brief guide to child development (from birth to 2 years), and tips for using
LEGO toys to encourage children’s skills and creativity.
http://www.lego.com
AUNT ANNIES
Great website to get craft ideas for children of all ages.
http://www.auntannie.com
BEGINNING READING
Lots of free worksheets and flashcards for children to learn to write and
recognize letters and numerals.
http://www.beginningreading.com
SIGNING BABY
Learn more about how to teach your baby or toddler to sign simple words. Check
out the photo dictionary of signs and the signing baby photo gallery.
http://www.signingbaby.com
KID ZONE
This website is full of activities for children: from math and literacy
worksheets, to crafts, to coloring pages and more.
http://www.kidzone.ws
ORIENTAL TRADING
Need party favors and decorations, this is a great site to find cheap supplies
in bulk. Check them out for great themed and seasonal items to make your
child's party a blast.
http://www.orientaltrading.com
POSITIVE PARENTING
Positive Parenting is dedicated to providing resources and information to help
make parenting more rewarding, effective and fun! Lots of great articles and
information.
http://www.positiveparenting.com
• abcteach
Lots of valuable educational resources for kids, parents, student teachers, and
teachers. 5000+ free printable pages and worksheets.
• Positive
Parenting
Positive Parenting is dedicated to providing resources and information to help
make parenting more rewarding, effective and fun.