Activity Experiences
Your child will be involved in developmentally appropriate activities through out the day. Children will enjoy the spacious classrooms filled with learning centers in which well qualified and knowledgeable staff provide personal attention during daily learning experiences.
Weekly activities include:
- Morning Greeting
- Language & Literacy Experiences
- Sensory Experiences
- Science & Math Experiences
- Music & Movement
- nature & multi-Cultural
- Arts & Crafts
- Planned Physical Development activities
- Read-Aloud Time
- special helper "jobs" - for older children
- campus pets
And much more....
Safety
all staff are certified in Infant/Child/Adult CPR, First Aid & AED. We keep an AED on-site. Maintenance checks are thoroughly performed on a weekly basis. We offer plentiful safety features including a pin code access, parent app with constant updates and more!
Healthy Environment
We maintain a healthy and clean environment with strict protocols for daily, weekly and monthly disinfecting of all surfaces, toys and play areas. Chemicals for cleaning are kept out-of-the-reach of children and are approved for use in child care centers within the state of arkansas.
Education
We do indeed learn every day! We begin education from the first day your child attends our program. We offer a multitude of varying holistic experiences with much of our learning being nature-based or outdoors, to enhance the children's enjoyment of their senses and understanding of the world around them. We conduct formal and informal assessments through out the year in all areas of development appropriate to the age of your child. for older children, Kindergarten Readiness is achieved and often exceeded. Communication is prevalent through out the years and our highest priority is to your child's care.
Curriculum & Educational Programs
We offer a multitude of varying holistic experiences with much of our learning being nature-based or outdoors. Our curriculum and resources are designated to tap into a
child's true nature and create a joyful experience from the first moments of the day
until it is time to say goodbye. Our programs are filled with songs, music,
hands-on materials, chants, books, games, and make-believe designed to
stimulate a child's imagination, helping make each day a wonderful one! All of
the curriculum and programs are aimed at one thing: igniting the minds of young
children by fostering their growth through
purposeful lessons and materials that intentionally produce a positive outcome.
Our comprehensive, research-based programs integrate instruction across
developmental domains and early learning disciplines. They are aligned with the
Head Start School Readiness Goals to ensure that your child's learning
opportunities are optimized.
INFANTS - SPROUTS
Throughout the day we practice on reaching, grasping, rolling, sitting, crawling, standing, walking, climbing, throwing, catching, kicking, cooing, giggling, and talking: which ever developmental stage your child happens to be in at the time. Infants and toddlers learn through play by music, dance, singing, rhymes, books, numbers, shapes, colors, the alphabet, stacking blocks, puppets, and many toys. We give each child individual attention. Whenever we have a free minute we talk with the children one-on-one, play hand games and make funny faces. We also give lots of positive attention when we are changing diapers and bottle-feeding. We teach children how to play independently and with their classmates. Every child has free time to choose what they want to play with, move around, and mingle with their classmates. The children will be involved in weekly sensory activities, book readings, art activities, etc
Around the time infants turn 1-year, a daily routine will be introduced as the children are eased into a single nap time and learn to sleep on cots/mats. They will begin developing their independent skills such as learning to use an open top cup, eating with utensils, and practicing table manners. The children will begin developing more fine and gross motor skills through planned activities. Our schedule is flexible and varies day to day based on each individual child’s needs and development according to their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive abilities.
TODDLERS - BRANCHES
Our Pre-School Prep continues with the curriculum components from before only adding additional lessons in oral language, concepts of print, comprehension, phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge and writing. Time is geared towards learning ‘word to meaning’ and ‘picture to meaning.’ relationships Great focus is put into social emotional development and understanding of Conscious Discipline. We work on completing potty training, learn how to utilize centers and classroom rules.
PRE-K - ROOTS
The program is a Year-Around high quality, researched-based curriculum which is rich in content and offers engaging experiences that promote measurable progress toward goals. It incorporates National Reading Panel foundation standards for early literacy success to ensure a strong foundation for reading skills: oral language, concepts of print, comprehension, phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, Vocabulary and early writing skills as well as Conscious Discipline for social-emotional intelligence. Basic history is taught with the American Flag, Arkansas Flag, name of the current President, Vice President and Pledge of Allegiance. The program also incorporates STEM education, an approach to teaching and learning that integrates the content and skills of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The children will also participate in Spanish class through out the year to give them cognitive flexibility and cultural awareness.