We
offer programs for:
Toddlers :
The first steps into an exciting new world for 1 to 2 year olds
Preschoolers: Exciting skill & learning
development for ages 3 to 5
School Aged : A positive after school
experience for kindergartners through age 12
Our staff of professional Early Childhood
Specialists have developed a creative curriculum that incorporates sound
educational principles with activities to keep young minds engaged in
the learning process while allowing the freedom of self expression. All
the classes at Toddlers Haven offer learning centers where children can
work individually or in small groups. Teacher-directed activities are
balanced by ample time for exploratory play and personal discovery.
Fine motor skills are developed through multiple activities:
drawing, cutting, pre-writing activities, typing, finger-plays and
lacing. Children's large motor skills are promoted in outdoor play,
sports, dance, creative movement and tumbling. We also sing a lot at
Toddlers Haven and work with our hands in creative play and craft
projects.
Reading and books are an important and enjoyable part
of the Toddlers Haven curriculum. Montessori-style reading readiness
manipulatives are introduced in the three- and four-year-old classes.
Children learn through a variety of games and songs to identify letter
sounds and recognize many letter symbols. Many children begin sounding
out three-letter phonetic words in our program.
Math concepts
are incorporated into activities and lessons, with a focus on
hands-on-learning-by-doing. For example, a preschool lesson on corn
might incorporate the math skills of counting and concepts of enough,
too few, and more, as children count out a piece of corn for each child
in the class. Games are played that foster their learning to identify
number symbols and quantity.
Please feel free to
contact us for
more in depth information on our programs and what they can afford your
child.
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