Our assistant teachers have at least two or more years of college in early childhood education or a high school diploma and one year of experience in a child development center.

Center Staff

The Center staff is comprised of teachers and assistant teachers. Our teachers have one or more of the following credentials:
 

	Early Childhood Education degree
	Child Development Associate (CDA) certification
	15 credit hours in Early Childhood Education
	One or more years experience in a child development center

Our teachers to child ratios are:

	4 months – 2 years     |       1 Teacher : 4 Children
	2 years – 3 years        |       1 Teacher: 4 Children
	3 years – 4 years        |       1 Teacher: 8 Children
	4 years – 5 years        |       1 Teacher: 10 Children

Childcare Goals and Objectives

	Provide a caring and knowledgeable staff that is cooperative partners with parents in their child’s development.
	Provide a compassionate staff that is sensitive to the family’s childcare needs.
	Provide a warm, nurturing, learning environment for all children in the Center.
	Provide a healthy, safe, supportive, and secure environment for all children in the Center.
	Encourage each child’s developmental growth by providing an environment that fosters learning through action, inquiry, creativity, and exploration.
	Help each child gain better control and understanding of his/her body through interaction with the environment, materials, and equipment.
	Help each child develop language skills to enable self-expression.
	Help each child develop social skills so he/she can successfully interact with other children and adults.

Promote self-esteem within each child through an environment that encourages independence, decision-making, caring, and sharing.

Provide an environment that fosters learning through action, inquiry, creativity, and exploration

We always keep in
mind that each child is a
unique individual and will
develop at his or
her own pace.
 

Childcare Philosophy

We believe children need opportunities to create and discover because they learn best as they play and explore their environment. We believe a child-centered atmosphere, which encourages the process rather than the product; helps develop problem-solving skills, build self-esteem, and promote creativity.

With this in mind, our teachers plan activities that are appropriate for each child’s age and stage of development. The areas are:

	Social Development
	Emotional Development
	Cognitive Development
	Physical Development