Programs
Our programs are designed to meet each child's individual needs, to foster development of intellectual and social skills and to provide a safe, nurturing environment. The curriculum uses the latest approaches and techniques for working with children while implementing developmentally appropriate practices.
Children are enrolled in classrooms according to the following age groups:
Toddler Rooms: Child must be 1 to 2 1/2 years old
Young Preschool Rooms: Child must be at least 2 1/2 years old and
fully potty trained
Older Preschool: Child must have turned 4 years prior to October 1
Private Kindergarten: Child must have turned 5 years old prior
to October 1
Hours & Schedule
The Center is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. A complete schedule of holidays and teacher-in-service days when the Center is closed is available upon request.
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack are provided at no additional cost. All meals are nutritious and served family style. These everyday activities provide opportunities for children to learn social graces and exercise self-reliance.
Communication Plan
Center to parent communications is a very important aspect of a quality child care program. Parents want to know what's happening with their children and want to be kept informed of special events and changes. Our center takes pride in its communication plan, which includes the following components:
Weekly classroom newsletters
Monthly classroom calendars
Monthly Center newsletters
Parent/Teachers conferences each semester
Classroom and Center events every semester.
Parental Involvement
Our goal is to develop a partnership with parents in order to provide the best possible programs for your child. We believe that by working together, as partners in education, we can foster your child's positive attitude toward learning.
We encourage you to feel a part of the Center by becoming actively involved. Parents are welcome to observe and participate in the children's classroom activities at any time. We also have parent events and workshops throughout the semester and we encourage all parents to attend.
Qualistar Rating
Developed by 150 early childhood experts, the Qualistar Rating measures
quality in licensed early learning programs, both home and center based that
serve children birth to kindergarten.
Child Care Providers volunteer to have trained quality rating specialists
spend several hours in their programs collecting information and evaluating
their program. In other cases, Child Care Providers are required to have
annual quality evaluations because of funding sources.
Rating Components
In the Qualistar Rating process, programs are evaluated on five different
quality components. These components include:
Learning Environment
Points are awarded based on average scores obtained through ECERS-R/ITERS
FDCRS Classroom Environment Tool (Based on the Early Childhood Environment)
Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) C1998, Harms, Clifford & Cryer
Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS)
© 1990 Harms, Clifford & Cryer)
(Score for component: 0-10 points)
Family Partnerships
Points are awarded for information on communication, collaboration, and
family involvement opportunities collected through family questionnaires and
program documentation. Need 60% return rate for centers and 80% for homes on
Family Questionnaires.
Score for component: 0-10 points
Training and Education
Points are awarded to individual child care providers based on formal
training and experience with separate requirements for center administrators
and child care providers/home providers.
Score for component: 0-10 points (Centers),
0-7 points (Family Homes)
Adult-to-Child Ratios and Group Size
Points are awarded on adult: child ratio and overall classroom group size.
For centers, ratios are scored at 0, 4, 6, or 8 points.
0- 2 points are given for group size.
For family homes, ratios are scored at 0, 5, 6, 7 or 8 points.
0-2 points given for group size.
(Score for component: 0-10 points)
Accreditation
Points are awarded for receiving and maintaining program accreditation
through an approved organization
(Score for component: 0 or 2 points)
Total Points required for each star level:
Centers
Provisional = 0-9 points OR Learning Environment Score of 0
Star 1 = 10-17 points Star 2 = 18-25 points
Star 3 = 26-33 points Star 4 = 34-42 points
Homes
Provisional = 0-9 points OR Learning Environment score of 0
Star 1 = 10-16 points Star 2 = 17-23 points
Star 3 = 24-30 points Star 4 = 31-39 points
Once the program has received a baseline rating (provisional to 4 star
scale), a Quality Performance Profile is created. This document outlines the
program's strengths and areas for improvement, providing them with a
detailed action plan and timeline for improvement.
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