  for two years in a row!
Qualistar is a private and publicly financed agency that conducts intensive evaluations of interested programs. It is a voluntary evaluation that looks at five key quality components as part of their criteria. They are: the Learning Environment, Family Partnerships, Training and Education, Adult to Child Ratios and Group Size, and Program Accreditation. To learn more about Qualistar click here. To see our complete Early Learning Report see attachment below "Qualistar 07".
WHY QUALITY MATTERS:
Your child's early years are very important. That is why, as a parent, you must demand the best care for them.
Research indicates that 90% of a person's intellectual, emotional and social ability is formed by the age of three, making the early years a vitally important time in a child's life.
When children begin school behind, they stay behind. High quality early learning programs can help close this game. We know from 40 years of research that children who receive high-quality care:
A child's earliest teachers must love, respect, and nurture them. Selecting a provider who connects with young children emotionally is critical. It's very important that a family selects a provider who reads to their child every day, encourages curiosity, and allows a child to explore the world around him.
   |  This is what Qualistar had to say about South Fellowship Early Learning Center:
"The South Fellowship program offers children a warm, caring environment in which they may thrive. Each classroom is set up to promote children's learning, play, and development with age appropriate materials and appropriately sized furnishings. The materials are organized into learning centers with like materials that allow child to access the materials independently. Children's needs for active and quiet spaces are provided in each classroom with areas specifically designated for these uses. For example, children may relax on soft furnishings with soft toys in the cozy areas in each classroom. Children's art, as well as other items that relate to the child, are displayed in all the rooms so that children feel welcomed and valued.
Parents and children are greeted and welcomed into the classroom by the teachers each day. Children are greeted with hugs and asked how they are when they arrive. If needed, the teachers help children get involved in activities. In order to keep the parents informed and involved the teacher's ask families about their child's night or weekend, and tell parents about their child's day at the program. The program's score for Language and Reasoning increased from a 6 last year to a perfect 7 this year. The teachers sit with the children at their level and talk with them about what they are doing and thinking, as well as adding to what the children say and encouraging them to reason through problems. For example, the teachers in the infant and toddler classrooms name objects and events throughout the day for the children. In the Preschool classrooms the teachers encourage the children to think through problems and reason using actual events in the day. Congratulations on your score for this criteria. Keep up the good work! The program reports that "we desire the children to experience an array of developmentally appropriate experiences (to grow socially, emotionally, cognitively, spiritually and physically) in an emotional climate that supports individual needs, respects individual personalities, and encourages each child's unique developmental timetable." It implements this by offering children a variety of developmentally appropriate activities throughout the day both indoors and out. The materials on the playground promote individual children's gross motor development by allowing children to practice different skills and providing materials that can be used by children with different skill levels. Indoors the materials are well-organized into learning centers with materials that promote each child's growth and development. The teachers interact with children in a positive and caring manner during the day. For example, the teachers respond sympathetically to children who are upset or hurt with hugs and an acknowledgment of their feelings. The teachers smile frequently at the children and seem to enjoy being with them. In addition to positive interactions between staff and children, the program supports interactions between children. For example, the teachers honor positive interactions between children, help children talk out problems with each other, and encourage children to interact. This facilitates the program's goal of desiring that experience "love and acceptance . . .” while in care at the program. The program's score for the Program Structure criteria increased from a 6.16 to a 6.27 this year. The program offers a set routine with predictability for children, while providing enough flexibility to meet their needs. Each classroom offers a balance of quiet and active play, group and individual play, teacher-initiated and child-initiated play, as well as indoor and outdoor time. Congratulations!" To see more about our score on the Quality Components please see attachments below! |
Our Qualistar Rating Click here to see what Qualistar has to say about South Fellowship ELC!
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