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Educational Themes
Educational Themes
The Creative Curriculum
The Creative Curriculum
Rocky River Early Childhood Center uses "The Creative Curriculum for Preschool", an award-winning curriculum for preschool success. Comprising The Foundation, five research-based volumes that provide the knowledge base of the curriculum, and the Daily Resources, which offer step-by-step guidance in the form of Teaching Guides and additional daily teaching tools, The Creative Curriculum for Preschool is fully aligned with the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework and state early learning standards (see bottom of page).
Using exploration and discovery as a way of learning, The Creative Curriculum for Preschool enables children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills.
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool:
is based on 38 objectives for development and learning, which are fully aligned with the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework as well as early learning standards for every state.
presents knowledge-building volumes and daily practice resources in tandem, giving every educator the “what,” “why” and “how” of early childhood education.
offers daily opportunities to individualize instruction, helping teachers meet the needs of every type of learner.
addresses all the important areas of learning, from social-emotional and math to technology and the arts, and incorporates them throughout every part of every day.
offers daily, built-in opportunities for observation, helping teachers and administrators clearly see the strong relationship between curriculum and assessment.
offers complete support for working with English- and dual-language learners, including detailed guidance that helps to build teachers’ knowledge about best practices.
contains guidance for working with all learners, including advanced learners and children with disabilities.
Early Learning and Development Standards
Early Learning and Development Standards
When we plan our lessons, activities, and experiences with your children, one of our primary guiding forces is Ohio's Early Learning and Development Standards. These standards, covering nine domains of early childhood development, serve as a guideline and benchmark for where your children are and where we're working to get them. "The Creative Curriculum", used in our program, has been updated to include the newest standards implemented by the state of Ohio in June, 2022. They encompass the development of children beginning from birth to kindergarten and mark every aspect of our daily classroom routine. If you'd like more information, feel free to go over each domain on ODE's website.
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