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Philosophy
Our goal is to provide a safe and engaging environment to help children learn and grow. In our center we follow the creative curriculum, which focuses on play-based learning. Through play children can actively engage in their environment to help them develop their emotional, physical, cognitive, language and social skills. Through the creative curriculum children will have many opportunities to make their own choices, experiment and interact with their environment which will also help build their confidence and independence.
Vision
Our vision is to provide quality care for all that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
Mission
Our mission is to create a positive and safe learning environment to allow children to feel confident to become engaged in their interests and learning while also helping build relationships with their teachers and peers. We promote diversity and inclusion by focusing on each child as an individual and creating opportunities for families to be involved.
Curriculum
Our program follows the Creative Curriculum. The Creative Curriculum model aligns with NAEYC developmentally appropriate practices (Gadzikowski, 2013). The Creative Curriculum focuses on teacher-led and child-initiated activities to help foster the child's development and focuses on four areas: social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language (What Works Clearinghouse, 2013). Children can foster their development through the 11 interest areas provided in the classroom: blocks, dramatic play, manipulatives, art, library, discovery, sand and water, music and movement, cooking, computers, and outdoors.
The Creative Curriculum incorporates the beliefs of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. Piaget's theory focused on active exploration and environmental interaction (Mcleod, 2024). Piaget's theory closely relates to the Creative Curriculum as children are provided more significant amounts of free play to allow active and engaging exploration within the classroom. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory focuses on social development as the critical aspect of cognitive development (Gowrie NSW, n.d.). Vygotsky's theory also closely relates to the Creative Curriculum as children interact with their peers for large amounts of the day and have social interactions with their teachers.
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