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Programs
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Basic Services
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 Discovery Child Development Center provides childcare and preschool from 7:30am – 6:00pm, Monday through Friday, on a year-round basis. We are closed for all major holidays. Tuition in full will still apply. We offer part-time and full-time childcare services. Discovery Child Development Center provides a morning snack, lunch and an afternoon snack on a daily basis |
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The Infant Program
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 Infant program is licensed for a child who is six weeks old to 18 months. Our high-quality infant program will benefit your child in all areas of his/her life. Our center provides your child an enriching environment that allows them to explore their surrounding by developing motor coordination skills and sensorial exploration. Social skills and language will advance by daily reading and singing to the children, our highly qualified teacher carry out the daily task as well as builds a bond and trust with the child. They are held, fed, talked to, read to and sung to. Infants at our center will have playtime and outdoor time each day to help strengthen their physical development. Throughout the day your child will build and expand his/her cognitive, emotional, and physical skills. |
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Toddler Program
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 Toddler program is designed for children from 18 – 36 month olds. Children at this age are full of energy and curiosity. We understand they are going through rapid development and they want to claim their independence. This is the time for them to build up their cognitive and social skills. In this program, they will have a more defined curriculum and schedule then the infants program. They will be performing tasks that require longer attention span through art projects, listening to stories, singing and playing games. They will learn colors, shapes, numbers, and alphabets. Our highly-qualified staff will encourage and support your child in all activities that will lead to confidence and self-esteem |
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The Preschool Program
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 Preschool program offers academic curriculum for children ages 3yrs – 1st grade entry. The children will be introduced to math, art, language, science, music and creative learning. They will be encourage to problem solve, and will increase their attention span while learning to follow directions. The children will participate in small and large group activities to develop social skills and individual activities to expand their independence. The preschool program provides a rich and nurturing environment to help them become a successful lifetime learner. Teachers will perform observations and assessments. This helps us when we have our parent/teacher conferences. Our teachers are trained to observe the children’s cognitive, social, and physical development. Schedule of daily activities can be provided to you by your child’s teacher or from the office. |
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Program Objectives
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- Offer a positive and exciting first learning experience that will build a foundation for life-long learning experience
- Provide an environment to further knowledge of language development and to use that knowledge to stimulate proficiency in oral and written language
- Have parents and teachers develop a collaborative partnership that will foster a child’s growth and development
- Give a child the nurturing needed to feel comfortable when left in a new situation
- Build positive relationships form through warm, sensitive, and responsive care help children feel valued and gain more from their learning experience. Children need positive relationships so they can feel comfortable and learn how to cooperate with others.
- Expose children to many hands on activities and learning opportunities that will broaden their understandings of sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the world around them.
- Have early childhood education focus on children’s learning through play.
- Foster independence and creativity through daily interaction and activities.
- Teachers interact with young children in ways to help the child understand learning from the whole experience, not just that part of the experience.
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Hours
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| The center is open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to meet the needs of most working parents. Part-time care is available from 8:00am to 12:00pm or 1pm to 5:00pm. For the convenience of parents other part-time hours may be available. All programs operate every business day of the year. |
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Snacks and Meals
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| Snacks are provided by the center and consist of nutritious foods and juices. Older infants are provided with snack which will be posted in the classroom and the office. Morning snack is served from 8:00am until 10:00am. Evening snack is served from 3:00pm to 5:00pm and lunch is served at 12:00pm. If your child cannot eat what is listed on the menu for that day, please inform the staff. Subject to the approval of parents, milk will be available during a snack period. A healthy lunch will be provided daily to children which is prepared in the kitchen at the center. Menus for lunch will also be posted monthly in the main office and each room. |
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Communications with Parents
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Every child goes home each day with a letter that describes the activities of the day. This serves as a basis for discussion of what happened during the day and what a child thought or felt about the day. The letter is not intended to address areas of concern or developmental progress.
Conferences with parents are scheduled at least twice a year, and prior to a transition to a new room, to discuss the child’s progress. Parents are invited to call to set up appointments with staff at other times as well. Please reserve such interactions for pre-arranged appointments. |
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