Curriculum

Curriculum Development

Our curriculum is based on the nationally recognized Creative Curriculum from Teaching Strategies. The Creative Curriculum is a widely used, research-based early childhood

education curriculum that emphasizes hands-on, project-based learning to foster children’s development across various areas, including social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and

language. It’s designed to help children build confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills through engaging activities and investigations. The center curriculum is child-centered, utilizing themes, projects, and units to encourage learning. We strive to provide an exciting environment with opportunities for discovery, initiative, and inquiry. Developmentally appropriate activities are planned for each content area to give success and challenge to each age level. A balance between teacher-initiated and child-initiated activities is sought with emphasis on the child’s choice. Materials are gathered, created, and purchased with these goals in mind. Learning centers are used and available to children daily, and they include the following development areas: Art, Language, Literacy, Writing, Manipulatives (fine motor), Science, Blocks, Dramatic Play, Large Motor Skills, and Sensory Skills. Concepts are introduced to the children using centers, and these centers are carefully planned with a wide range of skill ability levels to encourage children to expand on the knowledge they possess. Learning centers focus on the basic developmental skills appropriate to the child’s development. Emergent Literacy is strongly emphasized throughout the curriculum.