Center Staff

The Center staff is comprised of teachers and assistant teachers. Our teachers have one or more of the following credentials:

• Early Childhood Education degree                    
• Child Development Associate (CDA) certification            
• 15 credit hours in Early Childhood Education
• One or more years experience in a child development center

Our teachers to child ratios are:

• 4 months – 2 years    |       1 Teacher : 4 Children
• 2 years – 3 years        |       1 Teacher: 4 Children
• 3 years – 4 years        |       1 Teacher: 8 Children
• 4 years – 5 years        |       1 Teacher: 10 Children
   

Our assistant teachers have their high school diplomas and have had experience in early childhood education.

Childcare Goals & Objectives

• Provide a caring and knowledgeable staff that is cooperative partners with parents in their child's development.
• Provide a compassionate staff that is sensitive to the family's childcare needs.
• Provide a warm, nurturing, learning environment for all children in the Center
• Provide a healthy, safe, supportive, and secure environment for all children in the Center.
• Encourage each child's developmental growth by providing an environment that fosters learning through action, inquiry, creativity, and exploration.
• Help each child gain better control and understanding of his/her body through interaction with the environment, materials, and equipment.
• Help each child develop language skills to enable self-expression.
• Help each child develop social skills so he/she can successfully interact with other children and adults.
• Provide an environment that fosters learning through action, inquiry, creativity, and exploration 
• Promote self-esteem within each child through an environment that encourages independence, decision-making, caring, and sharing.

Childcare Philosophy

We believe children need opportunities to create and discover because they learn best as they play and explore their environment. We believe a child-centered atmosphere, which encourages the process rather than the product; helps develop problem-solving skills, build self-esteem, and promote creativity.

With this in mind, our teachers plan activities that are appropriate for each child's age and stage of development. The areas are:

• Social Development
• Emotional Development
• Cognitive Development
• Physical Development

We always keep in mind that each child is a unique individual and will develop at his or her own pace.