Programs

Taking Strides Daycare Care Center is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).  t our Center has offers a strong commitment to providing high quality programs for youngchildren and their families.

The High/Scope program strives to

develop in children a broad range of skills, including the problem solving, interpersonal, and communication skills that are essential for successful living in a rapidly changing society. The curriculum encourages student initiative by providing children with materials, equipment, and time to pursue activities they choose. At the same time, it provides teachers with a framework for guiding children’s independent activities toward sequenced learning goals.

                                                                     INFANTS

Our infant program serves children from the age of six weeks until the age of 18 months.

The program is designed to promote feelings of belonging and the loving care which help

Infants to grow and develop to their full potential. Children eat, sleep, and play according

To his or her own schedule. Every infant is an individual with unique abilities, desires and emotions.

 Our program is designed to meet the individual needs of each child and to provide them with educational experiences. In our infant classrooms, we provide a creative and stimulating program

Which encourages visual, language, gross motor and small motor experiences to enhance

Learning through their own natural curiosity.

Our highly qualified and professional teachers will guide and encourage your child in every

Stage of his or her development. We firmly believe in the need for open and thorough

Communication between teachers and each family to provide loving care for each child and

Confidence for each parent.

                                                                TODDLER

Our toddler program serves children from 18 months to 36 months. The toddler classrooms

are designed to provide exciting experiences for the children where they can learn

through their own imagination. The emphasis during the toddler years is on building

Self-confidence and fostering the natural curiosity that toddlers possess.

Throughout the day toddlers enjoy the large variety of play materials that are readily made

available to them, as well as creative centers where children can dress-up, build with

blocks, and experiment in the sensory table. Art, music, language and science activities

geared to little hands are also introduced.

Our teachers offer the tenderness, warmth, and patience so essential to this young age.

Children feel comfortable in our toddler class settings when their parents leave. Deep

admiration for each child ensures that your toddler will truly love his or her school

environment and, from that, develop a long lasting love for learning.

                                                            PRESCHOOLERS

Taking Strides Daycare Child Care Center has three preschool classrooms that serve children age three

Through five years.

Our preschool program prepares children socially and academically, as well as, supports

and encourages the development of independence, responsibility, and confidence, all of

which are essential for the child’s ongoing success in kindergarten.

Our educational program focuses on each child’s social, emotional, intellectual, and

physical development by offering concrete, hands-on activities for the child to explore.

The preschool curriculum is designed to actively engage each child in developmentally age

Appropriate activities exploring the content areas of literacy, mathematics, science, social

studies, the arts and technology. Our skilled teachers prepare curriculum that is exciting

and challenging, as well as supportive of each child's own learning style.

Our preschool room organization creates the optimum learning environment. It allows

children easy access to educational toys, materials and books, enabling them to initiate and

Develop their activities. Each classroom is organized with areas for block play, manipulative

toys, art creativity, dramatic play, and reading in addition to larger spaces for group

activities.

To enhance learning experiences in our preschool we offer class trips to theatre, farm and

children’s museums.