Classrooms

All of our classrooms use Creative Curriculum, track development using Teaching Strategies Gold, and utilize the Procare Engage app that allows for real-time communication with parents and daily care updates. We believe strongly in learning through play, and children are given ample amounts of time to choose their play activities and fully engage in learning through play!

Circle Time

This is a time where all children in the classroom are encouraged to gather together and talk about the “topic of the day.” This looks different for each age group, and for each classroom, but it builds a sense of community, engages the children, builds vocabulary, and allows the children to participate at the level they are comfortable.

Meals and Snacks

We wholeheartedly believe in serving children delicious and healthy food so that their bodies are fueled with the nutrients needed to learn and grow! We serve breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack daily, and follow all guidelines for serving healthy meals through the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Gross Motor Play

We have access to two different outdoor play areas with different surfaces (a hard top area, and a mulched area with a playground). As long as temperatures and weather aren’t extreme, we go outside every day! In the event of inclement weather or extreme heat/cold (let’s face it – we live in NNY so many times it’s the extreme cold), we have an indoor gross motor room so children can still run, jump, and play and work on those gross motor skills!

Nap Time

Every classroom has a nap time incorporated into the schedule. Most classrooms nap after lunch, around 1pm. We offer cribs (for infants) or cots (toddlers and preschool), and just ask that you bring their blanket and favorite stuffy if they have one 😊 Older preschoolers who choose not to nap are offered quiet activities during the rest period.