YOUNG PEOPLES LEARNING CENTER

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Our Toddler Program

Our toddler center will provide your child with a safe and nurturing environment designed especially for 12 months to 3 year olds.

Each age group has different types of needs to accomplish their physical, psychological and emotional development Therefore our emphasis for toddlers is on providing a nurturing and stimulating environment. This is not a sideline for us, and that is why we have an entire center and playground just for 1- 3 year olds. We enjoy music, art, creative movement, stories, dramatic play, outside play, etc., in our unique just-for-toddlers center. Most days, at the children�s request, we add in a walk or wagon ride to Old Town, or through the neighborhood.

We know it takes special people to be able to give the caring attention toddlers need. We invite you to meet our staff and look at our special center. We believe you will see how dedicated we are to ensuring a happy childhood for your children.

Through developmentally appropriate activities we will help your child in developing fine and gross motor skills, language skills, and social skills. Our enrichment activities include music, yoga, and Stretch-N-Grow.

For many children this is their first experience in a childcare setting, and for many it will be the first time away from mom and dad. We want to make the transition as smooth as possible by developing a trusting, empathetic and nurturing relationship with your child. It is also important to establish an open relationship with parents. Working together, we can help your child have a successful transition. �Ages and Stages� are completed as evaluations of your child�s progress in our program twice a year. Parent conferences are conducted on a �as needed� basis, as requested by parents, teachers, or directors.
 

Educational Goals and Curriculums Beliefs

To provide a happy and safe learning environment by:
Providing laughter, socialization, and fun activities
Providing constant quality supervision and the ability to foresee and prevent problems and accidents
Providing quality experiences, such as projects, field trips, and routines that encourage learning in a kind and gentle manner

To gain respect from children by:
Showing genuine interest in children
Talking with children
Playing with Children

To teach self discipline and self control by:
Providing CHOICES with consequences, not punishments
Teaching children to make good choices early in life to help them make good choices later
Speaking to children as we would want to be spoken to � kindly, gently, and most importantly with respect

Discipline
Our philosophy behind disciplining a child is to teach self-control. We want them to choose correct behavior because it will make them feel good. If a child behaves because it will please their parent or their teacher, the child may misbehave when these external controls are removed (if you leave the room or turn your back.) Our goal is to instill in your child a good internal feeling toward positive behavior.

Some steps in stopping negative behavior and accomplishing our goals of self control are: utilizing models of good behavior; talking to the child; suggesting an alternative behavior; removing the child from the situation; giving the child some time to himself to think about what he/she is doing� and/or working out a positive reward chart.

When a child has a problem in controlling part of his/her behavior, we try to gain your support and aide in helping us deal with the problem. In addition to personally speaking to parents, we use parent notebooks or notes to keep communication going between home and school. Please make sure you know where your notebook/notes are stored and check it as often as possible.
 

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