Why Us

  • - We celebrate the wonder and awe of childhood as a gift of nature.
  • - We encourage the development of the whole child.
  • - We offer developmentally appropriateprogramming to meet the varying experiences, backgrounds, abilities   and needs of all the children.
  • - We believe in purposeful play as themain vehicle to promote all aspects of learning.
  • - We create healthy learning environments that are safe, secure, stimulating and thoughtfully planned with the   child in mind.
  • - We encourage learning throughexploring, playing, talking, risk-taking, problem solving and making choices.
  • - We use a variety of instructional strategies with the whole class, small groups and individuals.
  • - We provide experiences that build a strong foundation for literacy and numeracy development.
  • - We apply ongoing, authentic assessment practices to inform programming and improve learning.
  • - We welcome parents and caregivers as valued partners in their children’s education.
  • - We foster partnerships among the home, the school and the larger community.