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Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy
Confidence
Confidence actually can be derived from its Latin roots to be explained as "with trust" or "with faith" or "with belief". A confident child displays a belief in his or her own abilities. Such a belief is developed over time but hinges upon the ability to experience self-trust. So how can parents, child care providers and teacher
Confidence
Confidence actually can be derived from its Latin roots to be explained as "with trust" or "with faith" or "with belief". A confident child displays a belief in his or her own abilities. Such a belief is developed over time but hinges upon the ability to experience self-trust. So how can parents, child care providers and teachers nurture such qualities in a young child?
Children develop a complex interplay between their internal and external environments. Parents, child care providers and teachers play an enormous role in a child's world. Children naturally look up to their parents, child care providers and/or teachers for guidance, feeling good and learning how to behave and believe in themselves. Some key points to nurture self-trust and confidence in a child are:
- Mirror back to a child positive qualities. For example, "I am very impressed with your painting Jane" or "Wow, you are quite skilled putting that puzzle together!" Consistent mirroring will plant seeds of confidence.
- Endless Encouragement. This is a simple idea, but challenging for many. The role of nurturing a happy child is one of endless encouragement and believing in their dreams and abilities. Their dreams may change, but they'll never forget how you made them feel about their dreams and/or abilities. Endless encouragement will empower a child.
- Extend Trust. Children pick up on how you feel about them. As you extend trust to a child, they begin extending it to themselves. For example, if you want the front of the house to look nice, you give the job to Sally. You explain to her she is free to make it look nice any way she sees fit, perhaps by planting flowers, raking, etc. You also explain that if she needs help you are available.
- Self Skilled. Children need to see their own skills and feel like they can do it. For example, Johnny took piano lessons and began playing more advanced songs. By the end of the year he was invited to play in a concert. Performing before an audience increased his ability to feel good about the skills developed. He now plays much more easily in front of others.
Program
Philosophy
Philosophy
In-Home Pre-School Pre-K Program
If you are looking for a preschool, pre-k setting in a home/family environment, EDUCARE Educational Child Care is the place for your child.
Quality child care is important. It promotes brain development, school readiness, and reduced stress for guardians. Everyone benefits from EDUCARE Educational Child Ca
In-Home Pre-School Pre-K Program
If you are looking for a preschool, pre-k setting in a home/family environment, EDUCARE Educational Child Care is the place for your child.
Quality child care is important. It promotes brain development, school readiness, and reduced stress for guardians. Everyone benefits from EDUCARE Educational Child Care program. EDUCARE Educational Child Care will provide a variety of material and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. A preschool program is an important time in a child’s life not just because it is a great opportunity to socialize, but also because it gives them the foundation to become a well-rounded confident student for the rest of their lives.
At EDUCARE Educational Child Care the child will experience a home environment incorporated with a preschool teaching strategy. The child will be introduced to subjects of language, math, art, science, practical life activities, sensorial activities, music and dance at the experience level of a 3-5 years-old.
Creativity and art. Strategies that build a child’s imagination and creativity can also help them learn colors and shapes as well as improve their motor skills. Creative processes such as drawing, singing, or movement help children articulate experiences, express emotions, and understand cause and effect.
EDUCARE Educational Child Care program will offer the following:
- A curriculum which will teach children fundamentals in shapes, colors, numbers, and letters
- Read stories and lead students through alphabet and letter recognition
- Engage in activities that encourage learning and age-appropriate development
- Monitor students’ playtime and physical activities
- Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials
- Engage and encourage students to use their language skills; develop social skills and manners
- Document student developments and progress to share with parents
- Family oriented in-home care with an enriched preschool program.
EDUCARE Educational Child Care offers
the best of both worlds!
(A thriving pre-school - pre-k program in a warm, and nurturing home environment)
Curriculum
Philosophy
Curriculum
Play Based Curriculum
Free play curriculum will be incorporated throughout the day. Free play is typically described as play that is child-directed, voluntary, internally motivated, and pleasurable. Child-directed play with peers has been highlighted as an important endeavor for children to develop social and emotional competencies, such
Play Based Curriculum
Free play curriculum will be incorporated throughout the day. Free play is typically described as play that is child-directed, voluntary, internally motivated, and pleasurable. Child-directed play with peers has been highlighted as an important endeavor for children to develop social and emotional competencies, such as leading and following rules, resolving conflicts, and supporting the emotional well-being of others.
Example:
Preschoolers, from ages 3 to 5 years, are more capable of imagining roles behind their pretend play. Their play becomes more social, and they enjoy make-believe play. They assign roles to themselves and others involving several sequenced steps often with a predetermined plan, like pretending to be at the doctor’s office or having a tea party.
As children advance linguistically, cognitively, and socially, their play begins to include fantasy, drama, and imitation. Dramatic Play is the most advanced form of symbolic play and requires the use of imagination to carry out their roles. Children learn skills in negotiation, listening, sharing, taking turns, and respecting others’ feelings, thoughts, ideas, and physical space through dramatic play.
Parents, child care providers, and teachers can enhance the child’s ability to play make-believe by providing loose parts, that have more than one purpose, such as building blocks, boxes and non-realistic materials that can be imagined symbolically as other objects. Themed settings, such as play grocery stores, or doll houses, all allow for pretend play.
Montessori Curriculum
A Montessori work period will be a part of our curriculum as well. What I like about the Montessori materials is using activities initially presented by the teacher, after which they may be chosen more or less freely by the children as interest dictates. A teacher's role within a Montessori classroom is to guide and consult students individually by letting each child create their own learning pathway. Classroom materials usually include activities for engaging in practical skills such as pouring and spooning, washing up, scrubbing tables and sweeping. Also materials for the development of the senses, mathematical materials, language materials, music, art and cultural materials, including more science based activities like sink and float will be used.
EDUCARE Educational Child Care Preschool also offers a Nature Studies Curriculum Program
(10 different units Will be offered throughout the school year.)
1. Mammals
2. Birds 3. Plants
4. Dinosaurs 5. Planet Earth
6. Amphibians & Reptiles
7. Ocean Life 8. Insects & Bugs
9. Human Body
10. Outer Space Planets