Children's Program for Academic Enrichment

 

One school practice that encourages and enables parents to participate in school events is providing quality childcare. If childcare is not offered, a parent’s ability to participate at school events is often restricted. This may result in the families who need assistance the most not being able to receive it. Therefore, we developed The Children’s Program for Academic Enrichment, an academically structured enriching childcare program, which has proven to be an important recruitment strategy to attract families.

 

Children deserve a childcare program filled with engaging and developmentally appropriate activities. The Children’s Program for Academic Enrichment is a perfect setting for exposing children to a variety of language arts activities designed to build literacy skills. Learning through singing, music, dance, storytelling, and reading aloud engages the children and motivates them to stay interested and involved. The childcare staff runs the developmentally structured childcare program, signing in children as families arrive, and identifying children with special needs. A healthy snack and juice are provided for each child.

Supervision is: 1 adult to 4 children ages 4 years or younger, 1 adult to 10 children ages 5 years and older.

GROUP ACTIVITIES:

Area 1, Children birth to 4 years of age:

In the pre-school classroom, furniture and class activities are age-appropriate. Learning stations include:

• A library for stories and read aloud and musical instruments for movement.
• A computer station with storytelling CD’s and matching games for interactive developmental activities (adaptable for children with special needs, both education and physical).
• Developmental manipulative games and materials to develop school readiness skills.
• Art tables for painting, coloring, cutting, playdough, and fingerplays. Children are also free to move around, explore their environment, and observe others playing.

Area 2, Children 5 years of age and older:

Children are engaged in storytelling, literacy-based art activities, music, movement, and large and small group games.

Homework Station: School-age children with homework to complete are in a separate section of the large group room with supervision and assistance from childcare staff and secondary school student tutors.