Program for Children
Our vision for the program consists on careful evaluations of the community, taking in consideration the needs of the families in the City of Anaheim. This program is founded on the increase demand in the community, as an alternative for families that do not qualify for an early education program for their child. Equally, the program will aim at providing children with a learning environment that includes stimulating, age appropriate activities, which will in return enhance the child’s development from infants to age five. Further, our aim is to provide these services to the families in the community in a school setting, regardless of income.
Our vision for the program will include a partnership with the local school
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Our program follows the National Association for the Education of Children (NAEYC) statement by implementing a curriculum that is thoughtfully planned, challenging, engaging, developmentally appropriate, culturally and linguistically responsive, comprehensive, and likely to promote positive outcomes for all young children (2003). Our program uses learning foundations as our curriculum guide in order to plan and implement high-quality early learning experiences necessary and addresses cognitive learning, motor skills, language development, and social/emotional development. The learning foundations gives the program the flexibility to expand on the child’s development according to the needs of the child. For example, if the child if the child at age 48 months is demonstrating difficulty with their manipulative skills and has difficulty with the use of their hands and arms, the teacher can then work with the child by providing activities individually that will strengthen their fine motor skills. Notably, our staff communicates goals and objectives with the parents and offer information on learning opportunities that can be applied in their home environment to ensure children maximize their learning. This partnership increases the likelihood that a child will develop, grow and meet age milestones in a supporting