Curriculum

Our teachers use the foundations behind The Creative Curriculum when planning weekly lessons for their classrooms. The Creative Curriculum balances both teacher-directed and child-initiated learning, with an emphasis on responding to individual children’s learning styles and building on their strengths and interests. It also follows the Early Learning Developmental Standards as set forth by the State of Ohio. These standards include areas for cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development.

Communication

Providing an environment where children grow their confidence and learn to express themselves in a variety of situations.

Social and emotional

Encourage children to develop an attitude of kindness, cooperation, courtesy and helpfulness towards others while developing self-confidence and independence.

Physical

Helping children develop their coordination, control and movement through a variety of fine and gross motor activities.

Physical

Helping children develop their coordination, control and movement through a variety of fine and gross motor activities.

Expressive arts

Enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials.

Expressive arts

Enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials.

Literacy

Encouraging children to link sounds and letters and begin to read and write. Children are exposed to a wide range of reading materials to ignite their interest.

Mathematics

Helping children with their counting skills, understanding numbers and simple addition and subtraction problems.

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Age Groups

Younger Infants

Younger Infants

(8 weeks to 12 months)

At Kare-a-Lot we seek to encourage development while providing a safe, calming environment. We want you to feel confident when leaving your baby in the hands of our experienced infant teachers that all of their needs will be tended to. Our primary focus is the bond and relationship between the caregiver and each individual baby. We use tummy time for our younger infants to help build core muscles. As they are starting to crawl, we encourage them to explore the room. In addition, we provide our infants with a language-rich environment by reading stories, singing songs and doing finger plays daily.

Older Infants

Younger Infants

(8 weeks to 12 months)

At Kare-a-Lot we seek to encourage development while providing a safe, calming environment. We want you to feel confident when leaving your baby in the hands of our experienced infant teachers that all of their needs will be tended to. Our primary focus is the bond and relationship between the caregiver and each individual baby. We use tummy time for our younger infants to help build core muscles. As they are starting to crawl, we encourage them to explore the room. In addition, we provide our infants with a language-rich environment by reading stories, singing songs and doing finger plays daily.

Toddlers

Toddlers

(24 months to 36 months)

Two is a wonderful age as children begin to become more independent and learn more life skills. At this age children are beginning to express complex emotions, learn their boundaries, and starting to toilet train. Our toddler program provides toys and activities for self-discovery. We encourage children to accomplish things on their own (with help as needed from the teachers) and help them how to express their emotions using their words. We provide an array of activities to stimulate fine motor, gross motor, social and cognitive skills. We teach them the concepts of classroom rules, sharing and turn taking. We have weekly themed lesson plans that are based upon our curriculum.

Preschool

Early Preschool

(Two’s)

Two is a wonderful age! Your toddler has developed language skills and is learning to be part of a group. Children are starting to grow into their independence. They will enjoy the various learning centers such as library space, blocks, dramatic play, puzzles, music, dance and art. In most cases, children begin potty training at this age and we will work with you on this effort.

Pre-Kindergarten

Pre-Kindergarten

(Fours and Fives)

We provide a safe learning environment which stimulates natural development. We continue to work with them on recognition of letters and letter sounds, the numbers 1 through 50, how to hold a pencil correctly and beginning writing skills. We start teaching them simple addition and subtraction through hands on activities. We also work with them on using their five senses to make observations, learning and following classroom rules and the importance of sharing. They also learn about the weather, seasons and the environment and starts to examine different cultures and customs. We use weekly theme-based lesson plans based upon our curriculum.

School-Age

Pre-Kindergarten

We provide a safe learning environment which stimulates natural development. We continue to work with them on recognition of letters and letter sounds, the numbers 1 through 50, how to hold a pencil correctly and beginning writing skills. We start teaching them simple addition and subtraction through hands on activities. We also work with them on using their five senses to make observations, learning and following classroom rules and the importance of sharing. They also learn about the weather, seasons and the environment and starts to examine different cultures and customs. We use weekly theme-based lesson plans based upon our curriculum.

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