INFANTS
6 weeks to 15 months
Our INFANT Rooms are specifically designed for infants from 6 weeks to approximately 15 months old. Our infant room provides a warm, secure and comforting setting, so your baby feels safe and happy. Your baby's own crib, separate areas for changing and feeding, and a “no-shoes” policy, ensure clean playing, eating and sleeping spaces for your baby. Our loving teachers know that these early months are critical to develop the connections your baby will need for later learning. Crucial elements of infant care include lots of hugging, cuddling, singing and talking to help your baby know that he or she matters and that they are loved.
Our smallest "students" receive loving, nurturing attention in a separate area offering tranquility, stimulation and curiosity. Through a variety of activities, our PENGUINS teachers promote:
| Dramatic Play | Sensory/Art | Literacy | Music | Curiosity |
Research shows that children learn from infancy. That's why Children's Learning Place offers an infant program with generous amounts of nurturing, musical and visual stimulation - because a child is never too young to develop a foundation for learning.
TODDLERS
15 months to 24 months
Our TODDLER Rooms are designed for Toddlers approximately 15-24 months of age and build on skills learned in the Penguins or Koala (infant) program. Toddlers are busy little learners with big, new worlds to explore as the little ones begin to walk, dine on table foods and interact with their peers. Our colorful, Toddler oriented room is the perfect setting, including areas for:
| Dramatic Play | Construction | Sensory/Art | Curiosity |
| Literacy | Music |
Our teachers lead your young toddler through age-appropriate activities to help your child learn about their body, communicate with words, solve problems and increase mobility. Physical development and a variety of interactive learning tools are utilized to expand your child's horizons even at this early age.
We specialize in guiding young toddlers toward safe discovery habits. We encourage independence, teach self-awareness, and nurture language and motor skills as we provide a safe and happy environment for toddlers to grow. Problem solving, concept formation, cooperation and self-help skills are also introduced.
PRESCHOOL
2 years to 3 years
Our PRESCHOOL Rooms are designed for children approximately 20 through 30 months of age. The Grapes Teachers utilize a 15 minute class approach that keeps children interested as they gain new skills and prepare for the world of education to come. This vital learning foundation is built through our well-rounded curriculum that enriches the growing mind and body.
Our program allows teachers to focus on developing the total-child while nurturing each child’s potential, building upon successes and mastered skills. Emphasis is placed on the role that social skills and interactions play in building a foundation for meeting future challenges.
| Creative Movement/Gym | Colors/Shapes/Sizes | Language Development |
| Intro Second Language | Numbers Play | Music/Rhythm |
| Emergent Reading | Art | Dramatic Play |
| Storytime | Virtues Program | Pre-Writing Skills |
Children's Learning Place emphasizes great importance on communication between home and school and creating a community around our children. Some of the many tools that are used to facilitate this are the monthly newsletters, journals for each child for the teachers to document what has been happening with the child, and encouraging parents to participate in activities such as music, story times, and field trips.
PRE-K
4 years to 5 years
Our PRE-K Rooms are designed for children approximately 4 years through 5 years of age. Kiwi Teachers utilize a half-hour class approach that keeps children interested as they gain new skills and prepare for the world of education to come. Our program is designed to be age appropriate, taking into account each child and his or her developmental process. The focus of our program is to create an empowering environment that will enable every child to express his/her abilities and interests, and to ensure that the variety of activities covers all developmental domains: emotional, social, cognitive, motor and gross, and language skills. This vital learning foundation is built through our well-rounded curriculum that enriches the growing mind and body.
During the day, there is time for both scheduled and structured activities and plenty of free playtime. Teachers utilize activities that include:
| Creative Movement/Gym | Colors/Shapes/Sizes | Language Development |
| Intro Second Language | Reading/Language Arts | Pre-Writing Skills |
| Numbers Play | Computers | Mathematics |
| Science | Second Language | Virtues Program |
| Art | Storytime | Dramatic Play |
| Music | Social Studies |
Children's Learning Place emphasizes great importance on communication between home and school and creating a community around our children. Some of the many tools that are used to facilitate this are the monthly newsletters, journals for each child for the teachers to document what has been happening with the child, and encouraging parents to participate in activities such as music, story times, and field trips.
