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Program Information
Extensive research has shown that children learn best through play. Play at every stage of development improves a child's IQ, social-emotional growth, learning, and academic performance. The Playhouse is a play-based (child-centered) childcare establishment, meaning that much of our learning comes from intentionally planned and developmentally appropriate activities and free play. Our activities are designed to adequately nurture the emotional and intellectual growth of our kids. Through stimulating activities, hands-on learning opportunities, and exploration, young children are free to develop into bright young minds.
How do we spend our days?
Here at The Playhouse, the children participate daily in movement play, object play, imaginative play, social play, storytelling, and creative play, which all have separate and distinctive benefits for a young child's growing body, social sensitivity, and developing brain. We provide opportunities for young children to engage in unstructured play, explore their surroundings, and interact with peers. Our emphasis is on fostering social skills, developing fine and gross motor skills, and promoting sensory experiences.
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While we have plenty of time each day spent making forts, painting, climbing, mixing playdough, building large towers, pretending we're flying through space, grocery shopping, or stopping by the cafe for some hot chocolate, we start each session with circle time. During circle time we read stories, sing songs, talk about the weather and the calendar, and spend time practicing in areas of early academics (letters and their sounds, rhyming, counting, etc.) We use Second Step for our social-emotional curriculum and Heggerty for both phonemic and phonological awareness. Click below for more information on both curriculums!
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Children leave our care with all of the essential tools needed for Kindergarten and have been more than ready for that next big step. To reach out to parents who have enrolled their children in our program, click here.
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Children must be two years old and be up-to-date on their immunizations in order to attend. Being potty trained is not a requirement.
Daily Schedule
​7:30​
8:15
8:30
8:45
10:15
11:00
11:30
12:15
12:30
2:30
2:45
3:00
4:00
4:30
Arrival/Crafts
Breakfast
Circle Time
Free Play
Snack
Outside/Morning Dismissal
Afternoon Arrival/Crafts
Lunch
Nap/ Quiet Play
Snack
Afternoon Circle Time
Free Play
Outside
Dismissal