Infants:
Children Inc. Learning Center provides infants (6 weeks to 12 month olds) with a safe, caring environment allowing infants to explore and develop at their own pace.
Our main goals are for the infants to learn about themselves, their feelings, others, communicating, and moving and doing. It is important to have goals with infants to start acquiring skills to understand basic concepts,
to apply thinking to new concepts, and to begin developing strategies for problem solving.
The schedule in the infant room is driven by each child’s eating and sleeping pattern. The teachers follow the meal plans established by the infants’ doctors and parents and take cues from the infants for sleep time.
We
are a non-container site which means we don’t use any equipment to hold the children. The infants will either be held by the teachers, on the floor for tummy time and exploring, sitting to eat once they move on from
a bottle, or sleeping in their own assigned cribs.
We encourage breastfeeding and have an area for moms who would like to come and feed their child on site or express milk to use in bottles that day or frozen
for other days.
Toddlers:
Children Inc. Learning Center provides toddlers (the 1 and 2-year olds) with a safe, caring environment where they can learn, grow and feel happy and secure.
For the toddlers we begin to introduce concepts such as the
alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors but the emphasis is development in the following areas:
- Language
- Large & Small Motor Development
- Social/Emotional Development
- Creative Thinking
- Listening and Concentration Skills
The children are provided with a morning snack, breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. They have a rest time at midday to rejuvenate the children for afternoon sessions that are filled with engaging activities.
Children
Inc. Learning Center provides an individualized developmental curriculum that tracks each child's progress as they participate in activities to stimulate and promote appropriate age/skill level tasks. Children are encouraged to
participate in "hands on" activities that are geared to the interest of the child. We consider our Toddler services a pre-preschool as the skills developed in the earliest years are vital to later success in learning.
Preschool:
Children Inc. Learning Center’s Preschool services are offered to 3 and 4-year olds the years before Pre-Kindergarten.
Our teachers plan developmentally appropriate activities to enhance children’s physical, emotional,
social and cognitive growth. The teachers plan activities more concentrated in:
- Language and Literacy
- Small Motor Development
- Math and Numeracy Concepts
- Self-Help Skills
- Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
We believe hands-on experiences encourage growth in children much better than most worksheets could ever do. A mixture of teacher guided and child guided activities are planned throughout the day.
We offer morning
snack, breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack to all children enrolled.
Children have rest/quiet time after lunch from 12:30 to 2:30. This midday rest helps to rejuvenate the children for the rest of the day’s activities.
Teachers
plan activities to promote skill development for kindergarten readiness. On-going assessments of all children are conducted throughout the year and progress is shared with families at Parent/Teacher Conferences in November
and May.
Pre-Kindergarten:
Pre-kindergarten services are available to children one year prior to entering kindergarten. Children Inc. Learning Center uses a research-based curriculum for planning and meeting the needs of each child.
The
teachers plan activities to develop and reinforce:
- Language and Literacy
- Math
- Science and Discovery
- Social Studies
- Creative Thinking, Problem Solving and Creating Hypothesis
- Self-Help Skills
Children Inc. Learning Center teaches children the social/emotional skills to be productive lifelong learners and citizens. Both teacher and child directed activities in large groups, small groups, and one on one are implemented to
teach children the necessary skills to enter kindergarten ready to learn.
We offer morning snack, breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack to all children enrolled. Children have rest/quiet time after lunch from 12:30
to 2:30. This midday rest helps to rejuvenate the children for the rest of the day’s activities.
Teachers plan activities to promote skill development for kindergarten readiness. On-going assessments of all children
are conducted throughout the year and progress is shared with families at Parent/Teacher Conferences in November and May.
School Age:
School-Age Extended services (after school, no school days) provides a safe, quality environment for children after the school day ends and when school is out of session.
Our program benefits children in kindergarten through
sixth grade. Currently, we are situated at the following locations:
- St. Peters (after-school only)
- Columbus Child Care Center 715 McClure
Children Inc. Learning Center provides after school and No School Day (including school cancellations) care at the Columbus Child Care Center. Bus transportation provided through BCSC for after school care.
Children Inc.
Learning Center provides programming for school age children in a safe, fun, and "hands-on" environment. Our programs foster independence as well as time management skills. Our school age services give children a place to go after
school or when they are out of school providing them an environment offering a constructive use of time with expectations and boundaries.
Children Inc. Learning Center gears our activities towards the educational,
social, emotional, and physical needs of children. Activities include but are not limited to:
- Arts and Crafts
- Science
- Reading
- Drama/Imaginative Play
- Indoor Activities
- Outdoor Play
- As Well As Homework Time