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Philosophy of the
Center 1.
A
new way to help people in child care integrate culturally; responsive care
giving with developmentally appropriate practices. 2.
Helping
children to develop self discipline, self esteem, problem solving skills, and
assisting them in creating a stronger sense of themselves. 3.
In
the heart of teacher and child interaction, is a simple but heartfelt
philosophy; "Teachers must deal with children with humor, compassion, and
respect." 4.
The
importance of modeling the appropriate behavior...giving children
options...helping children to express their feelings...the concept of
re-direction...dealing with the needs of the individual child. Mission,
Vision and Care Values 1.
Our
Mission at Autumn Creek Learning Center is to provide the best care and
learning experience for our children to help them expand their curiosity and
creativity in a warm, secured and nurturing environment. 2.
Our
Vision is to be the "premier Preschool and Child Care Center" in the
Bay Area. We will work with parents to achieve this Vision. 3.
Our
Care values (Belief in People, Excellence, Trust-worthiness and Innovation),
will be our guiding principles for our day-to-day behavior and decision. 1.
Help
children grow up in a safe and nurturing environment; at the same time, assist
them to become self reliant and independent. 2.
Use
age appropriate methods to satisfy each child's physical, emotional and
intellectual needs. Help children explore their environment through play. 3.
Offer
children a home away from home and help them adapt both socially and
intellectually to a broader diverse environment. The
programs at the Center will focus on the developmental needs of a child as a
total person - his/her social growth, emotional growth, physical growth, and cognitive
growth. We will offer programs to enhance these growths by providing a
variety of stimulating activities designed to meet the needs of the
children. We will organize activities that will introduce children to
experiences with art, science, music, stories, cooking and movement. Our
program will be child centered reflecting the interests of each child in the
classroom. The programs will be play oriented to capitalize on the
child's interest and will encourage active learning to develop curiosity,
critical thinking and problem solving skills. Each child will be allowed
to explore and learn at their own pace in a safe and secure environment without
fear of failure. There will be emphasis on language development,
perceptual discrimination, cognition and motor coordination. Our
programs will encourage children to trust themselves and adults. More
choices will be offered to the children where appropriate in order to prepare
them to be independent. We will aim to create a supportive and caring atmosphere
where a typical child could interact with a child of different ability, can
learn more about each other, accept their similarities and differences, respect
each other and develop responsibilities for their behaviors. The
Center will invite parents to become involved in all aspects of their child's
developments. The parents will be able to learn more about the various
phases of their child's growth and development through such interaction. Additional
services for the family will include assistance in securing necessary health
services, referral to the agencies, and aid to families in making maximum use
of community resources. Food
and nutrition services will form an important element of the Center's
program. We believe eating is an experience out of which a child's images
of the world and his/her importance in it grows. Food that is eaten
pleasantly together remains a great socializing tool all through life.
Menu planning will take into consideration a sensitivity to ethnic food patterns
of the children thus creating the necessary bond of school and home. Meal
time will provide opportunities for learning to build upon language
development. It will lead to discussion in the areas of different food,
it will encourage the broadening of a child's tastes, it will aid in making
children more perceptually aware of shapes, colors, flavors and odors of food
served, while setting standards for acceptable behavior at the table. Parents
involvement, suggestions, and discussion of issues of concerns, and
constructive criticism is always welcome. The Center is open for
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