Our program will provide early care and education services for children birth-five. We suggest registering in advance of your preferred start date or request placement on the waiting list.

Regular Program is open year-round Monday – Friday from 8:30-3:00

Regular Morning Arrival 8:00-8:30

Regular Afternoon Departure 3:00-3:30

Morning Child Care 7:00-8:00

Afternoon Child Care 3:30-5:00

Tuition is established per classroom: Infant / Toddler / Preschool

Our program adjusts tuition for two or more children enrolled per family.

We suggest registering in advance of the preferred start date or request placement on the waiting list, especially for infant care.

Scheduled in-person tours will be provided.

Tours are provided during the mandated orientation process.

See our website for a virtual tour.

We will provide healthy snacks each day. Morning snack is considered a component of morning child care and served before 8:00. Afternoon snack is provided to all children at the end of their rest and quiet times and always before 3:30.

Lunches will be family-provided following nutritional guidelines. This reflects a strong movement in early care and education to support healthy eating by honoring family cultures, respecting child’s preferences and sensory sensitivities. Do you have a “picky eater” or one who has strong opinions and a love/hate relationship with food? Partnering and packing is another step in meeting the individual needs of each family.

Our program operates with daily, weekly, and monthly rates. Payments will be required in advance of services. To be considered for drop-in status, families need to follow and complete the required registration and enrollment procedures. We encourage frequent attendance through regular programming for optimal learning opportunities.

o We are licensed by the Ohio Department of Education

o We provide Early Care and Education services governed by the South Central Ohio Educational Service Center (SCOESC)

o Yoga and mindfulness experiences are available during play and small group times

o We practice “Serve-and-Return” interactions in our infant and toddler classrooms to develop language skills while nurturing trusted relationships with teachers

o We implement the Ohio Department of Education’s Early Learning Development Standards to promote learning through music & movement; writing; creative expression; new vocabulary common to science & math concepts; and cooperative games with preschoolers with guests and “experts” participating

o We frequently offer family take-home kits keeping school-to-home connections ongoing through sharing and caring with literacy-based themes

o An awareness of environmental well-being is present in our preschool program driven by ideas and interests of the families

o Quiet bins are prepared exclusively for toddlers and preschoolers seeking alone time yet still capturing their imaginations with loose parts play or seasonal items

o We value and engage in “open-air & open-sky” outdoor learning with teacher-planned and free-choice play

o We’ve chosen licensed and credentialed teaching staff to individualize learning experiences including learners with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

o Our staff participates in weekly lesson planning and professional development in their areas of interest. Our professional resource library includes support in these and other topics:

· Open ended questions vs yes/no questions

· Stages of representation – drawing and writing sequence of development

· Block play possibilities

· Math is everywhere – Science is everywhere: how to incorporate them in daily routines

· Process art vs product art

· What is developmentally appropriate yoga and mindfulness?

· Book reading and storytelling tips

· Outdoor play is more than you think: Planning for outside learning

· Small group advantages

· Creating quiet/rest time individual activities

· Sensory bin creations and promoting peaceful & restorative rest times

· Creating great conversations during snacks and meals

· Different styles of greetings and goodbyes to meet individual needs

· New songs, finger-plays, and chants

· Become knowledgeable about childhood risk factors, delays, and disabilities

· What does a speech language pathologist do? Why would a child need occupational therapy?

· Unique ways to include young children in the use of technology

· Planning appropriate celebrations that respect diverse cultures and families