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Mission Statement

"Offering quality Christian education and care for everyone who enters our center by providing a safe, enriching environment in which children can thrive."

Our Purpose

PeaceKids Learning Center and Preschool  exists to provide clean, safe and loving care to infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families, regardless of income or socio-economic status. Realizing that choosing a quality childcare facility is an important and difficult decision, we strive to provide financial, spiritual and emotional support for families.

Toddlers

                                       

The toddler years are will-testing for both parents and caregivers. We strive to provide a safe, loving and educational environment while dealing with the appropriate vs. inappropriate behavior dilemma. The toddlers in our classrooms range from the age of 12 months to 30 months. While in these classrooms, children are introduced to basic concepts using the High Reach Learning curriculum. You will be given a weekly lesson plan informing you what will be taught in class. We learn a new Bible verse and story every month. We have lower-than-state ratios in all three of our toddler-age classrooms. We provide hot meals for breakfast and lunch and an afternoon snack. We recommend you tour our facility before you place your name on the waiting list. This will ensure that you get a comfortable feeling before you commit. We also recommend that you and your children visit the classroom on the day before you start to let your children know that you feel safe with leaving in them there, and you both can become familiar with the surroundings.

Ladybugs: We accept up to 8 toddlers 12-18 months. We maintain a ratio of 4 toddlers to 1 caregiver under normal operating circumstances. We have 2 full-time caregivers for this classroom. These toddlers are active little ones spending much of their day exploring the physical world around them. For this reason we plan for large blocks of unstructured play so the children can explore the materials in their classroom. The toddlers are given opportunities to climb, run, jump, and dance. They participate in several short circle times throughout their day developing their language skills. They have planned art activities for them to create. Toddlers progress into the next classroom when they turn 18 months, however in some cases children are not developmentally ready to move into the next classroom and they will be allowed to remain in the Ladybugs classroom until they are.

Butterflies: We accept up to 14 toddlers 18-24 months. We maintain a ratio of 4 toddlers to 1 teacher under normal operating circumstances. We have 3 full-time caregivers for this classroom. The toddlers in this classroom build on the skills they learned in the Ladybugs’ class. They have a daily circle time, participate in art activities, play outdoors, and experience free play in centers. They develop social skills by eating as a group, walking outdoors as a group and learning to sit with their friends during circle time. A planned program of activities is provided for our learning centers which enhance independent and group learning of various concepts and skills. This classroom focuses on exposing children to their alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors. They also begin to learn simple words in Spanish. The Butterfly’s work on various fine motor skills such as holding their own spoon, working puzzles and coloring with crayons.