Learn About the Programs We Offer at Our Day Care Center

The Creative Curriculum developed by Diane Trister Dodge has been implemented into our program. The curriculum is nationally recognized as a quality early childhood program based on Erik Erikson’s stages of socio-emotional development, Jean Piaget’s theories of how children think and learn physical development, and cultural appreciation. The environment is designed for children to create, imagine, and discover with a hands-on approach. Each day’s routine is planned with developmentally appropriate activities incorporating the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional needs of children. Play is the life of a young child. At the center, each child learns to play and plays to learn. Through play, children develop skills important in preparing for bright and successful futures as adults. Weekly lesson plans and a daily schedule are posted in each room.

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Infants

Kendallville Day Care Center infant program uses the Creative Curriculum, a theory- and research-based curriculum and the Indiana Foundations to the Academic Standards for Young Children Birth to Age 5, to intentionally develop and implement the classroom environment and bi-weekly experience plans. Our approach to developmentally appropriate teaching promotes optimal learning and development for each individual child. We follow these principles:

Provide a welcoming, nurturing environment with positive interactions and relationships with adults, while meeting each child’s basic needs.
Supporting physical and brain development through constructive and purposeful play.
Developing relationships through family partnerships to promote development and learning.
The ratio of teacher to child is 1:4.

Toddlers & Twos

Kendallville Day Care Center Toddler & Twos program uses the Creative Curriculum, a theory- and research-based curriculum and the Indiana Foundations to the Academic Standards for Young Children Birth to Age 5, to intentionally develop and implement the classroom environment and bi-weekly experience plans. Our approach to developmentally appropriate teaching promotes optimal learning and development for each individual child. We follow these principles:

Provide a welcoming, nurturing environment with positive interactions and relationships with adults, while meeting each child’s basic needs
Supporting physical and brain development through constructive and purposeful play.
Fostering social-emotional competency by learning about the child’s own feelings and the feelings of others, building relationships with peers, and interacting in group settings; all factors in future school success.
Developing relationships through family partnerships to promote development and learning.
It is not just play! Purposeful and productive play is positively related to memory development, symbolic thinking, positive approaches to learning, positive social skills, language and literacy skills, and math skills.
Through these principles, we are fostering 36 developmental and learning objectives to ensure our youngest learners become life-long learners.
The ratio of teacher to child is 1:5 and 1:7 (ages 2.5 +)

Preschool (Ages 3-5)

Kendallville Day Care Center Preschool program uses The Creative Curriculum, a theory- and research-based curriculum and the Indiana Foundations to the Academic Standards for Young Children Birth to Age 5, to intentionally develop and implement the classroom environment and weekly experience plans. Our approach to developmentally appropriate teaching promotes optimal learning and development for each individual child. We follow these principles:

Provide a welcoming, nurturing environment with positive interactions and relationships with adults and peers building the critical foundation for successful learning.
Constructive and purposeful play supporting essential learning.
Social-emotional competency which is a significant factor in school success.
Teacher-family partnerships to promote development and learning.
It does not just play! Purposeful and productive play is positively related to memory development, symbolic thinking, positive approaches to learning, positive social skills, language and literacy skills, and math skills.
Through these principles, we are encouraging life skills, Kindergarten readiness, and life-long learners.
The ratio of teacher to child is 1:10 (ages 3 & 4) and 1:12 (ages 4 & 5).