Our childcare team works hard to stay educated on the most up-to-date teaching methods. We create our curriculum around the children we serve by providing them with goals that are achievable, catered specifically to the child, easily recognizable and maintainable. We mirror our philosophy to the Indiana Foundations Standard to be sure that we teach what children need to know at the correct stages in their life. We believe these methods nurture children’s learning and give them fertile ground for continued growth. Our methods are exemplified in the activities and creative curriculum we complete with the children daily, magnifying these methods through play.

Each day infants receive a detailed report so that parents are informed of how and what they did for the day, the amount and type of food they ate, and what their mood was like overall. Toddlers alike receive a personalized weekly grade card that is designed to give the parent a re-cap of what was accomplished for the week and how their child responded to new concepts and environments as they learned through play. Each student has ongoing assessments that are completed to ensure they are always with the right group that makes the most impact daily. These assessments are measured against growth milestones and standardized tests for early child development. We communicate these findings with parents regularly so they are aware of any red flags that may have occurred.

We make thinking visible. Visible thinking uses thinking routines and documentation created by children and teachers to make the thinking process more visible in the classroom in a natural, manageable way. By using thinking routines and documenting children's responses, teachers can make children aware of their own thinking and thought processes.

When children speak, write, draw, build, or dramatize their ideas, they make their thinking visible.

This is how we help create, evaluate and monitor our curriculum regularly. If the curriculum is not flexible, it is not designed with the child in mind. Our classrooms create moveable spaces, giving children the freedom and flexibility to learn with comfort and confidence.