To provide high quality early education for all children that will maximize school readiness and empower children/families to become successful, lifelong learners and productive citizens.
To provide a rich, child-centered, literacy focused program to ensure that all children
enter kindergarten ready to learn. Quality instructional programs will be offered in a
safe, healthy and nurturing environment. The program will encourage a cooperative
partnership between the home and school in order to foster the development of lifelong
learning while recognizing the individual needs of all children and their families.
We believe that…
Guiding Principles
Students have the right to a challenging educational program that integrates learning
opportunities with high expectations.
Learning is ongoing and related to real life experiences through a print rich environment and effective child-centered strategies.
All students need positive, active, safe and secure learning environments with age appropriate materials.
A developmentally appropriate curriculum must accommodate the individual needs of all students.
Value and respect for the languages and cultures of students, parents, staff and communities are essentialto students success.
Parents and nurturing adults are critical for children's academic success and must be
included
as full
partners
in their
children's
education.
Families are respected and recognized as the first and
most important teachers and key decision makers for
their children.
Learning for all children occurs within the context of
their families and community; therefore, learning
experiences must be integrated and should encompass
the whole child.
Every child is unique; therefore, programs will respond
to individual differences, interests and needs.
Comprehensive early childhood education integrates
parent education and family support programs,
childcare, health and social services with education.
Cognitive, social, emotional and physical developments
are interrelated in young children and all developmental
areas must be addressed.
Early childhood education provides comprehensive
services to children from birth to eight (8) years of age.
Comprehensive early childhood programs follow developmentally
appropriate practices addressing both ages
and individual characteristics of children and their
families.
All stakeholders are accountable for facilitating
children's access to quality care, education and family
support services.
Partnerships with successful coordination and integration
services are necessary to make early childhood
experiences the foundation for lifelong learning.
