Our Curriculum
Loving Arms™ Childcare and Preschool has adopted the Creative Curriculum® (Diane Trister-Dodge) and Kansas Early Learning Standards as the basis of our educational programs for our Infant, Toddler, and Preschool programs throughout the Center.
They are used in conjunction with materials developed by Tyronica Burks-Watkins, CFLE, our Director of Education. The curriculum created for use at Loving Arms™ Childcare and Preschool is designed to create a culture where children learn through exploration of the world and the space around them, meeting the socialization needs of children while supporting the emergence of early learning in every sector of development.
Infants, Toddler, Two’s and Preschool Curriculum Overview
The Creative Curriculum® approach used at Loving Arms™ Childcare and Preschool has been used widely in Head Start programs throughout the United States. It is based on the latest research on the importance of early childhood education and brain development. The overall theme-based monthly developmental curriculum taught at Loving Arms Childcare and Preschool provides the following developmental curriculum: Infants, Toddlers, Twos, and Preschool. Developmental Curriculum is offered September-May, and June-August will review themes, concepts, and skills learned throughout the school year.
In partnership with our Director of Education, our teachers provide and plan supplemental activities and experiences to address the group and individual children’s strengths, interests, and needs. This is done by reflecting on mastered skills of previous activities, continuing to build off new concepts, individual age-appropriate milestones, and continuity in studies of children’s interests over time.
The curriculum is age-appropriate and addresses all learning domains according to age groups: Approaches to Learning, Social/Emotional Development, Language Communication and Literacy Development, Physical Health & Development, Cognitive Development, Mathematics, Science/Technology, Social Studies, Sensory Development, and The Arts. Encouraging exploration and discovery as a way of learning enables children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills.
We feel partnering with families is very important to ensure that each child's developmental needs and education in the program are planned and based on their individual strengths, interests, and needs through collaborating with the child’s parents. This relationship assists us in articulating a developmentally appropriate assessment system that ensures that the ongoing assessment of each child’s development is documented and shared with parents.
Infants, Toddlers and Two’s
The infant and toddler education programs at Loving Arms™ Childcare and Preschool allow the teachers to individualize the goals and objectives to fit each child's particular needs and interests. The curriculum assists each child in meeting their developmental milestones as they learn and grow, as well as when they develop and move to their next stage of growth.
Preschool Education Curriculum
The Preschool education program at Loving Arms™ Childcare and Preschool allow our teachers to individualize the goals and objectives to fit each child's particular needs and interests.
Our Program is Based on Best Practices in Early Childhood Education:
Positive interactions and relationships with adults provide a critical foundation for successful learning
Social-emotional competence is a significant factor in school success
Constructive, purposeful play supports essential learning
The physical environment affects the type and quality of learning interactions
Teacher/family partnerships promote development and learning
School Age Curriculum
Loving Arms™ Childcare and Preschool operates on wraparound/school out days with a student-led program offered during the school district calendar and a summer camp. Our program provides monthly theme-based enrichment programs focusing on STEAM principles, literacy, and activities that help children become better readers and challenge their social, emotional learning (SEL), and team-building skills.