Child Development Program General Information

Download the Parent Handbook 2007-08 (pdf).

A Developmentally Appropriate Environment
Because children learn most effectively in a play-oriented environment, each classroom provides a place that is both safe and developmentally appropriate for the age of the children.  Teachers plan for daily experiences by using their knowledge of child development to meet the needs of a variety of temperaments and learning styles. Activities and materials are designed for specific age groups.  Topics for units in older classes are those which hold meaning for the child in his/her daily living and which incorporate behavioral and educational goals for each child.  As children mature, the classes add more structured dimensions to assure school readiness; for example, kindergarten provides directed activities in math, science, language and literacy, fine and gross motor skills, computer activities, art projects and cooperative play.

Enrichment Programs
Enrichment activities included at no additional cost include music, movement, physical fitness and drama.  All-day students, depending on their age, have had the option to take gymnastics, dance, Spanish and computer classes for an additional charge.  These special classes vary from year to year and will be publicized at the beginning of the year.

Celebration
The cornerstone of our life together is weekly worship in Cox Chapel.  Each class from age two through kindergarten spends time each week worshipping God through song and prayer, beginning lessons in spiritual formation and stories from the Bible. Families join us once a month for Family Celebration as we begin to understand how “God loves me and God loves everyone!”