Sixty percent of enrolled children are low-income, special needs, and/or in foster care.
The program includes culturally responsive childcare practices, such as representative staffing, using children’s first language, and culturally relevant environment.
There is a higher staff-to-child ratio than required by state licensing.
We hold the belief that parents are their child’s first teacher. A family coordinator greets, engages, and assists families with participating in their child’s education and accessing services as needed.
The program holds twice-annual assessments of physical, social and emotional well-being. A child development specialist assists teachers in developing child-specific goals based on assessments and directs the center’s curriculum planning.
There is a child-specific transition plan to kindergarten. The child development specialist coordinates services with the local school district and the transition to kindergarten.
There is ongoing staff training and coaching with a focus on trauma, building social-emotional skills, strategies for working with challenging behaviors, practices for culturally responsive care, and empowering parents to become full partners in their child’s education.
The program includes culturally responsive childcare practices, such as representative staffing, using children’s first language, and culturally relevant environment.
There is a higher staff-to-child ratio than required by state licensing.
We hold the belief that parents are their child’s first teacher. A family coordinator greets, engages, and assists families with participating in their child’s education and accessing services as needed.
The program holds twice-annual assessments of physical, social and emotional well-being. A child development specialist assists teachers in developing child-specific goals based on assessments and directs the center’s curriculum planning.
There is a child-specific transition plan to kindergarten. The child development specialist coordinates services with the local school district and the transition to kindergarten.
There is ongoing staff training and coaching with a focus on trauma, building social-emotional skills, strategies for working with challenging behaviors, practices for culturally responsive care, and empowering parents to become full partners in their child’s education.