Mission Statement

The Village Learning Center is committed to provide families with a nurturing, secure, environment where children can develop to their fullest potential.

To Our Parents:

We want you to understand, know and discuss our goals with us. We want you to look into our busy, noisy, creative center and see your child at play. We want you to realize the importance of what he/she is learning. Parents and teachers together can help your child develop to his/her full potential.

Program Goals :

• To create a warm welcoming atmosphere
• To provide a secure environment
• To utilize a curriculum that promotes learning through discovery
• To mandate training for all caregivers
• To make resources available to parents
• To provide oppurtunities for exploring, learning, and social interaction
• To care for children in small groups
• To provide one-to-one interaction between child and staff
• To use small and large muscles
• To keep abreast of Early Childhood Education research

Our Philosophy

The early years of life are important for all areas of development. Our concern is for the child as a total being. The basic aim of our center is to provide the children with a quality educational program based on their needs and desires. Social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development is emphasized.

Each child is unique and all children are respected for their differences. Every child is allowed to progress at his/her own rate. All children are encouraged to develop their own personality. Children need to develop a positive self-image, to feel good about them as they are.

Independence is fostered by providing as much responsibility as the child can handle. Freedom to make choices and decisions for activities during the day encourages this independence. When given an interesting, challenging environment children will make wise choices for their learning activities. However, those children who need assistance in a particular area of development will receive encouragement to participate in activities that will strengthen those areas.

We believe our job is to provide an enriched environment with appropriate activities to enable the children to develop to their potential.

Curriculum

When children take advantage of the Village Learning Center's superb curriculum, they learn sharing, cooperation, problem solving, decision-making and responsibility. With attention to individual differences, special abilities, and cultural diversities, our curriculum enables children to learn at their own speed.

The curriculum consists of weekly themes and monthly topics, with built-in flexibility to allow for individual growth. This flexibility is balanced with the right mix of structure for self-discipline and cognitive skills development.

Our goal is to ensure that your child will be ready and willing to learn in elementary school because of the positive and appropriate early learning experiences at The Village Learning Center.