Early Childhood Education
澳门天天好彩开奖 is committed to serving low-income, working families and their children by providing a continuum of high-quality early childhood education and care starting during a mother鈥檚 pregnancy until the child is five years old. Our full-day, dual-language program lays the foundation for school readiness and empowers parents to become strong advocates for their child鈥檚 education at an early stage.
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In guiding both center and home-based programs, 澳门天天好彩开奖 uses the Creative Curriculum with our infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The Creative Curriculum addresses children's development and learning in four areas: emotional, physical, cognitive, and language. Children's growth is documented through the GOLD developmental assessment tool. In each area, staff members observe and record progress made along a developmental continuum for each individual child. Pictures, written observations, and samples of the child's work help both to document the child's developmental stage and to assist the teacher in customizing appropriate activities. This data is used to adjust the curriculum to meet children's needs and ensure they develop the skills necessary to be ready for school.
澳门天天好彩开奖 offers a bilingual (English-Spanish) environment to all students, where children are exposed to native Spanish and English speakers. The choice to be bilingual stems from the many benefits it brings to the development of young children. Learning two languages has been shown to positively impact cognitive and linguistic skills. 澳门天天好彩开奖's community is a mosaic of many cultures and backgrounds鈥攕ome students even speak three languages鈥攁nd in this environment, we strive to foster a lifelong sense of acceptance and appreciation for diversity.
澳门天天好彩开奖 believes parents are a child's first and most important teachers; therefore, we are committed to supporting them in this role. Sustainable family engagement impacts student learning and achievement. We build strong relationships with families to support their well-being and create positive parent-child relationships, allowing both to learn and grow together. The program reflects cultural competence and universal design approaches, encompassing the beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, and activities of all families.
澳门天天好彩开奖 is accredited by the . Centers pursuing NAEYC accreditation must meet 80% or more of the 10 NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards set forth by the accrediting body. In addition, our program in Takoma Park, MD, is also accredited by the , receiving the highest recognition of five stars.
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澳门天天好彩开奖 is accredited through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) early learning program. NAEYC Accreditation is a rigorous and transformative quality-improvement system that uses a to collaborate with early education programs to recognize and drive quality-improvement in high quality early learning environments
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This involves an extensive self-study and quality-improvement process, followed by an on-site visit by NAEYC Assessors to verify and ensure that the program met each of the ten program standards and hundreds of corresponding individual criteria. NAEYC-accredited programs are always prepared for unannounced quality-assurance visits during their accreditation term, which lasts for five years.
Infants & Toddlers
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澳门天天好彩开奖's flagship program immerses infants and toddlers ages 3 months to 3 years in a bilingual environment with Spanish- and English-speaking teachers, providing a structured day full of playing, learning, and growing.
Early Head Start Home-Visiting Program
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澳门天天好彩开奖ia's Early Head Start (EHS) home visiting program prepares expecting mothers for their newborn child and enhances the child's development through visits to participants' homes and group socialization activities.
Pre-Kindergarten
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澳门天天好彩开奖's full-day Pre-K program immerses children aged 3-5 years in a bilingual, multicultural environment, incorporating parent engagement and support, with the goal of achieving school readiness by the time children graduate from the program.
Theatrical Journey Project: Introducing Science to Early Learners through Guided Pretend Play
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The Theatrical Journeys Project introduces children ages 2 陆 -5 to S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) themes and guides early learners through hands-on, creative explorations of science problem-solving scenes called "journeys".
Theatrical Journey Playbook
The bilingual Theatrical Journey Playbook, published in 2017, is a toolkit for early childhood educators and parents interested in replicating the project with their own early learners. Designed as a Pre-K curriculum enhancement for formal and informal educators, the Theatrical Journey Playbook includes theoretical foundations, methodology, materials, techniques, rubrics, references, and 23 Journey scripts.
You can purchase your own Theatrical Journey Playbook today! Each playbook is $35.00 plus shipping and handling. If you plan to order more than 10 playbooks, please reach out to us to learn about discounted pricing options.
Aspiring Journey Guides can purchase the Theatrical Journey Playbook .
Interested in enrollment?
Make an appointment with our Admissions Office to learn more about whether 澳门天天好彩开奖 is right for you and your family. Send an email to admissions@centronia.org or give them a call at (202) 332-4200 extension 8100.