Early Childhood Development Starts With Building A Strong Foundation For Your Infant

Our Belief

The early years are vital in childhood development. During these years, the young child is beginning to learn. By the time your child enters Elementary, at least five years of learning has taken place.

We, at Learning Stages, are prepared to provide a nurturing and safe environment where the child can develop socially, emotionally, physically, verbally, and cognitively. Which is essential for all later learning throughout the lifespan.

Childhood Development Infant Care

Child-Centered Intentional Activities

We believe the very best way to support and develop our infants is to provide what they need, starting with caring and attentive caregivers. We provide an environment that is safe, interesting to explore, and filled with caregivers who respond to their physical, emotional, and intellectual needs. We make connections with our infants by sharing hugs, singing, reading and talking to them. Educational and developmentally appropriate activities are provided to create an exciting environment for our infants to develop the potential for future learning. Expanding the imagination and development of our infants has never been more exciting!

Essential Childhood Development Areas

The Infant Program is based on infant Stimulation principles. The environment is designed to provide an atmosphere that is relaxed, warm and loving, so that feelings of trust and security develop.

Childhood development daily activity program includes visual and audio stimulation, music, reading, adult language and play. Each infant’s care follows a feeding and sleeping schedule set up by the parents and their pediatricians. Parents are welcome to visit throughout the day to increase bonding.

Young Toddlers

As children grow from early infancy to the toddler stage, their eagerness to learn and move about becomes greater. Our toddler classrooms provide a safe, healthy and stimulating environment that focuses on action-based sensory experiences. Small-sized climbing equipment indoors and outdoors enhances gross motor development.

The children are encouraged and supported in their attempt to care for themselves and become independent. They are guided to interact appropriately with other children.

LEARNING STAGES is designed to enhance the children’s social, emotional and intellectual development. These activities include their becoming familiar with books and reading, art, and music experiences.

Our Childhood Development Young Toddler program also includes:

Learning centers that provide meaningful child initiated learning activities
Story time to introduce early literacy
Outdoor play and activities designed to coincide with physical development
Daily reports and weekly lesson plans to keep you informed of your child’s development
Potty training with a positive approach is promoted.

Childhood Development Toddlers

Exploring Wonder and New Horizons

Growth and inquisitive adventure initiate the learning pattern of our toddlers. Our Toddler Program provides our students with an opportunity to learn and thrive in an environment enriched with a variety of interplay between nurture, stimulation and nature. We help our students grow and develop with exposure to a variety of meaningful experiences and activities.

Childhood Development Preschool

Our Goal: Meet specific needs in key areas of development

Our pre-school program is designed to develop the whole child as an individual. Within a child –oriented environment, children are encouraged to explore their surroundings, make decisions and become independent, competent individuals.

Our program promotes a positive attitude toward self and school as well as a desire to learn and achieve. We encourage each child to reach his/her maximum potential in social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.

Our pre-school academic program introduces alphabet recognition, pre math, art, and science, with a strong emphasis on reading readiness.

Our Preschool Curriculum is divided into weekly, theme-based units. We introduce Words of the Week to strengthen and increase vocabularies and communication. Small Group math and literacy activities, as well as individual skills practice, complement each students developmental growth and provide a variety of opportunities to explore personal interests.

Developing Growing Minds

As children enter preschool, our curriculum accommodates a more planned structure, preparing preschoolers for the academic schedules they’ll soon find in elementary school.

Childhood Development Preschool Curriculum includes:

Child-directed learning which allows preschoolers to actively initiate learning
Pre Math activities that encourage critical thinking and cognitive development
Science investigations that provide hands on experiences
Literacy and writing activities which are age-appropriate and provide reading readiness skills
Small group activities that are planned for cooperative learning opportunities
Decision-making skills to support growing minds
Emotional and social development with peers and teachers
Daily creative activities to inspire imaginative and creative art and musical play
Planned outdoor activities that promote physical fitness and development
Daily Reports that inform parents of children’s daily accomplishments

Childhood Development Pre-Kindergarten

Lesson Structure: Focus, Develop, Practice, and Reflect

Our Pre-Kindergarten Program is the next stop on your child’s way toward elementary learning. Here, learning is driven by student development and creativity. Every child has gifts and talents. Children by nature are curious and eager to learn. Our Pre-Kindergarten program provides development of these talents through guidance and interactive activities.

Our Pre-Kindergarten program is filled with interactive activities, literature, math, science and theme-based units. Our program’s goal is to help each child succeed to their fullest potential. Our Pre-Kindergarten activities include hands-on small group instruction and independent activities that foster realistic application. The learning stations and curriculum were designed to build children’s comprehension and critical thinking capabilities. Through independent and cooperative learning opportunities, children are able to establish logical thinking patterns, imagination, and creativity into their educational experiences.

The Learning Stages Pre-Kindergarten program meets your child’s needs in these key areas of development:

Social Bridge – this includes interactive play, sharing, caring, and following through on commitments
Literacy Development – this includes engaging read-alouds, vocabulary development, formal introduction to the alphabet, phonological awareness, writing, and fine motor skills.
Foundational Math – this includes attributes, classification, patterns, one-to-one correspondence, order, numeration, logical reasoning, and problem solving.