Curriculum
Give your child a smart start.
At Close to Home Childcare Center and Preschool, we understand what developing minds need to be successful when they start school. The first five years of a child’s live are the most transformative. Just know we are not a typical daycare. Whether your looking for childcare for an infant, toddler, preschool or after school care, we’ve designed our programs so your child can excel at each stage through our state of the art program!
Our Approach
- Safe environment so you never need to worry about your child.
- Nurturing environment so your child feels wanted, supported, encouraged and engaged to learn and discover more!
- Curriculum that will make sure your child exceeds at their stage of development.
Learn more at: The Creative Curriculum for Preschool
Engaging Infant’s Program
Learning occurs rapidly at this stage so we have designed a wonderful program that fosters the development of infant minds and bodies.
Available to Children as Young as Six Weeks Old
Our Infant Childcare Program exceeds the standard so call us today to schedule your tour! Our curriculum is created in alignment with the Ohio Department of Education “Creative Curriculum”. We provide a nurturing environment and cater to the individual needs of each infant. Our curriculum supports the development that your baby needs to succeed.
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Our teachers have the advanced educational toys and learning activities planned daily to promote an environment that learning is fun and exciting. Our infant curriculum will stimulate your child’s brain development to accomplish the following:
- Responds to music, sounds and directions
- Explore through toys and art materials to show preferences
- Responds to stories, props and rhymes
- Learn to express their needs or desires
SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Our nurturing environment caters to the social and emotional needs of every child entrusted into our care. We will enhance your infant’s ability to create healthy relationships as well.
- Respond to name and images
- Makes facial expressions, sounds, words to express simple emotions
- Observe and interact with peers and teachers
- Respond to directions, words and phrases
- Communicate feelings through facial expressions and simple words
PHYSICAL & BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
Our infant’s program provides the physical and behavioral component to ensure your child is strengthening the muscles and developing manners to last a lifetime.
- Learns to hold bottle and toys
- Examines objects
- Learns to crawl, scoot and walk
- Pointing at objects and reaching for them
Respond to all senses (touch, see, hear, taste and smell) - Learns to express self
At Close to Home Childcare Center you can be assured that your infant is in a safe, supportive learning environment that is attentive to their every need. Your infant will be immersed in a curriculum that promotes motor and sensory activities. Schedule your tour today and learn how our infant’s program is a step above the rest!
Engaging Toddler’s Program
Developed for Ages 18 – 36 Months
Our Toddler Childcare Program exceeds the standard so call us today to schedule your tour.
As your child matures from infant to toddler, our teachers are there to help them explore and develop in our nurturing environment that caters to the individual needs of each toddler.
Our curriculum supports the development that your toddler needs to excel! Additionally, for the older toddlers (2.5 – 3 years of age) we have a foundational curriculum that focuses on potty training in our Wee School Program.
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
- Learning through sensory play
- Reinforce reasoning skill
- Enhance attention span
- Sharpen memory skills (learning to count/colors/location of toys)
- Strengthen visual tracking skills
- Sort and classify objects
- Watch and imitate
SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Engaging in conversations (asking and answering questions)
- Increase vocabulary to enhance communication
- Build higher auditory skills
- Interact with peers and teachers
- Higher level of expression of self
- Play and learn to share or help peers
PHYSICAL & BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
- Learning to run
- Increasing ability to play games (throw/kick)
- Communicate at mealtime
- Learn to help (put toys away)
- Increase fine motor skills (holding crayons/coloring)
- Follow simple rules
- Learns to express self
- Potty trained
At Close to Home Childcare Center you can be assured that your toddler is in a safe, supportive learning environment that is attentive to their every need. Your toddler will be immersed in a curriculum that promotes growth and development that takes place quickly at this stage. Schedule your tour today and learn how our toddler’s program is a step above the rest!
Engaging Preschool Program
Developed for Ages 3 – 4 Years
Our Preschool Childcare Program exceeds the standard so call us today to schedule your tour. As your child matures from toddler to preschooler, our teachers are there to help them explore and develop in our nurturing environment that caters to the individual needs of each preschooler. Our curriculum supports the development that your preschooler needs to be ready for Pre-K.
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
- Communication skills to more complex vocabulary
- Can conduct imaginative play
- Reasoning Skills further developed
- Remembers stories/songs and recites parts
- Creative expression of 2 -3-dimensional artwork
- Enhance attention span
- Sharpen memory skills (learning to count/colors/location of toys)
SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Interact and understand emotions of others
- Learn take turn and share with other children
- Carry out conversations
- Complete activities with confidence (putting on shoes/making artwork)
- Learn schedule or routine
- Form relationships with peers
PHYSICAL & BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
- Improve on running, jumping and hopping skills
- Learn to trace letters and shapes
- Learn the benefit of teamwork with peers
- Gain independence with self-care skills
- Strengthen small muscle skills (cutting, tearing, drawing, lacing)
- Hold and draw with crayons and pencils
At Close to Home Childcare Center you can be assured that your preschooler is in a safe, supportive learning environment that is attentive to their every need. Your preschooler will be immersed in a curriculum that promotes growth and development that takes rapidly at this stage. Schedule your tour today and learn how our preschool program is a step above the rest!
Engaging Pre-K Program
Pre-K School – Year Before Kindergarten
Our Pre-K Program exceeds the standard so call us today to schedule your tour. As your child matures from preschooler to Pre-K, our teachers are there to help them explore and develop in our nurturing environment that caters to the individual needs of each Pre-k student. Our curriculum supports the development that your preschooler needs to be ready for kindergarten. During this stage they will gain more independence and be fully ready for the transition to kindergarten. Our passionate and trained teachers will make your child’s “senior year” of preschool to be the best ever!
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
- Higher Memory Skills – Know Days of the week and months of the year
- Compose Oral Stories
- Use knowledge to predict scientific experiments
- Develop plan for completing multi-step projects
- Complete more challenging activities that require higher focus
- Creative expression in artwork
- Reading skills
SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Interact with peers in respectful and helpful manner
- Learn importance of resolving conflict collaboratively
- Describe familiar people, places and things with detail
- Express emotions through drawing and communication
- Complete daily activities with confidence
- Follow and know routine of day
PHYSICAL & BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
- Enhanced fine motor skills (write numerals 0 – 20 / write own full name)
- Complete and understand rules with games that require taking turns
- Understand and follow simple directions
- Know table manners and how to set a table
- Further development of motor skills in daily physical activities
- Use scissors to cut shapes and can write with greater accuracy
At Close to Home Childcare Center you can be assured that your preschooler is in a safe, supportive learning environment that is attentive to their needs. Your preschooler will be immersed in a curriculum that promotes growth and development and is ready for kindergarten. Schedule your tour today and learn how our pre-k program is a step above the rest!
Engaging After School Program
Full Program for Kindergarten – 5th Grade
Close to home provides an After School Program for children up to 12 years old. Our focus is to not just help with homework, but provide activities that are fun and engaging so your child will make new friends and learn new concepts. Social development is an important part of role playing. In our program kids get a chance to work together in a fun way with peers to make lasting memories. We make sure we have free time incorporated so kids can be kids and find their passions and interests. Laughter is important to us so we create action-packed activities that foster these opportunities. As kids try new activities they also gain confidence and their desire to learn grows even deeper. Our teachers will encourage your child to think outside the box, try new activities and assist as needed with homework.
Hours
Monday - Friday
6:30am - 6:00pm
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