A Day in the Life
Early Childhood Programs at Dreamers & Achievers
“When we take time to identify students’, families’, and our own strengths; when we take time to honor, value, and acknowledge these in others and ourselves; and when we work together to fully support students in recognizing their strengths, we can create networks that boost our students’ social ties and interactions.” (Zacarian et al., 2021)
Our children begin their days with low pressure, fun activities on the rug, accompanied by Christian music to get us going.
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We then join together in Praise & Worship, celebrating the start of a new day at Dreamers & Achievers.
Throughout the day, we provide an intentional mix of child directed exploration & teacher directed learning, always keeping in mind that
#ChildrenRAchievers
We allow our children to explore the world and to enhance their fine motor skills - so essential for writing, drawing, picking up dropped Cheerios and finding pennies in your pocket - through sensory play and art experiences.
We serve a nutritious breakfast, morning snack, lunch, dinner and evening snack every day through our participation in the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program ("CACFP").
Children practice cognitive skills together with their teachers.
Table Games
Geography
Colors
Math Manipulatives
All of our children are given the opportunity to nap every day. Our infants each nap on their own schedules, while our older children nap at a set time. As our preschoolers begin to outgrow their naps, they are still provided quiet time each day to relax and re-energize before the afternoon's activities begin.
Gross motor skills, the ability to control and successfully utilize one's larger muscles, are vital to many experiences children will have in their future, both in and out of school, such as playing on the playground, participating in sports, riding a bicycle and sitting at a desk. We provide opportunities for children to develop these skills both inside and outside on a regular basis.
At Dreamers and Achievers, we pride ourselves on our support for the development of strong language and literacy skills. We have daily story time and teach English sight words, writing, sign language and French.
We end our days with quiet movie time, a hug and a smile, as we look forward to another day together at Dreamers & Achievers!