...Your child will be learning from the WEE Learn Curriculum, and incorporating the principles of the Creative Curriculum Approach for Early Childhood and the Creative Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers. Open Doors Preschool is proud to be the only double, DCF certified Gold Seal Quality Care Child Care Provider not only in Lehigh Acres, but all of Southwest Florida! We are accredited by both the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Educational Programs (NAC) and the National Accreditation Council forEarly Childhood Professional Personnel and Programs (NACECPPP). For more information on Gold Seal Quality of Care Accreditation, click here.
Throughout the year we will be writing to you to share information about our program and to give you some suggestions of things to do at home that will help your child learn and grow.
When you visit your child’s classroom, you will see that it is arranged by interest areas. There are areas for blocks, table toys, and books, an area for dramatic play, and sensory areas with sand, water, or other items, a space for outdoor play, and a space for computers in the older children’s classrooms. The classroom is set up this way for two important reasons:
First, it helps the children decide where they want to play and which material they want to select;
Second, it provides smaller, well-defined spaces that appeal to young children and helps them feel secure. In this type of learning environment, children can move at their own pace, learn to make age-appropriate choices, and experience success as they use a wide variety of learning materials.
The shelves in our classrooms are all at the children’s eye level. The children can independently select the materials they need and return them at the end of each play period.
The labels on the shelves and on the storage bins help children learn where each toy belongs. This makes clean up easier and more fun.
Located outside each classroom is a weekly lesson plan. Our goal is to recognize the individuality of each child so we can offer experiences most appropriate to enhancing the particular blend of heredity and environment unique to each child.
Your child will benefit most from our program when we all work together. We are always available to talk with you, and we welcome your ideas, questions, and involvement in our program.
Parents who choose Open Doors Preschool are choosing the best for their child. Open Doors represents the best in education, and the best in quality care. Thank you for your interest in joining Open Doors Preschool, and in giving your child a better tomorrow.
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