Overview
A Mother’s Heart Learning Center’s educational philosophy is simple. Learning should be enjoyable whether it be through play or instruction. Adequate time, materials and space will be provided for children to actively explore the world around them. Children will have an opportunity to use a variety of art materials, manipulatives and items to ensure exciting, engaging, and age appropriate learning
Education
- Literacy and Language Development: books, music, story time, finger-play, flannel board stories
- Large Motor Skills: balls, hoola hoops, jump ropes, bean bags, tricycles, slide, seesaw, hopscotch, outdoor play
- Small Motor Skills: arts/crafts, stringing beads, peg boards, blocks, sensory tables/activities
- Creative Expression: dramatic play, puppets, music/instruments, arts/crafts
- Self Help Skills: assist with mealtime preparation, dress self for outdoors
CREATIVE Curriculum
The CREATIVE Curriculum is a research based curriculum to help stimulate learning at all ages. It focuses on the areas of Social/Emotional, Physical, Mathematics, and Language/Literacy.
Parents will also receive written documentation, attend periodic conferences, and review their child’s portfolio. Parents will have online access to our daily update platform (Brightwheel) and our observation and assessment platform (Teaching Strategies) which is a part of our Creative Curriculum. We will use curriculum, lesson plans and assessments aligned to the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards to provide a framework for the developmental expectations of our children. The Lead Teachers will be responsible for selecting their daily/weekly/ monthly lesson plans from Creative Curriculum and ensuring Teaching Strategies is updated with observations and assessments for all executed activities, identified group goals, and selected individual goals for each child.
Child Guidance and Discipline
Developmentally appropriate practices will always be used when trying to address disruptive behavior. Any child guidance technique must nurture each child’s social, emotional, and cognitive development. A Mother’s Heart Learning Center staff believes in positive guidance of children. Discipline methods we use will focus on communication, encouraging positive behavior, redirection and/or possible removal from a negative situation. These methods create effective ways to manage crying, fussing and distraught children.
Nutrition and Health
A Mother's Heart Learning Center will assist a child with special health care needs/preferences to ensure he/she has a positive experience. All AMHLC staff will be trained annually in food service. All meals will be cooked and prepared by trained staff and follow USDA guidelines.
PRAISE
JOY
HEALING
LOVE
