Infant Room (6 weeks to approximately 12 months) Our extraordinary infant room staff cares for a maximum of 12 babies at a time, up to approximately 12 months of age. Our teacher to child ratio is 1:4. Each baby has their own crib and each is cared for on an individual schedule with a plan based on their own developmental needs. Since we now know how very important these early months are for building a baby’s brain, our staff receive ongoing training in all areas of brain-development. The infant room is very well equipped with age appropriate furniture, toys and books. Our babies feel safe and secure and loved; they are held and cuddled, talked to and read to, and given many opportunities to explore, play and learn. Toddlers (12 months to 24 months) Young children learn best by doing and playing, by exploring the world around them using all their senses. The toddler classrooms and playgrounds are carefully designed to promote safe exploration and learning. The interest areas in the classrooms provide a wealth of different toddler activities, yet remain uncluttered, with room to move and practice developing motor skills. Our outside climbing structures are very low to the ground and easy to explore safely even when you can’t walk very well. During the toddler years language skills are blossoming. We sing and talk and read a lot in these classrooms; we listen and respond to the children as they struggle with new language and ideas. We paint and draw and glue and splash and have fun and make a mess. Pre-School (age 2 to 4) The most important goal of our curriculum is to help children become enthusiastic learners. The pre-school teachers plan around weekly or monthly themes designed to meet the needs of all types of learners and encourage children to be active and creative explorers who are not afraid to try out their own ideas and experiment. Our pre-schoolers are guided to learn at their own pace and in the ways that are best for them. Distinct interest areas have been created in each classroom – blocks, home living, art, library, science, computers, table toys – in order to make choices clearer to the children. The daily schedule also supports appropriate learning by providing a blend of teacher directed and child initiated activities, large and small group work and individual time. Pre-Kindergarten (must be age 4 by September 1st) Kids ‘R’ Kids offers an excellent Pre-Kindergarten program. Our Pre-K teachers hold 4-year degrees and are fully certified to teach Pre-K through the elementary grades. The goal of our program is kindergarten readiness. We have chosen The Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood which is a developmental, “hands-on” curriculum widely used in the United States. This provides an appropriate developmental continuum throughout the school. Weekly themes are also used in Pre-K and while many of these themes will seem familiar, projects and activities will be different and appropriately challenging for Pre-K students. During each week the teachers continue to address all areas of development: social/emotional, cognitive, language, large and small motor. Throughout the school year our Pre-K students are encouraged to learn new self-help and social skills, think for themselves, make choices, experiment, explore and have a lot of fun. We want them to finish their Pre-K year with us, not only ready for elementary school, but also as enthusiastic lifetime learners. After-school Program (Club House – ages 5 to 12) Kids ‘R’ Kids offers a program for school-age children after their elementary school day is over. Our buses pick the children up from school and bring them back to Kids ‘R’ Kids for the remainder of the afternoon. The Club House program is organized to be a home away from home and to allow the children as much freedom of choice as possible within a structured and safe environment. We provide a variety of interesting and fun activities for the afternoon, as well as supervised homework time. The large playground is a great place for games, sports and socializing. Kids ‘R’ Kids also offers school-age students a “Holiday Program” for teacher workdays and full-day care during the winter and spring breaks. Summer Camp Program (ages 5 to 12) Kids 'R' Kids offers three unique and exciting Summer Camp Programs for children ages 5 to 12. These camps are: 1) a Pre-k Camp program for rising Kindergartners age 5;   2) a Junior Camp for Children ages 5 to 7 3) a Senior Camp for children ages 7 to 12 These programs offer a variety of arts and crafts, games, sports, and field trips.  We publish a calendar of activities each February for that summer.  Contact us for more information!