Group Care Program (30 Months – School Age)

Alpine and Glacier Room

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday OR Tuesday, Thursday 9am to 12pm

Rate: $58.50/day

Ages: 30 months to 5 years

Ratio: 1 teacher per 10 children – max of 20 children and 2 teachers

Description:

Mountain Child’s Group Care programs (Alpine and Glacier) is designed for children between the ages of 30 month – School age. Alpine and Glacier children are excited to engage with the world around them and are eager to experiment with their emerging use of language. At this age is the time to learn fundamental skills that will prepare them for kindergarten and lay the groundwork for their skill development later in life.

Our program focuses on structure and developing autonomy with an emphasis on cognitive learning as it pertains to number and letter recognition. Our Emergent curriculum philosophy puts children at the center of their development, while our educators interact, observe, and interpret the interests of our students to encourage new discoveries. Children are learning lessons on sharing and mutual respect, integrating new concepts into their world view, and emphasizing problem-solving during this exciting stage of development.

Your Child/ren’s Day

Your child/ren’s day starts with a warm welcome to the classroom from our staff and their peers. Once everyone has settled in, we begin our programming with these Children’s learning outcomes in mind: building a routine, developing autonomy, advancing social skills, and cognitive learning. All of this is achieved through a range of activities to stimulate a preschooler’s love of learning.

Educators also help children employ routines so that they feel competent and confident in their classrooms, and better prepared for a more structured Kindergarten class. Throughout the day, children are involved in music, art, number and letter recognition, puzzles, games, pretend play, physical play, and scientific observation and experimentation. They have busy days! To accommodate for daily rest needs, Children get a chance to nap and reset for an afternoon full of more activity, learning, and outdoor play.

STREAM programming (science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, and math) is a unique feature of our classrooms. To spark curiosity, our educators employ the Emergent curriculum philosophy that enables STREAM-focused experimentation and self-led discovery. STREAM stands for Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math.