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Back to School Special!
For new families not currently enrolled at BCDC - Register your Infant (6 weeks - 12 months) or Preschooler (ages 4-5) before August 15th and receive 2 free weeks of childcare.
Call us at 734-847-5730 to find out how you can take advantage of this limited time offer!
We also offer discounts on families with multiple children!
We are currently enrolling children for the 2010 -11 school year! We accept children ages 6 weeks - 12 years of age and have a before and after school program available!
Our Curriculum is based on the following premise:
Imagine being four years old again. You have no responsibilities except to play. You therefore go to the dramatic play area and explore your surroundings. You decide that today you are going to be a cook. You then proceed to take out the food, the dishes, the pots and pans and you set off for your adventure. As a four year old, this is your job – to play, to imagine and to play. Play is how a child learns. For healthy growth and development, children need to play. When a child plays they have the ability to use all of their senses. Through play a child can learn about themselves, their environment and the people around them. Children learn through their experiences! Our center's curriculum is an active learning envirnoment. The children learn through play. They are able to play and learn through the centers in their individual rooms. The children have opportunities to play outside both morning and afternoon, to build towers or ships in the block area, to boost their language in the reading or computer centers and to become someone else in the dramatic play centers. BCDC encourages the children to let the caregivers know what their interests are so it can be incorporated it into the daily activities. BCDC feels that a child learns more when the curriculum is child-initiated, teacher supported play. In order for a child to learn through play, children need to be in a relaxed environment. Play needs to be voluntary and spontaneous. It must also be fun and enjoyable for the children. If teachers of young children tell a child what they can or cannot play with a child is never going to venture out on his/her own. As teachers, we need to make sure there are no hidden agendas to free play. We need to provide guidance if children need help and ask questions to spark a child’s thinking and imagination. We need to always make sure that during play we are encouraging the children in our care. When children are able to follow their interests in a child-initiated play environment, with caregivers that support the children’s wants – learning takes place.
What room would my child go into at your center?
Preschool 2 Room: (Ages: 4-5)
As the children arrive each morning, they play in all different centers available. Around nine, we clean up and sit down for circle time. This is where they learn what the weather is like today, the days of the week, and the date. We practice counting, rhyming recognition, and work on our alphabet. After circle time, the children go back to free time at the centers. During this time, we have paints and play dough always available. We also plan out worksheets that focus on drawing lines or cutting, as well as our alphabet and numbers. There is also a project planned for the children to participate in. After our morning snack, they have center time and then reading circle. We then have the opportunity to work our large motor skills by going outside. We also incorporate music and movement in our morning routine where the children lead the activities such as marching, hot potato, dancing or exercising (just to name a few). We have lunch and then have quiet time which starts with a reading circle to calm them down prior to their nap. The children lay down for approximately one hour each day. After we nap, we have afternoon snack, and either play outside or in centers in the classroom. Sometimes, we may not do everything we planned, but the children love to choose their activities and enjoy the ones we provide as well. We have several toys spread out across the room that promote reading, writing, and math skills. The favorite activities this past year were: block building, the kitchen center, sand table and watching our hermit crabs!
As the children arrive each morning, they play in all different centers available. Around nine, we clean up and sit down for circle time. This is where they learn what the weather is like today, the days of the week, and the date. We practice counting, rhyming recognition, and work on our alphabet. After circle time, the children go back to free time at the centers. During this time, we have paints and play dough always available. We also plan out worksheets that focus on drawing lines or cutting, as well as our alphabet and numbers. There is also a project planned for the children to participate in. After our morning snack, they have center time and then reading circle. We then have the opportunity to work our large motor skills by going outside. We also incorporate music and movement in our morning routine where the children lead the activities such as marching, hot potato, dancing or exercising (just to name a few). We have lunch and then have quiet time which starts with a reading circle to calm them down prior to their nap. The children lay down for approximately one hour each day. After we nap, we have afternoon snack, and either play outside or in centers in the classroom. Sometimes, we may not do everything we planned, but the children love to choose their activities and enjoy the ones we provide as well. We have several toys spread out across the room that promote reading, writing, and math skills. The favorite activities this past year were: block building, the kitchen center, sand table and watching our hermit crabs!
Preschool 1 Room: (Ages 3-4)
In the preschool 1 classroom, we do alot of fun activities each day. We start our day with circle time where the children work on learning their days of the week, colors, shapes, rhyming words, and weather. We then enjoy free play where the children get to play with a variety of different toys. We also have music and movement time when the children get to dance to or play musical instruments and listen to music. Each day we have story time and arts and crafts projects. Weather permitting, we go outside and enjoy our great playground. Other things we work on throughout the school year are: spelling our names, cutting, tracing, and letter recognition.
In the preschool 1 classroom, we do alot of fun activities each day. We start our day with circle time where the children work on learning their days of the week, colors, shapes, rhyming words, and weather. We then enjoy free play where the children get to play with a variety of different toys. We also have music and movement time when the children get to dance to or play musical instruments and listen to music. Each day we have story time and arts and crafts projects. Weather permitting, we go outside and enjoy our great playground. Other things we work on throughout the school year are: spelling our names, cutting, tracing, and letter recognition.
Toddler 1 & 2 Room: (Ages 12 months - 3 years)
Toddlers are the discovering type! As toddlers, we begin to learn so many things especially through our senses. In our class, we begin with circle time (through music) where we learn our ABC's, as well as counting to 10! The weather, colors and shapes are other items that we sing about during circle time. We learn through all of our experiences, like stacking blocks, sharing with one another, dress up and cooking in our kitchen center. We learn about different animals, and play with puppets. Story time is so much fun. We even learn sign language to communicate with one another. We always have paints, crayons and other craft materials available for the children to use throughout the day. Our toddlers are learning how to be independent early on - we feed ourselves during our meal times - even though we make a mess! The children enjoy playing on the playground twice a day and love interacting with the teachers through all of their experiences throughout the day!
Toddlers are the discovering type! As toddlers, we begin to learn so many things especially through our senses. In our class, we begin with circle time (through music) where we learn our ABC's, as well as counting to 10! The weather, colors and shapes are other items that we sing about during circle time. We learn through all of our experiences, like stacking blocks, sharing with one another, dress up and cooking in our kitchen center. We learn about different animals, and play with puppets. Story time is so much fun. We even learn sign language to communicate with one another. We always have paints, crayons and other craft materials available for the children to use throughout the day. Our toddlers are learning how to be independent early on - we feed ourselves during our meal times - even though we make a mess! The children enjoy playing on the playground twice a day and love interacting with the teachers through all of their experiences throughout the day!
Infant Room: (Ages 6 weeks - 12 months)
Our infant room is designed to meet the needs of your child! Parents whose children are on schedules write down those schedules and we follow those schedules! We found out that it helps the infants with the transition from home to school! Our infant room is separated into two separate areas - an area where the children can play and run around and a room where the children can rest quietly. The two rooms are connected and the infants seem well rested and ready to play when they get up from a nap. Our infant teachers love our babies - we rock them, cuddle with them, read to them. We take care of our babies as if they were our own. We are a smaller center and so we only accept 7 infants. State ratio is 1:4 so once there are 5 babies in the room there are two teachers. We do accept babies as young as 6 week old and all teachers are certified in First Aid as well as CPR. We also have to take training in Infant/Toddler Development as well as Safe Sleep/SIDS Training. We would love to have you come by our center and take a look at what we can offer you!
Our infant room is designed to meet the needs of your child! Parents whose children are on schedules write down those schedules and we follow those schedules! We found out that it helps the infants with the transition from home to school! Our infant room is separated into two separate areas - an area where the children can play and run around and a room where the children can rest quietly. The two rooms are connected and the infants seem well rested and ready to play when they get up from a nap. Our infant teachers love our babies - we rock them, cuddle with them, read to them. We take care of our babies as if they were our own. We are a smaller center and so we only accept 7 infants. State ratio is 1:4 so once there are 5 babies in the room there are two teachers. We do accept babies as young as 6 week old and all teachers are certified in First Aid as well as CPR. We also have to take training in Infant/Toddler Development as well as Safe Sleep/SIDS Training. We would love to have you come by our center and take a look at what we can offer you!