In a caring and positive atmosphere we create
a warm happy place for children to learn. As
we bridge the gap from home to school, we guide children
to continued positive self-image while building social
skills in a school setting. Sensory, motor, perceptual
and language skills are introduced through materials and
activities, which are both child-centered and teacher
directed. Work is planned which emphasizes the process
rather than the outcome, fostering a sense of accomplishment
and pride.
Based on the theory that children learn through play,
classroom routines encourage active involvement, meaningful
experimentation and reinforcement through repetition;
schedules are design to balance structure and free choice,
as well as active and quiet times.
Recognizing that children grow in predictable
stages we treat each child as an individual, working from
the level each child has attained and moving forward a
step at a time. We teach a love of learning by
allowing children to experience their own stage of development
and helping them feel successful without pressure.
We value the active involvement of parents in
our program through classroom participation.
Helping parents day enable the children to se their parents
as important and concerned members of the school environment,
while providing parents with opportunities to view their
children interact with the teacher and other children.
Parents and staff can share valuable insights, talents
and interests to maintain an excellent learning experience
for children.
NAEYC - Promoting Quality through
Accreditation
http://www.NAEYC.org
For more than 80 years, the National Association for the
Education of Young Children has worked to raise the quality
of programs for all children from birth through age eight.
A major part of NAEYC's efforts to improve early childhood
education is through different systems of accreditation
for programs that are committed to meeting national standards
of quality
NAEYC Accreditation is a voluntary system by which programs
measure themselves against a national set of standards.
The number of programs pursuing NAEYC Accreditation has
grown rapidly through the years - there are now nearly 11,000
programs that have achieved NAEYC Accreditation.
Florida Association For Child
Care Management
http://www.faccm.org/index.asp
Early
Childhood Education and Quality Child Care have become
vitally important industries. The quality of the learning
experiences young children have as they spend their days
in center-based care is a focal point of the school readiness
movement. The Florida Association For Child Care Management
(F.A.C.C.M.) is a dynamic organization that is active
in many facets of the child care industry including legislation,
accreditation and management issues.
F.A.C.C.M. is committed to the development and implementation
of programs, techniques and strategies, which improve the
quality and affordability of early childhood education.
F.A.C.C.M. is unique in that it functions from the perspective
of the owner or management of the child care facility .The
organization is committed to advocacy in the legislature
of the state of Florida for child care related issues and
employs their own lobbyist. F.A.C.C.M also administers the
national A.P.P.L.E Accreditation program for licensed child
care programs.
Accredited Professional Preschool
Learning Environment
Accredited
Professional Preschool Learning Environment (APPLE) is
a voluntary national accreditation program. In the state
of Florida, programs must be a member of the Florida Association
for Child Care Management in order to receive this as
a member benefit. The two step accreditation process,
a self study followed by a verification visit, is an evaluation
of the indicators of quality as reflected in each individual
program. All components of a program are examined including:
Administration, classroom environment, parent and community
involvement, advocacy on behalf of children and child
care, staffing credentials, staff to child ratios, teacher/child
interaction, literacy and curriculum.
Florida Association for Child
Care Management
The
Florida Association for Child Care Management understands
the driving force behind our schools is our teachers.
It is the dedicated staff that works with our children
and families everyday and allows our schools to be recognized
as places of learning. FACCM also realizes that according
to the Administrative Code for Child Care (65C-22.003)
in order to maintain and renew your Florida CDAE a teacher
must have membership in a professional association. It
is with great excitement that FACCM has created such an
organization for our teachers. Supporting Early Education
Develops Success - SEEDS, will be the leading professional
organization for early learning educators. SEEDS will
give teachers within our schools an opportunity to participate
in an organization that will be designed to meet their
needs and provide information and opportunities to increase
their skills and effectiveness in the classroom.
