Momentum CLASSROOMS
CLASSROOMS
CUDDLY CUTIES
Infants
(6 weeks to 10-12 months)
Cuddly Cuties by nature are on their own schedules. This allows for their temperament and patterns to guide their day. They choose when to eat, sleep and play. We partner with parents to keep their child’s schedule consistent from home to child care and vice versa.
One of our goals with infants is to optimize our interactions with them by using their daily care and routine as a time to communicate. Diapering, eating (or drinking), and playing with toys are examples of teachable moments of learning. Language development is an ongoing focus in the infant classrooms as we communicate and converse with children throughout their day.
Mobile Tykes
Infants
(10-12 months to 15 months)
Our Mobile Tykes room is a very special room within our center. The focus of this room is transitioning our infants as they become more mobile and turn into toddlers. They work on self-feeding, sleeping on a cot, and using basic sign language to express needs and wants.
The teachers in this room work closely with parents as many changes can happen during this transition time. The in-between infant and toddler stage is an exciting one! Teachers will celebrate each child’s developmental goals and work to achieve them for the next toddler stage.
trailblazing tots
toddlers
(15 months to 2 years)
Social emotional development is one of the main focuses in our toddler classrooms. Toddlers are learning about themselves, others, and how they relate to each other. Learning to work through their emotions and frustrations in a constant challenge. Classrooms environments are nurturing, stimulating, and offer variety of materials to aid in learning to share.
The teachers strive to build confidence in toddlers by celebrating their accomplishments and assisting them should they need help working through their problem. By providing an environment that is easily accessible to toddlers and includes toddler size table and chairs, teaching a toddler independence becomes an acheivable goal.
Chatter Bugs
Two Year olds
(2 years to 2 1/2 years)
Independence is important to the children in the Chatter Bugs classroom. Child are this age want to attempt and complete as many tasks as they can independently. Due to this drive for independence, two year olds tend to get frustrated frequently and expend a lot of energy learning how to identify and cope with their feelings. Children at this age are beginning to experiment with cause and effect as they work through of their choices affect others.
From language, playing with peers, sharing and the beginning of problem solving, our two year old classroom is a busy one!
LIVELY LEARNERS
Two year olds
(2 1/2 years to 3 years)
Communication typically grows leaps and bounds from 2-3 years old. Often, there is a language explosion and the children exercise their new found ability to communicate. The children love to be read to which further stimulates vocabulary and word usage. There are times children t his age become frustrated by their inability to express themselves, particularly in their emotions. Teachers encourage and acknowledge children’s emotions and allow them the opportunity to feel comfortable in being angry, frustrated, or overwhelmed.
Toilet training is also a huge part of learning in this age group as well. It is a great time to teach body basics, assist them in gaining control of their body and becoming more autonomous. We teach this skill in a positive manner and encourage the children as they become ready to toilet train. It often becomes a social experience as well as a goal of independence.
creative explorers
Three Year olds/Preschool
(3 years to 3 1/2 years)
Children in Creative Explorers are developing socially and emotionally by recognizing their feelings and how their actions affect other’s feelings. They demonstrate more independence and self-control, learning to take responsibility for their own actions and well-being. Their communication skills are becoming more complex making it easier to understand and communicate with them. Preschool children are also beginning to trust persons outside of their families and are developing strong bonds with their teachers and friends.
Preschool children can follow rules and routines, and understand consequences. They learn to take initiative and assert themselves in social situations. Preschool children show persistence and curiosity, applying what they have learned to new scenarios. They work together in groups toward a common goal. Teachers encourage children to work through problems and expand their knowledge by trying new things and moving away from their comfort zone.
little scholars
Three year olds/preschool
(3 1/2 years to 4 years)
Children in Little Scholars are developing socially and emotionally by recognizing their feelings and how their actions affect other’s feelings. They demonstrate more independence and self-control, learning to take responsibility for their own actions and well-being. Their communication skills are becoming more complex making it easier to understand and communicate with them. Preschool children are also beginning to trust persons outside of their families and are developing strong bonds with their teachers and friends.
Preschool teachers foster a strong community atmosphere for learning. Teachers plan intentionally while maintaining the flexibility to respond to the changing interests and abilities of the children. Preschool teachers use exploration and discovery as a way of learning enabling children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills. Teachers adjust their teaching to meet the strengths, needs, and interests of individual children with an emphasis on math, literacy and overall development.
junior leaders
Four Year olds/pre-kindergarten
(4 years to 5 years)
Our motto in Junior Leaders is Start Early, Finish Ready! and our goal is to give these children the best start to their academic education as we can. Our Junior Leaders program embraces classroom learning experiences using hands-on learning and teachable moments. There is ongoing focus on building character skills and independence. Each child has an individualized lesson plan in mathematics and literacy to help them achieve attainable goals in each area of learning at their own pace. Our Junior Leaders teacher strives to create a classroom community where the children’s interests and abilities influence the planning of the classroom activities giving the children an active role in their learning.
In an effort to prepare children for Kindergarten in the school district we have developed our full day program to mirror a kindergarten schedule including morning and afternoon learning, snack and lunch times, recess, and a short rest period to better prepare them for the transition from preschool to kindergarten.