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Easter Seals Child Development Center Virtual Tour: Description
The tour features photographs from an Easter Seals Child Development Center, arranged in a building block motif, showcasing the center itself and young clients immersed in learning and play. Accompanying text describes the photos. Tour Transcript: Welcome! Easter Seals understands the lasting impact your child’s early experiences will have on his or her ability to learn and succeed in school. Join us, and see for yourself: we’re experts in providing high-quality early education you can trust. Experience Your Child’s Day Our programs are built on a philosophy that emphasizes both learning and caring. Every day at Easter Seals, teachers address children’s individual needs to ensure they are safe and happy and have opportunities to learn and grow! Come Together for Group Activities Children gather together for a careful balance of individualized attention and social interaction. Group activities provide opportunities to enjoy music and stories, or to develop critical thinking and motor skills. Snacktimes and Lunch Mealtimes fill more than hungry tummies. Snacks and lunch provide nutrition, while family-style interaction with peers and teachers offer social and learning experiences. All-day Learning Young children benefit from initiating and participating in different activities. Easter Seals provides developmentally-appropriate toys, promotes learning through everyday tasks, and encourages language development and prereading skills. Play with Purpose Easter Seals teachers encourage children to follow their natural curiosity as they create and explore. Indoors and out, we take advantage of “teachable moments” to help children learn while having fun. Sharing Sharing fosters important lifelong skills -- beyond taking turns with toys. Children learn that we all have different needs and how to communicate with each other. Sharing and solving problems builds empathy, confidence and self-esteem. Tour a Center Come in! Easter Seals Child Development Centers are a home away from home. What better place to learn and grow than an environment where children feel comfortable and capable. Safety First We’ve gone to great lengths throughout our centers to ensure children are safe and secure, from the ground up. All-around well being fosters learning and provides families peace of mind. Infants Our philosophy pays attention to learning and nurturing. Babies benefit from age- appropriate toys and floor-level interaction with teachers. Safety is stressed in room design so infants can test newfound mobility. Toddlers The toddler classroom is arranged for maximum exploration in a safe environment. Toddlers move among well-defined areas for different types of play including climbing, dress up, small motor skills and a variety of other activities. Preschoolers Preschool classrooms are arranged into interest areas so children can participate in a variety of learning environments as they become ready for school. A child can try dramatic play, create art, build with blocks, or tell a story. Common Spaces From the front desk, to indoor and outdoor play areas, our Child Development Centers keep in mind the best interests of children and their families. Meet Our Teachers Young children thrive with professional caregivers who recognize and respect their individual needs and learning styles. Meet just a few of the individuals whose expert care helps children reach their greatest potential. Ms. Marilyn: "A Great Teacher" Marilyn's foundations for caring run deep -- she knew even as a young girl that her true calling was teaching and helping others. Marilyn enjoys challenging young minds to prepare them for the real world, and wouldn't trade her job for anything. Ms. Amanda: "Always Smiling" Amanda focuses on immersing kids in love, attention and familiar connections...all while play and learning stimulate cognitive development. She takes pride in her students and credits Easter Seals' staff with her ability to do her job to its fullest. Mr. Mike: "A Natural" Mike's focus is all about caring and turning kids' attention to the world around them, within and beyond Easter Seals' walls. His energy is contagious and his young students mirror this energy in their enthusiasm for learning. Thank you for taking the Easter Seals Child Development Center virtual tour! |
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