Our Philosophy
At The Children’s Village, our mission is to provide the highest-quality care for all of our children in a friendly, warm, and healthy environment. We foster young children’s social and emotional progress along with their intellectual curiosity to help develop them into lifelong learners, with the goal of ensuring their future success in school and beyond.
Our philosophy is based on our ability to understand and implement best practices for children’s early development. We help children learn through play and developmentally appropriate learning, allowing each child to explore and develop at his or her own pace with caring, professional guidance.
Our classroom approach is based on the Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards for physical, cognitive, academic, and social and emotional development. Throughout the day, we offer both active and calm activities that address the learning styles of each child (tactile, visual, auditory, kinetic).
We provide a warm and nurturing environment, with everything from our toys and learning tools to our colors carefully selected to create an inviting atmosphere. We want your child’s stay with us to be a happy and pleasant experience. All of our children and families are treated with respect and dignity at all times.
Parental Involvement
Family members are a child’s first and most influential teachers. We understand that children thrive when care providers and families work together on their behalf. We strongly believe in family participation and communication, and we work closely with families of all types to ensure that each child’s needs are met.
The Children’s Village has an open-door policy. We invite parents and guardians to stop by at any time of the day. We also offer many opportunities for families to be actively involved in their child’s education, including:
Communication
Reciprocal communication, both formal and informal, is important to our program. We are open to families’ ideas, and we share our own thoughts and experiences through a variety of means. Open communication helps us work as a team for the development and nurturing of our children.
Forms of communication we engage in include:
Special Needs
Whenever possible, children with disabilities are fully integrated into our programs. The Children’s Village works alongside families as well as other professionals (e.g., speech pathologists, occupational or physical therapists) to provide the best education and experience for the child. If a child qualifies for an IEP, our teachers will collaborate with parents and professionals in developing and implementing an appropriate plan.
Our philosophy is based on our ability to understand and implement best practices for children’s early development. We help children learn through play and developmentally appropriate learning, allowing each child to explore and develop at his or her own pace with caring, professional guidance.
Our classroom approach is based on the Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards for physical, cognitive, academic, and social and emotional development. Throughout the day, we offer both active and calm activities that address the learning styles of each child (tactile, visual, auditory, kinetic).
We provide a warm and nurturing environment, with everything from our toys and learning tools to our colors carefully selected to create an inviting atmosphere. We want your child’s stay with us to be a happy and pleasant experience. All of our children and families are treated with respect and dignity at all times.
Parental Involvement
Family members are a child’s first and most influential teachers. We understand that children thrive when care providers and families work together on their behalf. We strongly believe in family participation and communication, and we work closely with families of all types to ensure that each child’s needs are met.
The Children’s Village has an open-door policy. We invite parents and guardians to stop by at any time of the day. We also offer many opportunities for families to be actively involved in their child’s education, including:
- Receiving children’s work at home
- Joining us for holiday celebrations
- Participating in end-of-year or other projects
- Working with children at home on Book Bags
- Chaperoning field trips
- Attending parent-teacher conferences and family workshops
Communication
Reciprocal communication, both formal and informal, is important to our program. We are open to families’ ideas, and we share our own thoughts and experiences through a variety of means. Open communication helps us work as a team for the development and nurturing of our children.
Forms of communication we engage in include:
- Monthly calendars and newsletters
- Written notes for families, distributed through children’s cubbies
- Email and/or phone calls
- Designated time to talk with families
- Twice yearly parent-teacher conferences
Special Needs
Whenever possible, children with disabilities are fully integrated into our programs. The Children’s Village works alongside families as well as other professionals (e.g., speech pathologists, occupational or physical therapists) to provide the best education and experience for the child. If a child qualifies for an IEP, our teachers will collaborate with parents and professionals in developing and implementing an appropriate plan.