Our Philosophy
At The Children’s Village Early Learning Center, our mission is to provide the highest-quality of care for all our families in a friendly, warm and healthy environment. We support young children’s social and emotional progress, along with their intellectual curiosity, to ensure future success in school and beyond. Our goal is to create life-long learners.
We believe that children learn best through play, allowing them to explore and develop at their own pace with caring, professional guidance. In addition to many theorists who support play in the classroom, the American Academy of Pediatrics states, “Active play is fundamental to children’s health and is an essential foundation for the skills they will need to live successful lives in a complex world”. The Children’s Village supports every child in creating their own knowledge through hands-on experiences and child-initiated play. To accomplish this, our teachers provide encouragement, protection, security, stimulation and supervision to all children.
Our program philosophy is based on the understanding and implementation of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP). In their position statement, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) describes “intentionality” as the core of DAP. We believe that teachers must be intentional in everything they do, including setting up their classroom, planning curriculum, choosing materials and teaching strategies, assessing the children, and their interactions with the children and their families.
Our classroom approach includes the nine domains of the Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards (RIELDS) which includes children’s Physical Health and Motor Development, Social and Emotional Development, Language Development, Literacy, Cognitive Development, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Creative Arts. These standards are appropriate for all children, birth to 60 months, and include children who are dual language learners and children with disabilities. We use the standards to identify the expectations for children’s learning and development and also as a guide for selecting curriculum and assessment tools. The staff at The Children’s Village believes that ongoing assessments of each child is the best way to determine each child’s strengths, needs, learning styles, learning goals and individual interests.
As stated in the RIELDS, “All children differ in their intellectual, physical, and emotional abilities and potential: and children frequently develop at different rates.” We support all families and children in our inclusive classrooms. We believe in creating a partnership with families to best serve children and help them reach their potential. We also believe in collaborating with professionals in the early childhood field, such as Early Intervention and the local school department, to develop and implement strategies to assist children throughout our daily routines.
We believe that children learn best through play, allowing them to explore and develop at their own pace with caring, professional guidance. In addition to many theorists who support play in the classroom, the American Academy of Pediatrics states, “Active play is fundamental to children’s health and is an essential foundation for the skills they will need to live successful lives in a complex world”. The Children’s Village supports every child in creating their own knowledge through hands-on experiences and child-initiated play. To accomplish this, our teachers provide encouragement, protection, security, stimulation and supervision to all children.
Our program philosophy is based on the understanding and implementation of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP). In their position statement, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) describes “intentionality” as the core of DAP. We believe that teachers must be intentional in everything they do, including setting up their classroom, planning curriculum, choosing materials and teaching strategies, assessing the children, and their interactions with the children and their families.
Our classroom approach includes the nine domains of the Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards (RIELDS) which includes children’s Physical Health and Motor Development, Social and Emotional Development, Language Development, Literacy, Cognitive Development, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Creative Arts. These standards are appropriate for all children, birth to 60 months, and include children who are dual language learners and children with disabilities. We use the standards to identify the expectations for children’s learning and development and also as a guide for selecting curriculum and assessment tools. The staff at The Children’s Village believes that ongoing assessments of each child is the best way to determine each child’s strengths, needs, learning styles, learning goals and individual interests.
As stated in the RIELDS, “All children differ in their intellectual, physical, and emotional abilities and potential: and children frequently develop at different rates.” We support all families and children in our inclusive classrooms. We believe in creating a partnership with families to best serve children and help them reach their potential. We also believe in collaborating with professionals in the early childhood field, such as Early Intervention and the local school department, to develop and implement strategies to assist children throughout our daily routines.