First Path Daycare Center

Your baby’s teachers will work with you to determine your child’s specific needs and adjust accordingly. For instance, as schedule changes, new foods or different sleep schedules are warranted, we are ready to adapt to your child’s needs. The teachers will also set weekly goals in conjunction with enriching curriculum activities to foster the growing environment your child needs.

The most important thing for a young toddler is to feel safe and secure in their environment. Although the classroom is filled with toys and soft climbing structures, a teacher who can offer nurturance is the most valued aspect of their world. Because the young toddlers are very egocentric at this age, activities are geared less around group time. More time will be allotted for free play and individual attention.

The pre-school children (young 3’s to young 4’s) take full advantage of the variety of material available to them. In this stage of a child’s life, the world is filled with wonder, and there are many questions to be asked and answered. Teachers challenge the children with continually changing themes and materials within the classroom. Many of the ideas come from the children themselves. The classroom offers activity areas which include blocks, manipulative, water and sand, dramatic play, a quiet book corner and art. Large motor development skills will be challenged on the playground outdoors, . Children this age can now play cooperative, and begin to problem solve on their own. Their attention span is to a point where they can work on more involved projects, and play simple games. All of this together make up the preschool program at The First Path Day Care Center.