Our early childhood programs are based on an age appropriate, developmental curriculum, which balances both educational and play learning activities. We offer the highest quality care for young children between the ages of 6 weeks and 12 years of age. Faculty have a variety of curriculum resources enabling them to individualize classroom activities to suit the interest abilities of each child. Anti-bias curriculum materials encourage children to acknowledge and respect physical and cultural similarities and differences, and to create an atmosphere of acceptance. The center provides a number of communication vehicles and several ways for parents to be involved in fully integrating each child's life at the center with their life at home. At Bright Horizons at Plainview School, our approach to pre-primary education is based on nationally recognized standards including: *Focus on daily communication between faculty and parents including Parent Teacher conferences twice a year *Weekly curriculum plans *Social events, parent-child curriculum activities, and special events *Developmentally appropriate educational programs based on the same instructional components students study in elementary school *Low student-to-teacher ratios and an open door policy *Highly skilled teaching staff, each with college degrees in education *State-of-the-art classrooms *Additional enrichment and academic programs
We understand that children learn differently than adults. Children need hands-on, real-world experiences for true insights to occur. A child may learn to count to 20 but still not understand the concept of 9. But by counting 9 stars in the sky or giggling with 9 friends in a circle game - the concept of 9 distinct objects becomes real! Whether we're planting a garden, cooking playdough, studying the fish in our fish tank, or singing new songs, there is always something exciting going on at a Bright Horizons Family Solutions! At our center, children have the opportunity to discover wondrous new things each and every day. Our faculty, coupled with our World at Their Fingertips curriculum, encourages children to explore the surroundings in their world. In our centers, children become artists, scientists, mathematicians, singers, acrobats, actors, actresses and much, much more!
At Bright Horizons Family Solutions, we understand the demanding challenge of balancing work and life. We also know that as a parent, you will have many questions and concerns about your child's development and future. Your child will go through many exciting changes during the next few years, and those changes can sometimes be confusing. Our center staff is committed to providing you with the most essential and up-to-date information about children, education, child care, development and much more! As a parent, you will have many questions during your child's developmental years. We thought it might be helpful to provide you with some of the best resources on early education to get you started.