PHILOSOPHY OF CHILD CARE
A person's a person, no matter how small. -"Horton Hears a Who!" by Dr. Seuss
I believe:
Our long-term program goals include helping children:
- Every child should be encouraged to develop their own unique identity and pursue their personal interests while being educated about the world around them.
- Children should be taught respect, compassion and empathy and should be treated likewise.
- Children should be positively guided throughout their life experiences. Every situation, positive or negative, can be a learning experience they can reflect upon and grow from.
- It is our responsibility as adults to ensure our children are given a chance to learn and develop, so they may grow into confident, responsible, healthy, happy adults.
- It is important to provide a nurturing environment where children can grow and develop physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. Children learn through play and age-appropriate activities, toys and materials will be provided.
- Open communication between parents and myself is essential to developing a trusting relationship so you can be confident in the care your child is receiving at Beyond Zebra.
- Parental education is important, and I encourage you to ask questions regarding your child's activity, nutrition, growth and development.
- Flexibility of the program is also very important, as the needs of children are constantly changing and developing.
Our long-term program goals include helping children:
- To feel competent, productive and self-reliant, as well as fostering good self-esteem and a sense of self worth
- To become creative, independent thinkers
- To develop a sense of responsibility for their own mental and physical health
- To foster the value that many kinds of intelligence – linguistic, logical/mathematical, musical, physical, spatial and personal – are valuable and important
- To encourage the development of higher moral reasoning, helping children to develop into adults with an internalized code of ethics and principles