Why We’re Different
We believe the goal of early childhood education should not be to fill your child with facts, but rather to cultivate your child’s own natural desire to learn. We offer a specifically planned, stimulating environment which affords children the opportunity to develop foundational habits, attitudes, skills, and ideas necessary for a lifetime of creative thinking and learning.
Outdoor Exploration
Outdoor play is a regular part of the childcare routine. We encourage active fun with the use of tricycles, climbing structures, balls, and imaginative games.
Our outdoor area is filled with trees, flowers and classroom planter boxes. Children have the opportunity to dig for earthworms and enjoy birds, butterflies and the children’s favorite – rolly polly bugs!
Music and Movement
We feel that music and movement are essential parts of an early childhood curriculum. Children at our childcare participate in Little Music Maker activities. These activities are research-based and support children’s developing tonality and rhythm. Children learn songs, instrumental play, and movement activities throughout the day.
Artistic Expression
In early childhood, art should emphasize the process, and not the end product. We strive to maintain the joy a child finds in creating something of his or her own. In our childcare community, children are given the freedom to explore their imagination through a variety of art media.
Walden Childcare & PreSchool Way
At The Walden Childcare, children learn the phonetic sounds of letters before they learn the alphabetical names in sequence. They are encouraged to explore books to find answers to their questions.
Math is learned through discovery rather than by verbal instruction. Children have tangible items to move as they learn to count. The Walden Childcare develops an early enthusiasm for the world of numbers.