Curriculum

Goals and Objectives
Children Today has adopted The Creative Curriculum for Toddlers and Preschool. Teachers conduct individual observations and assessments of children to determine curriculum goals and objectives and meet weekly to develop lesson plans that address each child's goal. Daily activities are child-driven; teachers introduce activities and carefully observe children in order to identify opportunities to naturally extend their learning.

Using The Creative Curriculum model, teachers will reassess children every trimester to guage their development and meet with each child's parent to discuss the assessment and establish new goals or refine existing goals. Overarching curriculum goals are divided into two groups, as follows:

Toddler Goals

Learning about themselves
Learning about their feelings
Learning about other people
Learning about communicating
Learning to move and do
Learning to think

Preschool Goals

Goals for Social/Emotional Development
Achieving a sense of self
Behaving in a pro-social way
Taking responsibility for self and others

Goals for Physical Development
Achieving gross motor control
Achieving fine motor control

Goals for Cognitive Development
Learning about problem-solving
Representing and thinking symbolically
Thinking logically

Goals for Language Development
Listening and speaking
Reading and writing

Children with Disabilities or Other Special Needs
Our Child and Family Counselor, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), conducts developmental assessments for each child and makes referrals to the appropriate organization when developmental delays or concerns are identified.  She works with teachers to ensure that each child's Individual Plan is geared toward meaningful participation in the program.