Wild Flowers
Early Learning Center
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"A fun place to grow!"
"Education must begin at birth."
DR. MARIA MONTESSORI, THE 1946 LONDON LECTURES
"Education must begin at birth."
DR. MARIA MONTESSORI, THE 1946 LONDON LECTURES
The Montessori method suggests that children learn best in an environment that has been prepared to enable them to do things for themselves.
The Montessori method suggests that children learn best in an environment that has been prepared to enable them to do things for themselves.
Our goals in the infant program include care, education, and play. We provide care to meet the daily needs of diapering, feeding, and sleeping.
By working to meet the infant's basic needs, we create a healthy and safe environment.
Infants learn to explore safely at their own pace and in their own way.
Our toddler program goals include support for the development of self-help skills. We provide stimulating activities that focus on the process, not the end result.
During this time of constant growth and exploration by busy toddlers, we encourage a can-do attitude to promote many self-help skills and develop a healthy self-concept.
INFANTS & TODDLERS
INFANTS & TODDLERS
Preschool and Older
We promote play as an important avenue for learning and enjoyment. Through play children discover, pretend, test, classify, organize and interact with others.
Play calls for imagination, initiative, and purpose. During active play, children practice daily living skills and are given opportunities to develop new skills.
We offer a curriculum for all ages with a variety of hands-on activities and experiences. Through play, children create, explore, and pretend.
Curriculum
We focus on building off of the strengths of each child, taking advantage of every teachable moment.
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Over time, we’ve adapted to meet the high standards of today’s world of education.
By providing a nurturing and supportive environment, we make sure each child receives exactly what they need.
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Best Beginnings STARS to Quality
We are at the STAR 2 level of this program!
The Best Beginnings STARS to Quality Program is a voluntary quality rating and improvement system that aligns quality indicators with support and incentives for early childhood programs and early childhood professionals.
This program provides us with ongoing training and education to ensure the families and children we serve are getting the best possible care.
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally funded program of the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Feeding Children in Child Care
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Eat and feed with joy (ellynsatterinstitute.org)
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Family-style dining gives children the opportunity to take and eat as much food as they want during meals and snacks. In family-style dining, providers are responsible for what, when, where and create a setting that supports pleasant and positive mealtimes.
The child is responsible for how much and whether they eat a food.
We do not charge extra for meals or snacks.
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or -
fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or -
email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
12/09/2022