At Children’s Christian Center, our mission is to provide an enriching experience that helps develop young minds and fosters a love for learning, all while having fun in a supportive Christian environment.

Our Goals & Objectives

Our goal is to enhance the total growth and development of your child. We will do this by concentrating on:

⮚ Promoting physical adeptness through running, climbing, balancing, and other large motor skills.

⮚ Enhancing emotional development through expressiveness, self-sufficiency, self-worth, acceptance, and positive discipline.

⮚ Enhancing social competence through consideration for others, cooperation, and relating to adults and peers.

⮚ Providing opportunities for cognitive learning, utilizing ideas, words, colors, numbers, and decision-making.

Our objectives are:

⮚ To provide LOVE and ACCEPTANCE to all children.

⮚ To convey to the children in our care that they are important enough to talk with, play with and learn with

⮚ To give them guidance, a balanced day, and to provide the necessary materials for a creative atmosphere.

Curriculum

Our teachers utilize The Creative Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers and The Creative Curriculum for Preschool (published by Teaching Strategies, Inc.) Bilingual as a framework for setting up and maintaining developmentally appropriate environments and activities. Also, we include Biblical teachings into our lesson plans throughout each day, children engage in a balanced variety of experiences including:

Indoor and outdoor play
Free choice and teacher directed activities
Large group, small group, and individual projects

Every day, you will receive notifications from the brightwheel app about your child’s activities done during the day, your child's emotions, any items needed for your child, and notes about special classroom events or activities. Teachers also attend professional development training that focuses on strengthening caregiving, child development and child relationships.

Quiet and active play

Large group, small group, and individual projects

All teachers create lesson plans that are posted in the classroom. Lesson plans address all areas of development (physical, social/emotional, cognitive, language) and may include new books being introduced, different themes and activities for the week, and changes to the environment. Each teacher intentionally plans experiences based on information gathered through observations, current best practices using child development and early learning theory, and Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Early Childhood Programs (available at www.pakeys.org).

Observations and Assessments

In order to plan appropriate experiences that meet each child’s needs, we use early childhood assessments that are recommended by the Keystone Stars Program. The DRDP assessment system is the assessment tool that we use for all children who are enrolled at the center. These assessments are not “tests” and do not “grade” your child. They are simply used to guide our teachers in their observations of your child. Information gathered through observation is used in a variety of ways that benefit you and your child:

To share current and accurate information about your child’s progress in all areas of development during informal conversations or at parent-teacher conferences
To help inform teachers’ planning
To identify if children might benefit from special services and supports (see “Referrals”)
To evaluate the effectiveness of the teachers

This non-intrusive observation-based assessment takes place in the context of the regular classroom routines and activities and provides teachers and families with extremely valuable information to support your child’s growth.

Developmental Screening and Assessments

Classroom teachers are required to complete a development appropriate screening of each child upon program and/or classroom entry. The screening tool that CCC uses is called Ages and Stages Questionnaires. The questionnaire must be completed and shared with families within 45 days of program/classroom entry. The child’s classroom start date must be written on the questionnaire and a copy of the questionnaire with parent signature will be placed in the child’s folder in the office.

Tuition

Tuition Fees - due the Friday before care

Infant Rooms: $240.00 per week
Young Toddler Rooms: $215 per week
Older Toddler Rooms: $200.00 per week
Preschool Room: $195 per week
Pre-K Room (fully potty-trained): $185.00 per week
School Age Summer Care: $160.00 per week
Before and After School Care: $135.00 per week

Registration Fee

A registration fee of $155.00 per child is assessed at the time of enrollment. The registration fee and first week of tuition must be paid in order to hold a spot for your child. We will only hold a spot open for 2 weeks at that time you will be responsible to pay the weekly tuition even if your child does not attend.

Meals and snacks

The children will be provided breakfast and an afternoon snack, which meet the requirements for nutritional value. Meal time will be an opportunity to thank God for their food, learn good manners and nutrition. A monthly breakfast and snack calendar will be displayed in the classroom. Lunch is to be provided by the parents.

Contact us today for more information

717-267-1754

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