Child's Play is a safe, affordable childcare center located in Downtown St. Cloud and has been providing infants and children with a nurturing, educational, diverse environment since 1994.
It is our mission to prepare and inspire all children with confidence to embrace social development, and to understand respect for self, other and the environment. We strive to build a strong foundation to prepare the children to develop and grow to their fullest potential.
We focus on several areas of growth and development at all levels:
Infant Focus:
-Social and emotional growth
-Development of trust and security
-Sensory stimulation and environmental awareness
-Auditory stimulation
-Language development through sound and word imitation
-Music and singing
-Large muscle development
-Fine motor stimulation
-Discovery and experimentation
-Creative stimulation through design and music activities
-Providing a warm and secure environment
-Picture book reading
Toddler Focus:
Social and emotional growth
-Independence, self-assertion and cooperation
-Development of cognitive skills
-Environmental awareness, tactile experiences and identification
-Development of language skills
-Following directions, rhyming and labeling
-Auditory stimulation through words and music
-Picture book reading and storytelling
-Large muscle development
-Fine motor stimulation
-Discovery and experimentation
-Creative stimulation through art and music activities
-Role playing
-Providing a warm and secure environment
-Music and singing appreciation
Preschool Focus:
-Social and emotional growth
-Positive attitude, independence, cooperation, and peer interaction
-Development of cognitive skills
-Development of language skills
-Recognition of colors and shapes
-Exploration and identification
-Discovery and experimentation
-Observation and classification
-Encourage expressive communication in language and writing
-Labeling and classification
-Sorting and measurement
-Dramatic playing
-Promoting math skills
-Recognition of letters and written name
-Development of vocabulary
-Picture book reading and storytelling
-Large muscle development
-Fine motor stimulation
-Creative stimulation through art and music activities
-Description of events – sequencing
-Promoting math skills
-Appreciation for art
-Providing a warm and secure environment
-Music and singing appreciation
School Age Focus:
-School Age Focus is expansion of all Preschool Focus
-Positive attitude, independence, cooperation, peer interaction and self assertion
-Promote self expression and recognition of emotions and personal feeling
-Following directions, rhyming and labeling
-Graphic representation to symbolic recognition
-Reading and storytelling
-Auditory stimulation through words and music
-Labeling and classification
-Observation and classification
-Promote logical thinking skills
-Development of responsible action for self, others and environment
-Enhancing exploration in new roles
-Promote constructive problem solving solutions
-Small and large group cooperation
-Responsibility for health habits
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Categories:
Child Care Centers | Preschools
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