VISION:
Create Better Begininings for the preschool children we serve.
MISSION:
Delivering a collaborative model program to provide preschool children and their families success in learning.
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Establishing and maintaining a relationship of mutual trust and communication with parents and caregivers while providing integrity, support and encouragement in all aspects of their child's development.
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Establishing and maintaining safe and physically comfortable environments for learning that are responsive to their developmental learning needs.
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Appreciating the uniqueness of each child and promoting his/her own self worth.
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Providing early education learning environments encompassing a rich variety of activities that foster physical, cognitive, emotional and social development.
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Continuously researching, assessing, evaluating, and improving comprehensive services and best educational practices to the children, families and communities we serve.
PHILOSOPHY:
At ECS we believe that:
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Parents are the first and primary educator of their child. We encourage and support family and community involvement. The potential for learning is greatest during the early years of a child's life and every possible learning opportunity should be provided to children at the earliest possible age. Children's social, emotional and cognitive development is enhanced through the provision of the comprehensive services that ECS provides.
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Nurturing, stimulating, safe and fun filled environments that are print-rich, orderly, and sanitary provide optimal learning environments. Teachers are responsive and nurturing with each child to establish trusting and secure relationships.
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Treating children as individuals in an environment that supports and promotes respect, trust, fairness and diversity. Enabling children to reach their full potential and to become enthusiastic life long learners - emotionally, intellectually, physically and socially. Through guided experiences and discovery oriented approaches, teachers support a continuum of growth and development for each child, promoting the ability to become reflective problem solvers at a young age.
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Balancing child-focused and teacher-facilitated learning experiences that support children's continuous physical, social, emotional and intellectual growth and development. Utilizing a curriculum that builds a foundation for school readiness for infants and toddlers and 3 - 5 year-olds by integrating the Florida Developmental and Learning Standards, that include:
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Physical Health
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Approaches to Learning
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Social and emotional
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Language and Communication
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Cognitive Development and General Knowledge
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Motor Development
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Supporting and integrating research that shows the early years are the most important years for learning. Incorporating into the curriculum - and professional development training of staff - sensory stimulating activities and environments to promote healthy brain development. Evaluating children's development and using data to inform instructional design and implementation. Searching for and learning about research based strategies and best practices in the field of early education to provide best educational practices.
Our History