Curriculum

At such young ages, most learning happens through play and social interaction and we will strive to keep a positive and loving environment for the children to explore.  We are committed to a learning environment that includes the following:

• Social interaction
• Self-motivation/Dramatic Play
• Listening skills/Library
• Fine motor/Writing
• Goal setting and follow through/Blocks/Puzzles
• Creativity/Art
• Science/Math/Manipulatives
• Physical activity/Gross motor

At Brighter Kids Academy academics are extremely important to us.  We work closely with licensed and experienced teachers to ensure that we are providing the best education possible, even at a young age. Starting at the age of one year old, every child will have academic time in the classroom with the amount of consecutive time spent increasing from 3 minutes at a time (1-year old’s) to 15 minutes at a time (4-5-year-old) and repeating throughout the day.   Each classroom has several different centers set up with a variety of toys, manipulatives, reading materials, and much more for the children to explore and learn through play.  We will have circle time with the children to introduce a new letter, color, shape and number for the week.  Each learning center will have toys, books, and games to reintroduce the letter, shape, number, and color so the children will retain it.  Those items will also be taught during art projects, worksheets, etc.  Each room will teach the letter, color, shape, and number for two weeks for repetition.  The staff will observe the children in the center and make observations to discuss with the parents about their progression in the classroom.  Our students will learn:

• Letters (sounds, letter recognition, prewriting skills)
• Numbers
• Colors
• Size and Shape
• Names, address, and phone numbers