Programs

Infants

Wobblers

Toddlers

Preschool

Infants

(8 weeks to 12 months)

The Bearly Tawl infant center provides all the comfort and care of a home environment for your infant. It contains separate sleeping, eating and play areas specifically designed for infants as young as eight weeks old.

Daily Activities

Our infant facility is structured so your baby’s individual needs are met. The separate areas allow infants who are ready for a nap to sleep while allowing those who are not to play without disturbing those who are at rest. We provide a variety of developmentally appropriate toys and equipment for each age and stage of development. Infants are given the tools and oversight they require to develop fine and gross motor skills and achieve appropriate cognitive, emotional and social growth. They also enjoy outside fresh air time on our 400 square foot infant deck.

Eating

Infants who are using a bottle are fed according to their individual schedule. They are held and fed until they have learned how to hold their bottle on their own.

Older infants who are able to sit up unassisted eat at a specially designed table as a group. Those who are able to eat table food (approximately one year old) are provided with a hot finger food lunch. At an age-appropriate pace, we encourage them to learn how to feed themselves.

What We Provide

We provide food (at approximately one year old). Parents provide all formula and baby food. We provide diapers, wipes, blankets and bedding. Infants do not share blankets or bedding, and these are washed on a weekly basis or more if needed. Our infant facility is sanitized and cleaned on a daily basis.

Infant/Supervisor Ratio

The ratio in our infant facility is 5 to 1. Infant supervisors are CPR and First Aid Certified.

Wobblers

(12 months to 18 months)

Our Wobbler Room is the next step after the infant facility, thus the name "wobblers.” These children are no longer infants and are on their way into toddler-hood. Ages in the wobbler room start at about one year old (and walking) through approximately 18 months. Ages here vary based on a child's mobility and readiness to advance. Reports on your child's day and progress are sent home each day.

Daily Activities

Children in this room are exposed to art-making in the form of coloring with crayons and painting. They listen to and make music with musical toys. They also enjoy a quiet story time with their teacher. We provide dramatic play toys. Wobblers also have regular outside time where they utilize a variety of toys and equipment to improve their motor skills. Wobblers have a separate play area outside. Toys are washed on a regular basis.

Eating

We provide a nutritious breakfast, hot lunch and afternoon snack. Wobblers eat as a group in the dining area. We serve a variety of foods that have been "kid tested" and "kid approved.”

We provide a nutritious breakfast, a hot lunch and an afternoon snack. Children eat as a group in the dining area. We serve a variety of foods that have been "kid tested" and "kid approved." Below is a typical weekly lunch menu. See the infants page for information about infant feeding and procedures.

Monday

Fish sticks, peas, applesauce, milk.

Tuesday

Grilled cheese, tator tots, pears, milk.

Wednesday

Fritata, hashbrowns, bananas, milk.

Thursday

Pasta, black-eyed peas, peaches, milk.

Friday

Pizza, pineapple, milk.

What We Provide

We provide each child with diapers, wipes, blankets and bedding. Children do not share blankets or bedding. These are washed on a weekly basis or more if needed. The wobbler room is cleaned on a daily basis.

Child/Teacher Ratio

The ratio for our wobbler room is 5 to 1. Teachers are CPR and First Aid Certified.

Toddlers

(18 months to 2 ½ years)

The ages in our Toddler Room start at about eighteen months and go up to about age two and a half. These children have developed longer attention spans and are ready to progress with their learning, working on the skills they will need to succeed in our Preschool Program (Pre-K). Reports on your child's day and progress are sent home at the end of each day.

Daily Activities

Children in this room begin to make art using Play-Doh, painting and coloring, as well as some glue and paste. Children listen to and make music in the music station. They begin to learn songs, rhymes and games. We begin teaching color and shape recognition. Story time is longer, with a wide selection of books from which they can choose. We provide dramatic play toys. (All toys are washed on a regular basis.) We encourage appropriate motor skill development, both large and small, at each level of development. Children also enjoy regular outside time where they utilize a variety of toys and equipment to improve their motor skills. Toddlers have a separate playground.

Eating

We provide a nutritious breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack. Toddlers eat as a group in the dining area. We serve a variety of foods that have been "kid tested" and "kid approved"

We provide a nutritious breakfast, a hot lunch and an afternoon snack. Children eat as a group in the dining area. We serve a variety of foods that have been "kid tested" and "kid approved." Below is a typical weekly lunch menu. See the infants page for information about infant feeding and procedures.

Monday

Fish sticks, peas, applesauce, milk.

Tuesday

Grilled cheese, tator tots, pears, milk.

Wednesday

Fritata, hashbrowns, bananas, milk.

Thursday

Pasta, black-eyed peas, peaches, milk.

Friday

Pizza, pineapple, milk.

What We Provide

We provide each child with diapers, wipes, blankets and bedding. Children do not share blankets or bedding. These are washed on a weekly basis or more if needed. The toddler room is cleaned on a daily basis.

Child/Teacher Ratio

The ratio for our toddler room is 5 to 1. Teachers are CPR and First Aid Certified.

Preschool

(2 ½ years to 6 years)

Our Preschool Program (Pre-K) is the last stop before the children move on to kindergarten. Ages in this room start at about 2-1/2 years old up to age 5 or 6. The goal in this program is to provide learning opportunities that are developmentally appropriate for each individual child while preparing them for kindergarten. This program is structured to provide activities that promote social/emotional, physical, cognitive and language development. Furthermore, we use Creative Curriculum assessments to identify strengths and next steps for each child.

Daily Activities

Children in this room continue to develop their skills in making art, using different mediums such as clay, finger paint, crayons, markers, glue and paste, and more. They are avid music makers and love to sing and dance. They continue to learn songs, rhymes, and games. We teach concepts, such as over/under, near/far and more/less. We help chlldren with phonics so that they will have a jump start on learning to read in kindergarten. Children learn about currency, as well as advanced shape recognition. Daily circle time encourages the exchange of thoughts and ideas and also helps to continue developing listening skills, cooperation skills and sharing.

We believe that reading is a fundamental necessity to learning and life, and we encourange Pre-K children to read daily. We have a wide variety of books from which they may choose. Each morning, children recite “The Pledge of Allegiance.” We provide a dramatic play area to encourage role-playing and social interaction. This area includes a selection of dress up clothes for the children to choose from. Other unique learning areas include a science station and a computer station. Children also spend time outside on a regular basis where they utilize a variety of equipment to improve their motor skills. Pre-K children have a separate playground.

The following is a typical schedule for our preschool room.

7AM

Center opens. Breakfast begins and continues until 8am. Morning sign-in begins, in which each child begins learning how to write their name in the sign-in book.

8AM

Choice Time. Children engage in supervised play with toys, books or in learning centers.

9AM

Morning Circle. We begin our day with a good morning song and the Pledge of Allegiance. We read a story together using props to dramatize and relay the story. This is a hands-on experience where the children get to help tell the story.

9:30AM

Learning Centers in small groups. Children have an opportunity to make props, practice skills and play learning games.

10:30AM

Gross motor development and outdoor play.

11AM

Stories, books on tape, story CDs.

11:30AM

Lunch

12PM

Nap Time

2:30PM

Book Center. Look, listen and read books.

3PM

Afternoon Circle. We focus on writing, letter sounds and recognition, and learning nonfiction material associated with the morning's story. During graphics practice children write and draw shapes and letters on white boards. We use play plans for more advanced writers who are ready to write messsages on paper. We incorporate music and movement in both the morning and afternoon circle times.

3:15PM

Snack

3:30PM

Gross motor development and outdoor play.

4:30PM

Choice Time. Children engage in supervised play with toys, books or in learning centers.

5PM

Bearly Tawl CHild Care Center closes.

Weekly Activities

Share Bucket. Each week, one child is given the "share bucket" to fill with things from home that the child would like to share with classmates throughout the week. The sharing child has an opportunity to talk about each item during circle time. The share bucket is a great way to learn about sharing and also promotes confidence and self-esteem in a healthy way as children talk about their items and receive positive feedback from classmates.

Classroom Jobs. Each student has jobs that rotate weekly, such as lunch helper, snack helper, line leader, etc. The expectations of each job are taught to the children who perform them. This promotes independence and self-esteem. Chilldren love doing their jobs!

Eating

We provide a nutritious breakfast, hot lunch and afternoon snack. Children eat as a group in the dining area. We serve a variety of foods that have been "kid tested" and "kid approved."

We provide a nutritious breakfast, a hot lunch and an afternoon snack. Children eat as a group in the dining area. We serve a variety of foods that have been "kid tested" and "kid approved." Below is a typical weekly lunch menu. See the infants page for information about infant feeding and procedures.

Monday

Fish sticks, peas, applesauce, milk.

Tuesday

Grilled cheese, tator tots, pears, milk.

Wednesday

Fritata, hashbrowns, bananas, milk.

Thursday

Pasta, black-eyed peas, peaches, milk.

Friday

Pizza, pineapple, milk.

What We Provide

We provide each child with blankets and bedding. Children do not share blankets or bedding. These are washed on a weekly basis or more as needed. The Pre-K room is cleaned daily.

Child/Teacher Ratio

The ratio for our Pre-K room is 10 to 1. Teachers are CPR and First Aid Certified.