Child Care – Preston Avenue

A licensed child care facility that provides care and supervision for up to 25 children between the ages of 18 months and kindergarten. Interested parents/guardians must contact rootsoflearning.waitlist@gmail.com (and NOT use the Parent Central waitlist). Child Care Subsidy accepted. 

May be able to accommodate children with delays and differing needs. Please contact for further information.   

Philosophy

• Developed on a philosophy of inclusion, acceptance, and guidance.
• Believe that all children have a right to learn and grow at a developmentally appropriate pace.
• Children in their care will be guided to learning skills in all areas of development.
• Believe providing a positive, caring, and varied program is most important.
• Believe it is important for children to learn acceptance of others, problem solving, social skills, self regulation, and independence, as well as fine gross motor and cognitive skills.
• Work in partnership with parents/families, communicating regularily, taking their feedback and suggestions, to adapt programming to children’s individual needs.

Programs and Activities

• Provide a strong balance of child led, play based, and teacher initiated activities.
• Schedule allows for many intervals of free play time and the children have choice in participating in more structured programming.
• Staff are continually adapting to individual children’s needs in allowing them to try new activities and providing access to all equipment.
• Staff listen to and encourage self expression and follow children’s interests, when expressed, to work with their enthusiasm to learn new things – staff presents choice and ideas to the group to inspire new learning.
• Day is structured in the following order: free play, snack, free play/taking turns at structured learning activity, outside play, lunch, nap/quiet time/quiet play, outside play, snack, and free play. 

Nutrition

• Provide nutrition to ensure children’s optimal health and growth and provide a variety of meals that encourage children to be open and accepting of new tastes and textures.
• Have a six week rotational menu, pancakes and ham to jambalaya, spagetti and meat sauce to stir fry and rice.
• Lunch always includes vegetable or fruit, as do snacks.
• Are diligent to adhere to special diets. Parents are required to provide alternatives when necessary.