
Kids First Learning Center
Kids First Learning Center
2117 Zuni Avenue,
Chico,
CA
95926


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SPECIAL OFFER
All NEW parents receive a 20% discount off of first month's tuition.
And second child from same family receives a monthly 10% tuition discount.
About the business
Kids First Learning Center has a five star rating on www.greatschools.org and is designed to meet the needs of young children between the ages of 2-5 years old. The program is designed around the belief that a child's self-image is the most important ingredient in the learning process; believing that play is vital to a child's learning and each child is unique in his or her mental capacities, emotions, skills and interests. The center offers experiences that will enrich and enhance each child's cognitive, language, social, emotional, physical and creative development. We offer a balance of self and teacher-directed activities, so that the child may develop a positive self-concept. Opportunities for solitary play as well as group activities are provided. We respect the parent's right as the primary and most important provider of care and nurturing and believe that together, parents and teachers can provide children with a feeling of self-competence and instill important cognitive concepts and promote sharing and cooperation.
Our goal is to follow these positive guidelines in assisting children in
a) Developing a positive self-concept.
b) Developing curiosity about the world, confidence as a learner, creativity, imagination and personal initiative.
c) Developing relationships of trust and respect.
d) Understanding the value in respecting cultural diversity.
e) Facilitating intellectual growth and development of problem-solving skills through manipulative games, puzzles and other learning tasks.
f) Fostering their imagination through dramatic play, art, puppetry, music and movement.
g) Encouraging physical coordination and development of motor skills through a wide range of challenging equipment.
h) Instilling a love of literature and proficiency in language and communication skills by providing a relaxing environment that encourages verbal expression.
i) Inculcating a basic knowledge of good nutrition.
j) Imparting a love and respect for nature and animal life.
We believe that children learn best through first hand sensory experiences of feeling, listening, smelling, tasting and observing. Children need to handle, manipulate, experiment and explore. They also need to expect certain guidelines, rules and routines in order to feel safe and secure.
Kids First Learning Center opens at 7:30am and closes at 5:30pm (Monday-Friday) throughout the year excluding the school holidays, and two weeks of vacation (one week in December and one week in June).
Our goal is to follow these positive guidelines in assisting children in
a) Developing a positive self-concept.
b) Developing curiosity about the world, confidence as a learner, creativity, imagination and personal initiative.
c) Developing relationships of trust and respect.
d) Understanding the value in respecting cultural diversity.
e) Facilitating intellectual growth and development of problem-solving skills through manipulative games, puzzles and other learning tasks.
f) Fostering their imagination through dramatic play, art, puppetry, music and movement.
g) Encouraging physical coordination and development of motor skills through a wide range of challenging equipment.
h) Instilling a love of literature and proficiency in language and communication skills by providing a relaxing environment that encourages verbal expression.
i) Inculcating a basic knowledge of good nutrition.
j) Imparting a love and respect for nature and animal life.
We believe that children learn best through first hand sensory experiences of feeling, listening, smelling, tasting and observing. Children need to handle, manipulate, experiment and explore. They also need to expect certain guidelines, rules and routines in order to feel safe and secure.
Kids First Learning Center opens at 7:30am and closes at 5:30pm (Monday-Friday) throughout the year excluding the school holidays, and two weeks of vacation (one week in December and one week in June).
In business since: 1999
Total Employees: 1
Awards & Accreditations
In the director's teaching career she received various awards: Certificate of Appreciation, State and Local Children and Families Commission, June 2002, Certificate for Valuable Contributions to Children, Glenn County Office of Education, May 2002 and Childcare Award; Provider Appreciation, Child Care Resource and Referral, May 2010. Editor s Choice Award, World Poetry Movement, 2011.
The Owner/Director/Teacher Miss Lori Jean Phipps is fully qualified and experienced in the field of Early Childhood Education. She not only achieved an Associates of Arts degree, but also completed 40 + early childhood educational units (16 E.C.E units as well as the essential 24 state required early childhood education courses and completion of 150 + college credits in psychology, theater, sign-language and English), possesses a current C.P.R and First Aid Certificate, and has worked in various preschool centers, attaining over 25 years of experience teaching children.
All staff volunteers will adhere to community care licensing regulations undergoing an extensive FBI/Fingerprint clearance and are also caring, nurturing individuals whose goal is to develop the whole child.
Miss Lori is an audacious self-published author, as well as an extraordinarily passionate preschool teacher and director, who is college educated with a background in theater, psychology and child development. Her primary goal is to help children recognize their individual talents and realize their dreams. She wishes to pay it forward by giving to those that same inspiration that was given to her which inspired her to believe that nothing is impossible.
She is an aficionado of comedian memoirs, avid collector of snowmen paraphernalia, rainstorm enthusiast, red wine connoisseur, candle hoarder, water baby, national public radio diehard, ardent music lover, romantic comedy movie junkie, audacious self-published author, as well as an extraordinarily passionate preschool teacher and director, who is college educated with a background in theater, psychology and child development. She received various certificates of notable accomplishments for her commitment to educating children and has self-published various children's books.
The Owner/Director/Teacher Miss Lori Jean Phipps is fully qualified and experienced in the field of Early Childhood Education. She not only achieved an Associates of Arts degree, but also completed 40 + early childhood educational units (16 E.C.E units as well as the essential 24 state required early childhood education courses and completion of 150 + college credits in psychology, theater, sign-language and English), possesses a current C.P.R and First Aid Certificate, and has worked in various preschool centers, attaining over 25 years of experience teaching children.
All staff volunteers will adhere to community care licensing regulations undergoing an extensive FBI/Fingerprint clearance and are also caring, nurturing individuals whose goal is to develop the whole child.
Miss Lori is an audacious self-published author, as well as an extraordinarily passionate preschool teacher and director, who is college educated with a background in theater, psychology and child development. Her primary goal is to help children recognize their individual talents and realize their dreams. She wishes to pay it forward by giving to those that same inspiration that was given to her which inspired her to believe that nothing is impossible.
She is an aficionado of comedian memoirs, avid collector of snowmen paraphernalia, rainstorm enthusiast, red wine connoisseur, candle hoarder, water baby, national public radio diehard, ardent music lover, romantic comedy movie junkie, audacious self-published author, as well as an extraordinarily passionate preschool teacher and director, who is college educated with a background in theater, psychology and child development. She received various certificates of notable accomplishments for her commitment to educating children and has self-published various children's books.
LICENSING INFORMATION
State license status: Licensed
(Care.com verified on 4/27/2022)
This business has satisfied California's requirements to be licensed.
For the most up-to-date status and inspection reports, please view this provider's profile on
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licensing website.
Licensing requirements typically include:
- Complying with safety and health inspections
- Achieving the required levels of educational training
- Maintaining a minimum caregiver-to-child ratio
- Other state-defined requirements
Hours
Monday :
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7:30AM - 5:30PM
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Tuesday :
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7:30AM - 5:30PM
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Wednesday :
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7:30AM - 5:30PM
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Thursday :
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7:30AM - 5:30PM
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Friday :
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7:30AM - 5:30PM
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Saturday :
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Closed
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Sunday :
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Closed
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Program Details
Type
Child Care Center/Day Care Center
Preschool (or Nursery School or Pre-K)
Additional Details
Summer care / camp
Philosophy
Developmental (Play-Based)
Academic
Languages
English
Sign Language (ASL)
Teacher/Student Ratio:
1-8
Program Capacity:
6
Cost & Availability
Class Type | Rate | Rate Type | Availability * |
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Preschool | $ 500 | per month | 3 |
*availability last updated on
04/28/2017
OFFERINGS
Full Time (5 days/wk)
Half-Day (Morning)
Half-Day (Afternoon)
Full-Day
PAYMENT OPTIONS
- Personal Check|
- Cash
SPECIAL OFFER
All NEW parents receive a 20% discount off of first month's tuition.
And second child from same family receives a monthly 10% tuition discount.
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