Surreybrook Preschool & Child Development Center

Child Care, Preschool, Day Care, and Early Learning For children 6 weeks through 5 years

Convenient to Bethany, Woodbridge, Cheshire, Hamden, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, New Haven, Prospect and Waterbury

Our Philosophy:
The early yearsof care are vital to a child's development. At the heart of a quality child care program is a carefully designed, developmentally appropriate environment which provides children with a balance of rhythm, structure, and freedom. An early childhood curriculum should encourage the development of critical thinking skills in an environment of kindness, tolerance, cooperation and acceptance. <br/><br/>Curriculum:<br/>Our program provides an exceptional and innovative curriculum. Teaching methods and strategies, materials and experiences are grounded in the National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) principles of child development, including age and individual appropriateness. <br/><br/>Our Education Coordinator provides ongoing assessments and support of our staff. This ensures that our lesson plans and curriculum keep current with best practices in early childhood and refelct the changing needs and requirements of the communities we serve. Our assessment program was developed using the Connecticut Preschool Assessment Framework as well as Bethany Board of Education and NAEYC guidelines. <br/><br/><br/>Sample Schedule<br/><br/>7:00 8:30: Arrival, manipulatives, learning centers<br/><br/>8:30 9:00: Open Centers, Free Play<br/><br/>9:00 9:30: Circle Time<br/><br/>9:30-10:00: Snack<br/><br/>10:00-10:30: Language Arts/ Handwriting<br/><br/>10:30-11:00: Outside(weather permitting)<br/><br/>11:00-11:30: Yoga / Spanish / Special Programming<br/><br/>11:30-11:45: Math / Science<br/><br/>11:45-12:30: Lunch<br/><br/>12:30-1:00: Story time<br/><br/>1:00 - 3:00: Nap / Rest time / quiet activities<br/><br/>3:00- 3:30: Snack/Story<br/><br/>3:30 - 4:30: Outside (weather permitting - sometimes is truncated due to temperature)<br/><br/>4:30-5:30: Art/ Music / Phys. Ed<br/><br/>5:30 - 6:00 Books / Circle Time… Read more