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Programs at TAG Development Center

TAG offers childcare from newborn to early school age.

A large nursery area with stimulating toys and loving caregivers allows new parents to feel secure when leaving their children in our care.  As children grow, they gently transition through our program into a fun school-like environment.  The children learn the social and academic skills they need to be ready for kindergarten and first grade.


Program Goals

Infants

1.  To provide love and care that is so necessary for an infant’s development, so each child knows they are precious and needed in this world.

2.  To provide for the child's physical needs and help develop the child’s physical ability

3.  To be a safe and healthy environment so children can grow.

4.  To teach activities through lesson plan using the five senses since that is how infants learn.

5.  Keep classes small , and functional so children are not over stimulated.

6.  To provide activities that give opportunity for large and small motor skills to grow and develop.   

7.  To provide a safe environment for the infants.

Toddlers

1.  To create and provide a atmosphere where children feel safe.

2.  To promote in each child independence and a positive self  image.

3.  To teach with joy and enthusiasm towards the children, co-workers and  parents.

4.  To provide for the children’s physical needs.

5.  To layout a foundation of rules to create respect for others in the center and equipment.

6.  To provide language development through reading, and open ended questions.

7.  To have a variety of manipulative, pull toys, dramatic play props etc. age appropriate.

8.  Provide a time for exercise for gross motor skills.

9.  To plan ample activities that further in the introduction of art, science, cooking, social studies, dramatic play,

10.  Promote self help skills

 Two Year Olds

1.  To create a safe and loving atmosphere where self-worth is enhanced and all children's needs are being met.

2.  Teach with age appropriate materials and and have defined centers to teach through play.

3.  To provide a quite place so children can be alone in the crowd.

4.  To teach our children on their level of cognitive development science, cooking, art language, dramatic play, manipulative, music and movement.

5.  To provide opportunity to develop large motor skills through outside time and indoor activity.

6.  To provide a atmosphere in which respect is shown to each other.

7.  To encourage and develop healthy interactive play.. To promote caring for  and learning to be sensitive  to each other.

8.  To accept each child as a individual to help them to grow and develop by meeting their specific needs physically , emotionally and intellectually.

Three Year Olds

1.  To promote emotional growth through self confidence and a sense of self-worth. Our atmosphere is warm and loving, for children to work and play. To encourage curiosity, give them a sense of emphasis on self motivation.

2.  To promote social growth through a sense of caring and sensitivity towards others. To encourage recognition of group needs versus individual differences.

3.  To promote intellectual growth by instilling a sense of curiosity, create a atmosphere where children can discover and explore, teaching independence and problem solving. 

4.  To promote a healthy environment through physical motor development for fine and large motor skills.

Four Year Olds

1.  To maintain a safe, healthy well-managed environment.

2.  To provide a variety of activities and materials each day that stimulates the children’s interests and development.

3.  To provide learning centers with materials appropriate to the range of developmental levels within the group.

4.  To work in partnership with families and develop meaningful relationships that will help to encourage to developmental growth of each child.

5.  To help children character build by giving them the word of God.

6.  To help the child learn the world he lives in through science and history.

7.  To provide a loving caring atmosphere where independence, and choices are encouraged.    

 8.  To give special attention to rules of safety that will assist the child in living in the world around him and be able to make good decisions.

9.  To increases skills in physical development through the Stretch and Grow program, once week Mrs. Dia leads our children through a energetic workout that stimulates the mind and the body.

10.  To provide activities that will foster creative abilities.

11.  To help the children to develop a positive self-concept and to value herself or himself as an individual.

12.  To teach the Blue Print Curriculum and Abeka and the Bible as a foundation, the areas will include music, drama, science, math, reading, social studies.   


 

 

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