Learning they love, learning for life.
Creative Curriculum The Creative Curriculum, developed and published by Teaching Strategies, is a research based, comprehensive curriculum that meets all state developmental standards, and supports teachers to instruct and care for children intentionally and responsively. Our staff appreciates this product because it aligns with our philosophy of how children learn best. Creative Curriculum (CC) defines and incorporates 38 objectives for development and learning that are predictors of school success. The offers:
Current research and theory about children’s development and learning
Wide array of study opportunities, lesson plans, and connection activities
Staff professional development
Online child assessment tools
Creative Curriculum support social/emotional growth as an equally important aspect of the child’s development, with clear aims and strategies for proficiency to:
Recognize and label their emotions
Regulate feelings and behaviors
Establish and sustain positive relationships
Participate cooperatively and constructively within a group situation
The curriculum supports our teaching staff as they make decisions about educating your child in partnership with our families, based on information about:
*Child development and how children learn
The individual strengths, needs, and interests of each child
The cultures of each child’s family and community.
For more information, visit the site at: https://teachingstrategies.com/teaching-strategies-for-families/
OUR FAITH COMMITMENT
The Potter’s House…
A place of planning, A place of purpose, A place of promise.
Isaiah 64:8 says, “Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, You are the potter, we are all the work of your hand.”
In much the same way that clay is molded and shaped by the hands of the potter, young children are developed through the experiences of their early years. These experiences have direct influence on the five areas that make up every human being, impacting them physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and spiritually for the remainder of their lives.
For over thirty years, The Potter’s House Child Development Center has prioritized the optimal development of young children, supporting them and their families by providing an excellent academic and quality childcare program within a nurturing Christian environment.
Our vision is that children’s experiences at The Potter’s House provide a firm foundation that prepares them for success in both school and life.
This pattern is modeled after the childhood experience of Jesus Christ, as recorded scripturally in Luke 2:52, which reads, “And Jesus grew in wisdom (mental) and stature (physical), and in favor with God (spiritual) and men(social/emotional).”
As a ministry, our staff is united in our commitment to following Jesus Christ, which gives us the opportunity to authentically nurture the spiritual development of the children in simple, concrete ways, which include:
Providing loving, responsive care
Modeling Christlike character
Introducing our loving God and nurturing children’s faith by
Supporting and affirming their pro-social choices
Providing weekly Bible stories and chapel time, utilizing puppets, skits, songs, prayer, and simple Bible verses.