Playful Pathways

Dedicated to providing a rich environment to inspire a love of learning through play!

Program Type
Family Child Care
License Number
1101067

Basics

Background Check
Yes
Meals
Breakfast and Lunch
Snacks
2 per day
Potty Training
Not Required
Schedules
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 days per week
Language(s) Supported
English
Pay Schedules
Monthly
Subsidized Care
Accepted
Philosophy
Play-based

Our Teachers

Our teachers are trained in Creative Curriculum, Trust-Based Relational Interventions, and Conscious Discipline. In addition, all of your staff complete a rigorous background check, drug test, and are CPR and First Aid certified. Throughout the year, we provide our staff with ongoing training that ensures your child’s safety and the development of the love of learning.

Philosophy

North Lawrence Learning Center’s Playful Pathways Preschool & Child Care is dedicated to providing an environment rich with choices, opportunities, and experiences that inspire curiosity and a love of learning. Below are the guiding beliefs of our program.

Location

420 W Street Bedford, IN 47421

About our program

Playful Pathways will:

-create caring and safe environments.

-embrace the joy of discovery.

-facilitate a love of learning.

-take time each day to create, move, sing, discuss, observe, read and play.

Our children at Playful Pathways will:

-learn through open-ended play.

-explore nature.

-develop problem solving skills, creative thinking and self-expression.

-grow cognitively and intellectually as they face tasks, fail, succeed, master and repeat.

Our teachers at Playful Pathways will:

-serve as facilitators for children while learning.

-realize the importance of controlling the environment, not the little children in it.

-give children the freedom to laugh and play while being engaged in child-centered activities.

-ensure uninterrupted free time for exploration with open-ended, child-selected materials.

-provide outdoor play time with both energetic activity and quiet contemplation.

Have questions about the program?
Message the Program Director directly to learn more.
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Christy Wintczak
Program Director