Forchetti Family YMCA Center for Early Learning

Our Teachers

Please click here to learn more about our teachers. https://www.dunelandymca.org/early-childhood-development/

Philosophy

We believe play is essential in young children’s lives; it is how they naturally learn about the world around them. Through play, children experiment with new ideas, take on adult roles, and clarify concepts they have developed about their world. They learn how to get along with others and how to make friends. During play, children build their own knowledge by having a variety of opportunities to explore, to discover, to question, and to guess about their environment. Children need the opportunity to be a child and develop a curiosity and a love for life. We believe children learn through “hands on” experiences. Children need to be actively involved in the learning process, and the teacher’s role is one of guidance, not dominance. Each day is designed to provide valuable experiences using learning centers. We feel that through active learning, children have the opportunity to develop intellectually, emotionally, creatively, socially, and physically. We believe that if a child learns at an early age to form positive relationships with others, then they will have also learned significant life skills. We feel children develop this skill by having the opportunity to make choices, by learning to express their feelings in an appropriate way, and to accept responsibility for their actions. Our role, as teachers, is to facilitate the development of the whole child. We strive to develop each child’s intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and creative skills in an age-appropriate manner. Our goal is to partner with each family to promote each child’s love for learning.

Location

Forchetti Family YMCA Center for Early Learning 270 E Burdick Rd Chesterton, IN 46304

Admissions

Join the Forchetti Family YMCA Center for Early Learning community in three easy steps:

1. Explore our website We’ve provided information about our philosophies and offerings to help you decide if our program may be right for your family.
2. Tour our program Come see what makes Forchetti Family YMCA Center for Early Learning unique. If we are currently hosting tours, you can request or schedule a tour at the top of this page. If we are not currently hosting tours, you’ll see a “Request Info” button at the top of this page; if you submit your information using this button, we will notify you when we start host tours again in the future.
3. Email If you’re interested in enrolling, email [email protected].

Please do not apply to enroll until you have set up a tour and visited the program.