My Little Sunshine Academy

Center

Play-based

Philosophy Statement We believe that every child can accomplish any task that any other human has ever accomplished. Every child is a blank slate, and we aspire to fill that slate with the knowledge and social skills that will help them to achieve their goals in life. As we know all children develop at their own pace and we help them achieve their goal at their own pace. We as educators know each child home language is different, which is why we speak to our children and families in the language which best suits them. Our children will learn social, emotional and cognitive skills through play and group activities. They will have many choices during the day to do activities that best fit their needs and interests on an individual basis. Our caregivers use the shadowing approach to guidance by trying to guide the child’s choices rather than force choices upon the child. Our preschool rooms are divided into centers such as library, dramatic play, art center, block center, and circle time. The different areas within the classrooms promote a variety of interests for children to choose from throughout the day. The centers promote social and emotional development, cognitive learning skills, and gross and fine motor skills. At MLSA, we educated the whole child, which means that we consider every child a unique individual; socially, emotionally, culturally, physically, and intellectually. We as educators know how important play is to a child’s development. Play is where children learn the most about themselves and problem solving. We know how eager each child is to learn so we do not hold them back; we let them express their individuality. Each teacher is responsible for individualizing their planning in order to promote the unique growth of each child. Learning begins with family, so we want our families to become a part of their children’s development.