At Smitty’s we believe that the early childhood years are the most formative time in human
development. The foundation for self-esteem is laid and children learn to adapt successfully to
the world. We encourage the development of critical thinking skills, creativity, imagination, and
self-expression.
Our teachers seek to create an environment for successful and fun learning. During a typical
day each child spends time in individual and group activities, alternating quiet and active times,
inside and outside playtime, and one-on-one time with their teachers and assistant teachers.
We believe that children learn best through many kinds of activities and offer each child offer each child
opportunities to build their:
- Creative expression through art, music, and movement
- Social relationships through small and large group activities and dramatic play
- Communication skills through puppetry, storytelling, and sharing
- Reading readiness through matching, sorting, letter recognition, sequencing,
- writing and language experiences
- Math readiness and conceptual skills through cooking, sorting and sequencing
- activities, weighing and measuring activities, and number games
- Environmental and science awareness through nature walks, experiences with
- growing plants, and observing classroom pets or other animals
- Motor skills through movement, climbing, rhythm, and dancing
We firmly believe that each child is a special and unique individual and will foster each child’s
pride and security to his or her own identity while promoting all of the children’s awareness
of and respect for others. We provide curriculum that is deliberately multicultural and guide
children in exploration of differences and discovery in an atmosphere of trust and mutual
recognition. We strive to prepare each child to become a loving and trusted asset to the
community around them.
