The philosophy of Kerebear Child Care Center is to provide a developmentally appropriate program for young children that fosters the whole child concept, respects each child as an individual and stimulates a child’s natural interest in, and enjoyment of, learning. Our long-term program goals include helping children:
• To become creative, independent thinkers;
• To feel competent, productive and s
elf-reliant, as well as fostering good self-esteem and a sense of self worth;
• To develop a sense of responsibility for their own mental and physical health;
• To understand that they are a part of a diverse, multicultural global community and that their actions influence the quality of that community;
• To foster the value that many kinds of intelligence – linguistic, logical/mathematical, musical, physical, spatial and personal – are valuable and important to our community; and,
• To encourage the development of higher moral reasoning, helping children to develop into adults with an internalized code of ethics and principles. We respect and believe in each child as a unique individual with the ability to construct knowledge about themselves, others, and the world around them through active learning. We feel strongly about individualizing to each child's unique personality, family and needs. We are committed to lower child-to-teacher ratios and smaller class sizes to enable teachers to:
• Spend more time with each child, developing closer teacher-child bonds of affection, trust and respect;
• Assess carefully each child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth and progress to individualize the program accordingly;
• Work with children in small groups. Mission Statement
The mission of Kerebear Child Care LLC is to provide safe, affordable, high quality child care for all children who enter our center. In doing so, we support families in their efforts to reach their own goals along with their children. Kerebear Child Care provides a high quality, developmentally appropriate, cognitively based program with strong social/emotional support for children ages six weeks to school age. We provide a home like environment where children are encouraged to develop at their own pace. The Kerebear staff is committed to the families we serve, providing support and encouragement.
