Over The Rainbow

Our Story

On March 2 1992, Mother Knows Best, Incorporated had the very good fortune to open a new Preschool/Childcare center at 4301 Tyson Avenue, right here in the Tacony neighborhood. It is now many years later and we have established a successful center with an outstanding reputation in the community, and built a sense of family among our staff and our clients big and small :)

In speaking with many clients over the years we find there are different ideas about what a preschool/child care center is or should be. Although we take care of children, we are not a babysitting service. We are a learning center that uses many forms of experience to help children to grow and develop into curious, thinking, self sufficient people at their own levels of readiness. While we do this we support physical, emotional, academic and social development.

Children learn through play, and, certainly, play takes up a good deal of the time we share together. However, what may be play for a child is directed learning by the teacher. “Pick up that orange bead and put it away.” “How many cars are you playing with?” “How many girls are in our circle today?” These learning experiences may include numbers, weather, world events, holidays, new words, sharing, counting, alphabet, cutting, pasting, directed drawing, free crayoning, songs, outdoor play, motor skills, listening activities, reading readiness, quiet time, active and passive time, the list goes on and on. Safety is, of course, first, and learning is right behind.

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