ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN
The Early Learning Center is now open for enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year. Our center offers a free pre-k program for four year-olds that is funded by the state through the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP), as well as a tuition based pre-k and kindergarten program for 3 ½ – 5 years old. Our mission is to prepare your child for success and strive for continuous growth.
The Early Learning Center is licensed, validated and accredited through the state of Michigan. Our program abides by licensing regulations. All staff must go through background checks for child abuse, neglect and criminal history clearance. All of our lead staff are certified educators in the field of early childhood and participate in annual professional development to further enhance children’s learning.
We look forward to working with you and your child and pray for a successful year!
For more information, please contact the main office at office@gaflint.org.PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMDevelopmentally Appropriate Practice is central to our classroom curriculum. Teachers in the Pre-Kindergarten room take into account how children learn, what is expected in relation to learning outcomes and experiences, and use this to make sure activities, lessons and experiences are developmentally appropriate for the children. Hands on active learning is applied to daily learning activities. The children are given opportunities to explore learning through play, the natural world, cooking, collaboration, experimentation and/or investigation on a weekly basis. They are given a variety of mediums to express themselves and demonstrate their learning and understanding through art, writing, sign language, presentations, and peer to peer teaching opportunities. Activities support the development of and assessments are centered around the following domains of development: cognitive, social emotional, language, literacy and physical.
KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMAt GA ELC we believe in challenging our kindergartners, but also realize that education goes beyond simple memorization of academic knowledge. We strongly value Developmentally Appropriate Practices and we are committed to using approaches that comply with this philosophy. Hands on active learning is applied to daily learning activities. The children are given opportunities to explore learning through play, the natural world, through cooking, collaboration, experimentation and/or investigation whenever possible and appropriate. They are given a variety of mediums to express themselves and demonstrate their learning and understanding through art, writing, projects, presentations, peer to peer teaching….
ENROLLMENT FORMS AND DOCUMENTS
