GENERAL INFORMATION
Children's Academy is licensed by the State of Ohio Board of Education
The school provides quality childcare from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday
We serve children from 18 months through 12 years of age
We provide the following:
Preschool
Early Leaning Initiative (formally Head Start Plus)
Pre-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
First and Second Grades
Before and After School Child Care
Summer School-Age program
A nutritious breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack is served daily in a family style setting.
Our staff is professional and care about the children. We are trained in CPR, First Aid, Communicable Diseases, and Child Abuse and Neglect.
**We accept subsidized childcare and are contracted with Franklin County & Pickaway County Department of Job and Family Services**
A Typical Preschool Day
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Time |
Activity |
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6:00 a.m. |
Children arriving. Warm, friendly greeting to each child. Hanging up outer garments in specified area. Quiet activities, table games, etc. |
|
8:30 a.m. |
Children wash hands and sit down to eat breakfast. The school age children go off to school on their school district's bus. |
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9:00 a.m. |
Table activity such as clay or dough, sponge painting, paper/paste art, finger painting, cooking, puzzles. |
|
10:20 a.m. |
Outdoor free choice-balancing activities which are stimuli for large muscle developement. |
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11:00 a.m. |
Individual rooms-Group activities, conversation groups, creative rhythms, music, discussion groups, concept games, science, and finger games. |
|
11:15 a.m. |
Story Time |
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11:30 a.m. |
Home-cooked lunch with adults taking part. Conversational, relaxed lunchtime. |
|
12:00 p.m. |
Naptime on Individual cots, with an adult in each room. |
|
2:30 p.m. |
Waking up from nap. Dressing, etc. |
|
3:00 p.m. |
Snack time (nutritional afternoon snack) |
|
3:30 p.m. |
Planned active and inactive play. Outdoors, weather permitting. School age children begin to arrive. |
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6:00 p.m. |
End of Day |
A Typical School-Age Day
The program for school-age children is designed to provide opportunities for each child to plan, carry out, and evaluate his or her activities. Through program planning we strive to include a variety of activities in the center and beyond in the community. as in the preschool programs we provide for daily, active play including opportunities for team sports.
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Time |
Activity |
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6:00 a.m.-8:00a.m. |
Arrival and free choice activity. The chidlren may choose from individual or group quiet activities including art or craft projects, table games, manipulatives, and the homework/reading area. |
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8:30 a.m.-9:00a.m. |
Transportation to school. |
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3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. |
Return from school and planned program facilitated by staff. Snack is served. Outdoor play, team sports, art/craft projects, table games, quiet area. |
|
6:00 p.m. |
End of day. |
Children will be permitted to choose from offered activities and encouraged to make suggestions for future projects. If activities that require special frustration and/ or facilities are planned, additional fees may be requested of the parents.
