Welcome To Duck Pond Day Care
Our Infant room teachers cater to the necessary individual needs of each child while also introducing age appropriate routines throughout the day. We provide opportunities for discovery, visual stimulation, social interaction, language and physical development through playful activities & positive guidance. Our nurturing home-type environment provides the tools to facilitate their developmental milestones. Our Infant Room teachers create loving bonds with each child in their care. Duck Pond Day Care maintains a State required teacher/child ratio of 1:4 with a group size of up to 2:8. This room generally enrolls from 6 weeks old to 12 months before transitioning to our Waddler room where they enjoy a group schedule, play-based learning, time outside on the toddler playground (weather permitting) and follow our curriculum.
Our Waddler room children also learn basic ASL as they build their language skills. They are encouraged to develop their self-help skills further during snack & meal times, songs and finger-play, building activities and sensory play. Our Waddler room children will join the Toddler room when they are approx 20-22 months of age.
Our Toddler rooms follow our thematic and age appropriate curriculum, using the CTELDS as a guideline. Our teachers highlight play-based learning while encouraging self-help skills, social skills, spatial awareness and independent thinking in a 1:4 or 2:8 ratio. Modeling table manners and empathetic behaviors are a big part of our day with this age group. Routines are also essential in a Toddlers day helping them feel comfortable, safe and at ease as they learn to anticipate what comes next during their daily activities.
The Toddler program is a crucial milestone for children attending Duck Pond Day Care, as it is when children begin to potty-train in our center. During this process we will work with you and your child to achieve success through support and positive reinforcement.
Our Preschool program serves fully potty trained children between the ages of 3-6 yrs old in a 1:10 teacher/child ratio with a group size of 2:20. Most of our Preschool classrooms are 1:8 or 2:16, keeping a lower ratio than the state standards. Our teachers help provide an environment with opportunities for growth and discovery while implementing readiness skills for Kindergarten.
Through intentional teaching, we promote a forward thinking process with open ended questions, child directed ideas and problem solving experiences. Both teacher-directed and child-initiated activities allow participation and exploration in science and math, literacy and language, fine and gross motor development, dramatic play, music and movement, as well as exposure to multicultural areas of your child’s world.
