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At S.M.A.R.T Beginnings, we strive to offer a quality, nurturing, and productive learning environment for your preschooler. Your child will have the opportunity to learn and play with his/her peers in a variety of different ways. Various activities, both teacher led and student initiated, will allow for your child to grow into an independent preschooler. Our curriculum is based on different themes or units. We will spend a week (or more) on a particular topic. Some topics covered throughout the school year include water, seasons, holidays, shapes, and many more! This approach will allow us to spend a great deal of time on different projects, reading, and play related to each topic. When appropriate, special activities will be incorporated into our day such as healthy snacks, visitors, activities etc... Our director has a master's degree in literacy/dyslexia therapy, our assistant director has a bachelors in developmentally delayed, our 3/4 year teachers also have bachelors in education, our infant teacher is a certified Child Development teacher and we have two fantastic and very experienced early childhood educators.
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Cheyanne P.
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Posted 3 years ago
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The director's at this facility are [redacted] busy as they stay, their response time to emails is fantastic! Katie is sweet, understanding, & has the answers to all my questions. ReGina has a perfect foundation set for these kiddos to be successful when they start kindergarten ! Rachael is great with the parents. She makes sure to have the kids out as soon as I get there. The teacher's Genuinely care about the kids and their feelings. They are patient and if a kid is having a bad day the teacher's AND director's tend to the kid to comfort them as much as they can and let them know it will be okay.They use himama app so you can keep up with what your kiddos do all day. You can message the teacher or director's. YOU EVEN GET PHOTOS! That definitely put my mind at ease knowing I can I' click one button and see what my kids ate or how long they napped...WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?!ve tried 2 other daycares in ocean springs this is my 3rd one and I'm FINALLY SATISFIED. We have finally found the daycare we were looking for all along. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
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Sarah H.
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Posted 5 years ago
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Our son is stimulated and engaged by the incredible teachers and activities at SMART Beginnings. The HiMama app is terrific for staying informed and keeping in touch. Love seeing pictures uploaded to his profile in addition to status updates! We are extremely pleased we made the switch to SMART Beginnings!!!
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Center
Hours
6:00am - 6:00pm
Ages
6 weeks - 12 years
Kindergarten
Yes
Before School Care
Yes
After School Care
Yes
Accreditation
No
Meals Provided
Yes
Transportation
Yes
Facilities
  Fenced Facilities
  Playground
  Multipurpose Room
  Library
  HiMama
  Natural Playground
  Vegetable Garden