Winwood Children's Center, Brambleton

I'm Lori Crawley, the director of Winwood Children’s Center, Brambleton. I currently have my Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education and have over 25 years of experience in early childhood education. I also have 10 years' experience in management. Working with children has always been a passion for me. I love to watch them learn and grow and being a part of that. It excites me to see all of the new little things they do each day. I also love working with the parents and appreciate the trust they instill in me each day to care for their little ones. It is a pleasure each day for me to get up and go to work.

Kindness is the foundation of our preschool’s culture and our Kind Child program is one of the nine subjects within our Ascend Curriculum. Our teachers work on socio-emotional skills every month and focus on specific character traits like Empathy, Conflict Resolution, Thankfulness, and Responsibility every two months. The Kind Child program strengthens our school’s culture by enriching friendships and attending to the emotional well-being of each child in our care. We provide young children a warm, inviting place to develop into intelligent, creative, and kind adolescents. We utilize a skill-based approach to early childhood education, which actively encourages the progressive development of cognitive, physical, social-emotional, and creative skills. Our dedicated teachers, Ascend Curriculum, and Kind Child program work together to create a welcoming preschool environment where kids thrive! At Winwood Brambleton, children rotate through different specialized classrooms, which allows them to spend time with teachers who are specialists in Creative Art, Math & Science, Physical Education, Music, and Language Arts. We also have 3 playgrounds where they can play and have fun! Our preschool students also get to participate in several enrichment programs such as Growing Up Wild, Hands-On Science, and Spanish as part of their regular tuition. Our Math & Science room features a Smart Board, which allows us to incorporate technology and educational games into our curriculum. We also use an app called KidsReport to communicate with families throughout the day by sending updates and pictures.