Kidango Hubbard Center, San Jose

The goal of Kidango's full-day and part-day preschool program is for children to be successful in school and throughout their lives and to provide each child with a positive self-concept, a joy for learning and ability to work and play with others in a safe, creative and fun environment. Current research confirms that children learn best when they experience a variety of developmentally appropriate learning activities that incorporate a child's individual strengths, needs and interests. Kidango integrates the research based Creative Curriculum materials and resources into our preschool curriculum planning process. Our teachers observe and document children's interests, activities and learning on a regular basis, and regularly refer to assessment data to create and provide curriculum which is interesting and meaningful to each child. Teachers provide activities that are intentional, with clear content learning goals in mind that are in alignment with the learning foundations established by the California Department of Education and Head Start Child Outcomes Framework.