Les Infants Inc. Preschool, Santa Monica

History & Philosphy History Les Enfants, a non-profit organization, is located in a warm, charming and home-like state-of the-art facility first constructed in June 1999. Serving infants through pre-kindergarten, Les Enfants upholds standards of excellence in program development, child-care staff selection, incentive programs and parent rapport. Philosophy: Developmental Our goal as early childhood educators is to provide a warm, safe, loving environment where children can learn to feel good about themselves, have many play experiences within a group, and foster optimal development for their individual ages and abilities. Emphasis is placed on cognitive, social, emotional and physical development for each child. They will be introduced to various activities including art, music, movement and dance, reading and math readiness through felt board storytelling and puppets, science and cooking, and will be able to make choices within a structured yet flexible schedule. In such an environment the need for discipline should be minimal. Most children misbehave out of frustration and as adults we can model positive alternatives for negative behavior. By incorporating active listening and words, children can learn, with the aid of an adult, how to problem solve and come to a peaceful resolution in situations of conflict. If a child is threatening to themselves or another, they will be removed from the situation, redirected, allowed to calm down, and return as soon as they are able to do so