The Children’s House at HUD, Washington DC

At the Y, we provide an environment where children are encouraged and inspired to learn and explore through play, listening, and creating. We believe children need to be exposed to experiences that are meaningful to them in order to promote ownership of their knowledge, build self-confidence and self-discipline, and encourage life-long learning. Typical daily activities include circle time, centers, daily art projects, playground or indoor play time, music, and story time. We use these activities to help children develop socially, emotionally, cognitively, and to enhance the development of their fine and gross motor skills. Curriculum: Creative Curriculum for Preschool and Infants, Toddlers, and Two’s uses exploration and discovery as a way of learning that enables children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills. The curriculum is based on 38 objectives for development and learning which are fully aligned with early learning standards for every state. Learning Activities · A safe nurturing environment, instilling socially conscious values, and reinforcing positive social skills. · Planned social and cognitive skills activities · Circle Time (stories, music, group activities, games, selection of classroom helpers) · Learning Centers (reading, math, science, art, numbers, letters, colors, and shapes) · Outside Play Tuition Includes:  Breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack  Fieldtrips and In-House Performances  Well Qualified and Trained Teachers  Center Improvements  Curriculum with an online assessment tool  Small Child to Teacher ratios  Club Activities