The Tiny Tim Center Developmental Preschool program provides equal educational early childhood experiences to children with and without special needs. The program offers developmentally appropriate early childhood education in an inclusive setting. A highly trained, experienced, and supportive staff provides quality cognitive stimulation, rich language experiences, active motor opportunities, support in developing independence in self-help skills, and daily activities to enhance social-emotional development.

We have half day and full day classrooms available year-round. Our hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 7:30-6:00 starting Fall 2012.

Each class has a mix of children with and without special needs and children are placed in classes based on development and needs. We offer 3 year old classes, 4 year old classes and a mixed class of 3 and 4 year olds.

Classroom enrollment is small (10-15) with an adult: child ratio of 1:5 (exclusive of therapists). While approximately 40% of The Tiny Tim Center children have an identified disability, another 10% of the children have 'at-risk' factors that may inhibit normal development. The remaining 50% are developing within 'typical' developmental milestones. The cohesiveness of this mix provides valuable experiences for all of our children.

The preschool program is currently using the Teaching Strategies GOLD for observation, planning and assessment of student progress. We incorporate other programs daily including: Storybook Journey, Handwriting Without Tears, YogaKids, Zoo-Phonics and more.

During the spring of 2008, the developmental preschool program received accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). This accreditation is the gold standard for in early childhood accreditation systems. Ten standards and over 400 criteria were reviewed as well as a 2 day on-site from the NAEYC. Standards that were reviewed were in the areas of:

• Positive relationships
• Curriculum
• Effective Teaching approaches
• Ongoing Assessments
• Nutrition and health
• Teaching Staff
• Family
• Community
• Physical Environment
• Administration and High-Quality Experiences

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