Noah's Ark Early Learning Center - 27 Ninth Street - Derby, CT (203) 735-NOAH (6624)


Noah Ark Early Learning Center is a ministry of:	Our School age program will include all the educational goal for our Pre-School and Nursery School. The school Age Children will have clubs that they can join. Some of the club activities may be computers, arts and crafts, cooking, woodworking, electronics, sports, games and other clubs that the children may be interested in joining.
	1. To meet each child's physical needs while encouraging independence in self care.	5. To provide a wide variety of activities within a routine, where cooperative play is encouraged. These activities should be drawn from the curriculum areas of: art, math, science, cooking, music and movement, large muscle, social studies, practical life, dramatic play, language arts, and manipulative activities.
	2. To provide an atmosphere in which children have respect for others.	6. To establish room awareness among staff so that a safe environment is always present both indoors and outdoors.
	3. To establish respect for the equipment and materials.	7. To be supportive of parents, encouraging involvement, encouraging open and hones communication while using tact and discretion.
	4. To provide a relaxed, loving, and calm atmosphere where self-concept is enhanced, independence and choices are encouraged, self-discipline is gained in an environment where the child knows the limits and expectations.	8. To develop staff potential through proper supervision by making expectations clear, following through to see that expectations are met, and utilizing staff input and their abilities.