The experiences children have in their early years not only provide happy memories but also form the foundation for later development. The play that children enjoy at Mother Goose, with teacher participation, is a constant learning experience. Through this play, a child learns social, emotional, physical and cognitive skills. At this tender young age, it is neither necessary nor wise to educate children in a teacher-directed, achievement-oriented environment. Patience, consistency, understanding and enrichment are the basis of a child's experience at Mother Goose Children's Center.
Child Care: Infants Through 2 Years Old
The Infant and Toddler Center at Mother Goose provides a nurturing and loving atmosphere where babies and toddlers are encouraged to discover the world around them in a safe, age-appropriate environment. Children are offered experiences each day that encompass the social, emotional, physical, language and cognitive areas of development. Caregivers provide responsive and individualized care to each child in a working partnership with families in order to create a positive transition between home and child care. Infants and toddlers learn each day by engaging in free play with toys, imitating and pretending, enjoying stories and books, connecting wih music and movement, creating with art, exploring sand and water and going outdoors.
Peapods: 6 weeks to 6 months
Cheerios: 6 to 12 months
Inchworms: 12 to 18 months
Cuddlebugs: 18 to 24 months
Mighty Two's and Shining Stars: 24 to 36 months
Please note that ages are approximate and depend on developmental abilities
Our Preschool Child Care includes a Preschool curriculum and a child care environment. The play that children enjoy at Mother goose, with teacher participation, is a constant learning experience. Through this play, a child learns social, emotional, physical and cognitive skills. At this age, it is neither necessary nor wise to educate children in a completely teacher-directed, achievement-oriented environment. Patience, consistency, understanding and enrichment are the basis of a child's experience here.
Our part-time Preschool Program is center-based Preschool curriculum that includes daily experiences in: art, motor, block play, music, housekeeping, sensory play, and literacy, as well as daily outdoor play as weather permits. We offer an additional recreational program through Jump Bunch for both our 3 Year Old and 4 Year Old classes. We also provide an optional Enrichment Program for our 4 Year Olds, which gives children additional socialization through a shared lunchtime and themed advanced educational activities to promote a better understanding of the world around them and how they can make a difference!
Three Year Old Program
Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays
Classes meet from 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Four Year Old Program
Meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Classes meet from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Enrichment Program extended day until 2:00 pm on Wednesdays offered !!!
The Preschool Program follows the South Windsor Public School calendar for vacations, holidays, snow days. When SWPS cancels morning kindergarten or there is a delay, the Preschool Program will NOT be cancelled.
Pre-Kindergarten is a transition opportunity for those children who are eligible for Kindergarten yet need the time to grow in their independence and social development. It is a step above Preschool, but not of the same intensity as Kindergarten. Just like every adult is different, so is every child. Kindergarten is a major step in your child's education and a time for them to focus more on academics in a more formal setting. Our Pre-K program will explore academics but primarily focus on helping to enhance your child's curiosity of learning, promoting independence and helping them to develop their social skills.
Goals for the Pre-Kindergarten program:
Time to adjust and grow into maturity
Appropriate experiences to learn and grow
Skills to be introduced when a child is ready
Small setting to meet the individual needs of your child
Help support parents who feel their child just isn't ready for Kindergarten
Meets Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, Wednesdays from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Follows the South Windsor Public School calendar
Childcare is offered before and after school for those who need an extended day
"Enrichment Classes" in Science and Physical Education (Jump Bunch) are offered once a week as part of the curriculum for no extra charge, and a music educator from the Hartt School of Music visits on a monthly basis.
The Kindergarten experience at Mother Goose Children's Center will provide children with a solid foundation to learning. It will respect the individual differences in developmental needs of a child and realize that each student is unique in his/her rate of growth. We will provide a positive environment that will encourage the child to explore, discover, manipulate, observe, express and experiment. At Mother Goose, we look at the whole child and plan to enrich and guide their cognitive, social and physical skills. We encourage children to be the best that they can be!
The Full Day Kindergarten at Mother Goose is an accredited Kindergarten program that follows the curriculum of the South Windsor Public Schools and the Connecticut Framework. However, children from other towns in Connecticut are welcome and are able to carry the knowledge they gain to their own school systems.
Meets Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Wednesday dismissal time is at 1:00 pm
Follows the South Windsor public school calendar
Childcare is offered before and after school for those who need an extended day
"Enrichment Classes" in Music, Art, Science and Jump Bunch are offered once a week as part of the curriculum for no extra charge.
Mother Goose provides an educational and fun-filled summer camp experience for children entering Kindergarten through 5th Grade. Enrichment activities in the classrooms include "Mad Science", Tae Kwon Do lessons, cooking classes, arts and craft lessons, weekly library trips, music and keyboard classes and computer activities. Children in last summer's classes enjoyed "pizza days", picnic lunches, "Mother Goose Idol", and performing in a production of "Snow White". Frequent field trips included New Britain Rock Cats baseball, the Hartford "Trash Museum", "Nature's Art", Veterans Memorial Ice Rink, Imagine Nation Children's Museum, CT Science Museum and others.
