At A Child's Reflection, we use the Pinnacle Curriculum, which is written by a team of early childhood experts and is designed to engage children in developmentally appropriate activities.  It is based on the works of Piaget, Gardner, and Erikson and includes developmentally appropriate activities.   Pinnacle has clearly stated learning objectives to help facilitate learning in all domains, but is flexible to accommodate varied learning styles and allow our teachers to add their own projects from past experiences.

Through play, we also seek to promote the cognitive, emotional, social and physical growth of each child within a nurturing atmosphere. We will also encourage your child to develop an appreciation for the arts by offering many types of enrichment programs.  Another cornerstone of our curriculum is a commitment to help children develop self esteem while encouraging independence and emphasizing concern and respect for one another.

Developmental and Academic Goals

Nursery One works on developmental skills dependant upon the infant’s age. Involves many gross motor activities such as “tummy time”.  Teachers also work on increasing verbal communication and use baby sign language.  
Ratio 3 to 1

Nursery Two infants will work on many skills, especially fine motor by doing activities such as art and learning to feed themselves.  This class involves many transitions such a sleeping on a cot instead of in a crib, and drinking from a sippy cup verses a bottle.
Ratio 4 to 1

Toddler One promotes social skills such as sharing, using words to express feelings/needs, and potty training.  This group will begin to sit daily for circle time to learn about shapes and colors.  They also begin to learn about playing in learning centers, and being responsible for one’s things.
Ratio 6 to 1

Toddler Two students will increase their communication skills.  They will also work on basic academics such as recognizing their name in print, counting, prepositions, sorting/matching, and repeating simple songs and rhymes.
Ratio 8 to 1

Pre-School children will work on beginning reading skills such as letter recognition and phonics sounds in addition to early math skills including one to one correspondence and patterns.   They will continue to play in learning centers and do daily art projects.
Ratio 12 to 1

Pre-Kindergarten will prepare your child for kindergarten by building upon the skills they have already obtained.  They will even get to take a monthly field trip that will re-enforce their weekly learning themes.  
Ratio 15 to 1

Bridge was created to serve children with late birthdays that prevent them from being able to enter kindergarten.  Bridge is very academic based.  Children work on handwriting daily by writing in a journal.  They also increase their reading skills with both phonics activities and sight words.  A unit from the Math Start curriculum is also used each week.  In addition to the academics, there is still time for learning centers, art, and group games to encourage the continued development of social skills.
Ratio 12 to 1

Grade School Curriculum
We provide before and/or after school care to several local elementary schools.   Your child’s tuition includes breakfast, afternoon snack, and homework assistance.   They are also given the chance to play outdoors and in a variety of activity centers each day.  We also offer full day care with field trips when school is not in session.  
Ratio 20 to 1