Preschool in Lenox Dale, MA 01242
The Pilgrim Child Care and Preschool (PCCP), is a non-profit organization created to serve the community with care and education for infants, toddlers, preschool, and Kindergarten children. The PCCP upholds a State license for ages two months – seven years and a school age license for up to age nine. The Center accepts applications from all families regardless of ones race, religion, cultural heritage, political belief, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. The Center does not use toilet training status as a criterion of admission. Faculty are trained in the National Association for the Education of Young Childrens (NAEYCs) Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment including but not limited to appreciating childhood as a uniquely valuable stage of human development.
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Each classroom, including infant/toddler programs, has a planned daily schedule, which has events such as welcoming arriving children and family, and times dedicated to activities (such as art, snack, counting, dramatic play, building, exercise, and music are offered). All areas of learning development are ongoing and extend into activities throughout the day. Activities are offered at least periodically and typically ongoing throughout each day. The classrooms are child-centered. Activities expose children to ways to develop their cognitive, gross and fine motor, emotional, psycho-social, behavioral, social, and socio-cultural awareness. A published, written curriculum supports the deployment of weekly activities. Curriculum goals and objectives guide teachers ongoing assessment of child progress.