Hidden Valley Community Preschool
Preschool in Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Hidden Valley Community Preschool is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. We use the term inspired because we see this Italian approach as a fascinating guide rather than a curriculum blueprint. We feel that our values of education, childhood, and community are deeply reflected in the Reggio Emilia approach and we hope to use that as a basis for our ever-evolving program. As staff, we are continuously learning with the children, with parents, and with other early childhood educators to gain a deeper understanding of education.
We offer an emergent curriculum that allows for flexibility, spontaneity, and in-depth exploration. It is most often child-directed and teacher-guidEducation This means that teachers offer provocations to stimulate the learning process, allowing children to investigate their own interests and theories. Sometimes these explorations turn into long-term projects where children experience the research process of questioning, hypothesizing, testing theories, learning from experts (ie: parents, community members, books), and exploring ideas through symbolic languages. Through these child-initiated experiences, children learn a variety of concepts and skills that will stay with them throughout their lives. Not only do they develop skills in literacy, art, science, and math, but they also develop the ability to communicate, to collaborate, and to think critically. We believe that children have the right to an educational program that values and nurtures these skills.
- Child Ages:
- 2.5 years - 5 years
- Rates:
- $
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- California Department of Social Services: Community Care Licensing Division
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- 9am-4:30pm
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At Hidden Valley Hidden Valley Community Preschool we realize that a childs early years build the foundation for their lifetime pursuit of a happy, succesSFul life. From birth to the age of five, every waking moment of a childs life is an unprecedented opportunity to have experiences so precious they will last their lifetime. To see through a childs eyes is to witness how truly joyous it is to be alive, and to do so very well what we were created to do here on earth learn, grow and share. A childs ability to experience life and learn at an almost unfathomable rate can be labeled as nothing other than the child genius. Every child has this inside of them. We must allow it to flourish.
At Hidden Valley Community Preschool, the nurturing of this genius is intrinsic and as expected as breathing and smiling. To learn as a child is Organic. It is natural and instinctive. For a child, every experience is an opportunity to learn how to be confident, competent humans. Children must be provided the opportunity to learn naturally, organically. The incorporation of the arts, music, science, mathematics and language, cooking and nurturing provides our children with an empowered relationship with the world around them.
By creating a curriculum that focuses on exploration, discovery and exciting adventures, children are prepared to learn as they learn best . . . by the joy of experience itself. Within this unique curriculum that recognizes the learning capabilities and requirements of the child genius, we ensure that each child and their parents are prepared to exceed the social and academic requirements for his or her education.
We incorporate valuable lessons into every experience. Every experience no matter how insignificant to adults is an opportunity to acquire mathematical, logic, communication, artistic, musical and social skills. Although children need a predictable routine everything, including this must be designed to be flexible according to the individual childs needs while providing for the overall well-being of the group. Above all, a child must be a child!
As our most precious gifts, our children must be loved, nurtured and challenged in a way that builds a strong self-image and engenders self-esteem through accomplishment and self-recognition. When we perform our tasks properly, teachers establish relationships with the children in our care that make our children feel safe, secure and confident in our love for them which is essential to every childs well being.
We are building both the childs and parents desire to learn for the sake of learning, thus elevating our standards for education itself. A deeply instilled knowledge of the value of life and highly developed social and leadership skills are irreplaceable. at Hidden Valley Community Preschool, our desire is for your child to develop and maintain a strong sense of self, and love for life, and others. By incorporating a strong sense of family and the child-teacher relationship – both at home and during their time here together, we can create a foundation that will ensure that our children are prepared to thrive as confident, intelligent, socially aware leaders of society.
Remember that your child is always an important individual in our program. With that in mind, you as a parent are the first and most powerful teacher in their lives. With your help, we will embark on an adventure whose challenges, experiences and joyous accomplishments will last a lifetime!
