Programs
Our Approach to Education
Tick Tock Early Learning Center’s educational program is designed to foster growth across all the domains of child development including cognitive, physical, social-emotional, daily living, literacy, and gross and fine motor skills.
Activities & Curriculum
We utilize The Teaching Strategies Creative Curriculum to support our teaching processes. The Creative Curriculum is aligned with the PA Early Learning Standards for Early Childhood Education and provides carefully designed themes and flexible lesson plans to facilitate teaching. The Creative Curriculum is a research-based curriculum that supports the whole child with an intentional and inclusive teaching approach. Our preschool classrooms (ages 3+) also use the Heggerty Phonological Awareness daily lessons to ensure our students are academically prepared for kindergarten.
Program activities include literacy, literacy, math, art, music, movement, water play, and dramatic and imaginative play. Our Center incorporates a literacy center, computers, and two highly engaging outdoor play yards.
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We offer a balance of active and quiet listening lessons, teacher directed and child directed or free-choice activities, and individual and large group instruction. We stress healthy development through regular physical activity and outside play time, a nutritious food program, and free health related services including vision screenings, immunization clinics, and other services.​​
Educational Philosophy
Our educational philosophy embraces the belief that children learn through play, activities must be age and developmentally appropriate, and opportunities must exist to address the development of the whole child.
Our bilingual staff are committed to helping our English language learners become fluent in English by kindergarten while recognizing the importance of retaining their Spanish language.
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We have an open door policy. Parents are encouraged to visit their child’s classroom and participate in our program in a variety of ways. We believe the Parent and Teacher Partnership is an essential component of a successful curriculum in an early childhood education setting.​​
Our Staff
Our staff is a dedicated group of early childhood educators who are committed to offering a quality program and continuing their training and professional development. Many of our staff members have bilingual fluency. We offer free English-Spanish translation and certified interpreter services to our parents when needed.
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We use positive discipline to help guide children toward a greater degree of self-control. Staff members use a variety of teaching strategies to avoid challenging behaviors. Other techniques include redirection, rewarding positive behaviors, and calm down time to help children learn to manage the demands of their day and develop positive social skills.
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Children play, learn, and grow together in an environment that is safe, supportive, and nurturing. At Tick Tock, we care about children!​