Instructional Goals

New World Bilingual Child Care Center seeks to promote growth in the following areas:

Physical development:  (gross and fine motor)

• Gross : Large muscle play
• Physical movement :  Master a variety of physical movements
• Balance:  Build awareness of obstacles that can create loss of balance
• Fine:  Small muscle play and activities that build dexterity with manipulation of fingers
• Eye-hand coordination:  Development through the use of toys, books, and other learning tools

Intellectual development

• Language development: Spanish language development and the use of language in clear phrases
• Problem solving:  Learning though exploration
• Personal growth: Show improvement based on appropriate developmental benchmarks
• Reading readiness:  Develop eye movement from left to right, listen and understand stories, follow directions, and have conversations. Develop the ability to describe a story read out loud to them; recognize distinct sounds, rhymes, and familiar words; use drawings, scribbles, and shapes to express thoughts and ideas; Identify some letters of the alphabet, and begin to write name.
• Math readiness:  Count to 20, classify and organize objects in groups by similarity, recognize and copy simple patterns, identify and name common shapes, and recognize that objects can be measured by height, length, weight, and time.
• Science readiness:  Use the senses to explore the environment, express interest in and ask questions about nature, learn to use simple tools such as blocks and rulers.

Social Development

• Basic routine:  Learn to follow a daily schedule
• Behavior skills:  Learn good habits
• Playing skills (alone and in group): Participate in positive social interaction, cooperation, and individual time

Emotional Development

• Choices:  Learn to make decisions
• Curiosity and self-motivation:  Learn through exploration and develop initiative