Creative Play Day School

Creative Play Day School.............Discovering A New Way To Learn
Infants through School Age
Monday-Friday 7:00 am to 5:30 pm
PA Dept of Education Certified Preschool Programs

Creative Play Day School is a privately owned early care and education center offering compassion, respect, tolerance, service and help to all the children and families in our care, without exception.
As early childhood educators, we believe that it is our mission to:
*Provide a loving and safe environment that will set the stage for the social, emotional, & cognitive growth of the children in our care
*Provide a curriculum that uses developmentally appropriate practices which meets the PA Standards for Early Education in each of our programs
*Provide positive early education experiences for all children, including those with special needs.

the care & Education of children at CPDS is based on the following educational philosophy:
*Young children learn best through play
*Teachers & children must be 'partners' in learning
*Early Education is best served through a community of learners that includes teachers,students,& families

We are proud to be participants in the Keystone STARS voluntary continuous quality improvement program at a STAR 4 level.

The content for all programs at CPDS is developed using Creative Curriculum. This is a researched based curriculum built on the early education theory that young children learn best by doing. The educational goals & objectives are in complete alignment with the PA Early Learning Standards. 'Learning' through Creative Curriculum requires teachers to help children become active thinkers and problem solvers.Children are given the opportunity to use experimentation to find out how things work & to learn firsthand about the world.Creative Curriculum is used to establish goals, plan & implement activities & maintain a classroom environment that is safe, warm, & developmentally appropriate.Every child is observed daily in one or more of the key learning areas contained in the PA Early Learning Standards. Logs of anecdotal notations are kept as children engage in daily routines and curricular activities.These observations are shared with parents during the school year.this information is used to develop activities & learning experiences which can be individualized to meet the needs of every child.