Hazel River Kids Care & Preschool

Hazel River Kids Care & Preschool is a religiously exempt day care facility available for ages 21/2-11. We offer both Summer Day Camp, Before & After School Care, and Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten Sessions throughout the year.

Our primary goal at Hazel River Kids Care is for children to feel safe and secure while they are able to develop through fun and creativity. Prior to being independent a child must know that he or she can depend on adults and a predictable environment. Children are treated with respect and kindness. We recognize that children develop at different rates and have different interests. Small group size and appropriate teacher-child ratios allow for meeting the individual needs of each child. Adults provide protection, security, stimulation, support, limits and affection. Children are given the opportunity to explore materials and participate in a variety of experiences. Learning and playing are not limited to the classrooms. Learning through play is viewed as an essential part of the curriculum and activities are carefully planned and implemented in an open-classroom setting. Children are free to choose from age-appropriate activities including art, music, language development, pre-math skills, science and nature, and dramatic play. Children develop self-esteem, independence and problem-solving skills as they make choices and assist in planning the environment and the activities.

Our facilities include warm and inviting spaces with quality learning materials, indoor gymnasium complete with safe equipment, spacious cafe area for meals and multi-purpose opportunities, carpeted areas for quiet time and discovery, kid friendly furnishings for instructional time and outdoor fun area which includes Little Tikes for imaginative play.

Daily activities include arts and crafts, music and dance, active story time, creative and center skills, quiet and reflective time, circle groups, sensory and motor skill play and much more!