For over 30 years, Puddle Duck Day School has been providing high quality childcare. We understand the importance of providing appropriate Early Childhood developmental experiences to challenge cognitive growth and enhance the development of each child. Our size allows us to create a family atmosphere, where our caring staff have the opportunity to get to know each individual in order to assist them in their personal growth. We also incorporate the Ma. preschool and kindergarten guidelines to ensure that the children are prepared to enter the public school system. Through a variety of experiences, the children learn about positive self image, self-help and critical thinking skills. The curriculums are theme based and planned using the developmental stage of the age group as well as the children's personalities in the classroom. The team at Puddle Duck is proud to offer the “best of both worlds” when it comes to early childhood care and learning.
Our infant room has a ratio of 2:7. It has a separate play and sleep area. The infant room has lots of toys that are rotated monthly to keep the children’s interest. Our primary goal in the infant room is to minimize stress so that each child can reach his or her growth potential in all areas of development.
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Toddlers (between 15 months & 2 years)
The toddler room has a ratio of 2:9. Toddlers are an energetic bunch, striving for independence but still looking for help in maintaining emotional balance. It is our goal to help them accomplish all of these tasks by establishing consistent daily routine, a fun, challenging curriculum, and nurturing a positive style of discipline.
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Pre-Kindergarten (between 3 & 4 years)
The Pre-Kindergarten room has a ratio of 1:10. The preschool room has a wonderful book area for snuggling with a good book and spaces for particular skill building such as writing and math games. Monthly age-appropriate curriculum is planned using the Massachusetts Preschool Guidlining Frameworks.
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Transitional-Kindergarten (between 4 & 5 years)
The transitional kindergarten room has a ratio of 1:14. Our trans-kindergarten room is designed for small group lessons and cooperative learning activities, as well as block building and discovery table activities. We offer a wide variety of themes and activities based on challenging the individual child's cognitive, social, emotional, and self help skills. In Kindergarten, we encourage independence and promote positive self-esteem. Our goal is to prepare a confident and well-rounded child who will have a very successful transition into the public schools. Curriculum is planned and developed based off of the Massachusetts Preschool & Kindergarten Frameworks.
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