A high-quality program for educating young children provides a safe and nurturing environment, while promoting the physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and moral development of all participants.

• engage in frequent, positive, warm interactions.

• reinforce lessons children learn spontaneously through play.

• provide enough adults to respond to individual needs.

• maintain a healthy and safe environment for the children.

• plan a range of learning activities apporpriate to children's age, development and interests.

• provide services for children with special needs.

• Self-selected learning activities (math, art, science, manipulative, computer, etc.)

• Large group activities (music, stories, etc.)

• Small group activities (focused on specific concepts or skills)

• Nutrious snack

• Outdoor play