Philosophy & Goals
“Play is the work of the child” – Maria Montessori
Children need to have freedom and some structure, to Learn, Explore, and Play
PHHELC goals for each child that comes to Palmer’s Heavenly Hearts Early Learning Center are….
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To enjoy his/her day and look forward to coming back
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To provide them with a safe, secure, loving environment
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For the children’s days to be happy ones filled with learning fun and experiences
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To teach children how to be good people by respecting each other, using manners, and caring about others
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To give them the time, materials and support to allow them to explore, create and discover
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Prepare them for Pre-K4 and kindergarten​
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With all the goals outlined above Palmer's Heavenly Hearts main goal is to nurture every child based on their specific needs. We believe that family style childcare helps foster emotionally secure interpersonal relationships for every​ everyone involved.
What We Do
Our programs are designed to meet the needs of both children and families through specific goals and objectives. We focus on building off of the strengths of each child, taking advantage of every teachable moment.
Great Teachers
At PHHELC our teachers are well trained and qualified, also all our staff voluntarily participates in the child credentialing program and ongoing trainings throughout the year. Some of the qualifications are:
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A bachelor’s degree from an Institute of higher education (IHE);
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120 semester hours of college credit from an IHE;
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Bachelor’s degree in ECE or another similar field.
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90 hours Child Development Course or a Child Development Associate (CDA).
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Emergency Preparedness
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Medication Administration
All our staff in the infant/toddler room also has:
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45 hour Infant/Toddler Course or
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Child Development Associate (CDA).
Morning Delights
Breakfast, morning snack, and afternoon snack are all provided. Your child will be served a delicious and well-balanced breakfast and healthy snacks. Breakfast and snacks will include a variety of fresh fruits and veggies. We asked that you pack your child a well balanced lunch daily.
Quality Care
At Palmer's Heavenly Hearts Early Learning Center LLC, our mission consists of providing a warm and nurturing environment where children feel safe. Our unique Childcare Center offers various activities that are specifically designed to encourage each child’s growth. Through cooperative play and creative activities, kids reach their social, emotional and physical milestones naturally and with ease.
The Environment
Palmer's Heavenly Hearts Early Learning Center LLC is dedicated to making sure your child is in a safe and secure environment.
Our facility is monitored by a video surveillance security system and has a private keypad and keycard entry for student drop off and pick up. All classrooms and common areas all have cameras as well as all around the outside of the building. All drop-off and pick-ups must be signed in and out. Identification will be required for any new person providing pick-up for a child. This is to ensure the safety of all of our students. View our gallery to see photos of our facility.
Morning Delights
Breakfast, morning snack, and afternoon snack are all provided. Your child will be served a delicious and well-balanced breakfast and healthy snacks. Breakfast and snacks will include a variety of fresh fruits and veggies. We asked that you pack your child a well balanced lunch daily.
Young children who go to Palmer's Heavenly Hearts Early Learning Center LLC get the tools and support they need for their healthy development. All activities are carefully designed to adequately nurture the emotional, intellectual and physical growth of our kids. Through stimulating situations and hands-on learning opportunities, children are free to develop into bright young minds.
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Through this play base approach curriculum our teachers are able to engage kids fun, play based activities while incorporating developmentally appropriate, educational lessons. In conjunction with the Play-Based approach we also utilize the Maryland Healthy Beginnings guidelines to track the development progress of our infants through three year old and plan fun healthy activities to encourage their growth. For our 3 to 5 age group we utilize the Maryland Early Learning Standards and also incorporate Maryland's prekindergarten Standards to ensure your child will be on track to a successful entry into all day PreK and or Kindergarten.
Excellent Curriculum
Thematic Units
Thematic units organize learning by creating real-life connections, which is how children learn best. Thematic units offer students total immersion into a subject matter by integrating a subject across the curriculum - this ranges from walking in line from the playground, circle time, music and movement, math and counting, literature, science, art projects, learning centers, snacks and even lunch. We strive to create daily activities that tie into the main theme of the two-week unit to encourage the highest level of learning and retention all while having an AWESOME time!
Our Sample Daily Schedule *subject to change*
Our Programs
Infant
Program
Inside Your Infant's Day
Each day your child will be discovering things using all five senses, copying simple actions of the people around them, experimenting with toy instruments, exploring textures, colors, and learning a variety of words and sounds through playing with other children.
Purposeful Play Is Early Education
Each day is packed with carefully designed activities structured around the six main development areas.
Your Infant's Developmental Areas
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Language and Literacy Development
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Executive Function
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Social and Emotional Development
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Physical Development and Wellness
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Cognitive Development
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Creative Expression
Toddler
Program
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Toddlers - Always on the Move
When your child is all over the place, they're discovering their world. Toddlers learn best in safe, loving places where they can explore, in their own way. The activities for this age group are built around toddlers' limitless curiosity and their natural desire to push boundaries. Our program is designed to create a safe and loving environment for our students. We offer a wide range of activities that encourage physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development. Our teachers promote self-esteem and respect for others through hands-on activities that stimulate curiosity.
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Inside Your Toddler's Day
During their time with us your child will learn to count, discover writing and music, and start building toward following simple instructions, writing, and the potty.
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Purposeful Play Is Early Educations
Each day is packed with carefully designed activities structured around the main development areas:
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Language and Literacy Development
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Executive Function
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Social and Emotional Development
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Physical Development and Wellness
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Cognitive Development
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Creative Expression
Discovery Preschool
Preschool
Two and Three Year Olds Explore
Your little one is discovering more and more each day. Our approach to teaching this age as they navigate their world uses music, art and movement while nurturing their progress towards preschool.
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A Day In the Life of Your Two and Three Year Old
Our time with your child will include learning and social opportunities like simple addition and subtraction and science, movement and imaginative play with props and dress up clothes. Much of this will include group play where your child will make friends and learn cooperation and taking turns.
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Purposeful Play Is Early Education
Each day is packed with carefully designed activities structured around the six main development areas. Example activities:
Language and Literacy - Activities include helping choose books from our book area in keeping with the theme, and learning identify and name different body parts, such as head,eyes, nose, mouth, arms, legs, hands and feet.
Math - Counting and patterning skills are the focus of group activities involving movement and clapping.
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PRESCHOOLERS 3 and 4-Years
With improved coordination and thinking the world begins to open up for 3 and 4 year old preschoolers. Our program introduces language, math, science and social skills in a natural sequence to nourish learning one step at a time, with individual attention suited to your child's unique needs.
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Your Preschooler's Day
Each day at our center preschoolers explore science experiments, create artwork, play characters and movement games. In this way they learn following directions and other key skills for learning success.
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Purposeful Play Is Early Education
So each day is packed carefully designed activities structured around the six main development areas.
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Language and Literacy Development
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Building Brain Power
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Social and Emotional Development
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Physical Development and Wellness
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Cognitive Development
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Creative Expression
Before and Aftercare
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Before Care
Children in our before care programs received a breakfast so they start the day fueled and ready to learn. They also have time to work on some last minute homework, read, play with friends and or play games.
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After Care
Children in our aftercare program are with us for about 45min during the end of the day unless it's a half day or a no school in-service day. During that time they will receive a snack and have the opportunity to relax with their friends and either do homework, play, or work on some STEAM activities or use the interactive game board.
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All School-Age Before and After Care students have the opportunity to enjoy broad range of engaging hand on activities that will them to develop their own interests and skills.