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By choosing one of our Early Learning Centers, you are choosing to help to meet the academic goals for your child. Socially and emotionally, your child will learn to interact with children and adults appropriately and react to social situations with skill. Our focus on Social and Emotional development is Conscious Discipline. Visit https://consciousdiscipline.com for more information.

Physically, we will help your child to increase their small and large muscles so that handwriting and occupational skills are mastered. Self help skills are encouraged each day in everything that we do in our program. To see a full listing of ARKANSAS EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS FROM BIRTH TO 60 MONTHS visit: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/AR-Early-Learning-Standards-2016-1-1.pdf

Research shows that unstructured, self-directed PLAY is essential for young children’s healthy development.  High quality play based programs incorporate active indoor and outdoor physical play, music, movement and creativity as well as an intentional focus on school readiness through exploration; decision making, social skills and resiliency.

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