the Early years program at Little Sweethearts.
Early childhood development is critically important. At Little Sweethearts, our experienced teachers and staff help facilitate this period of learning, and thatās what separates us from traditional child care facilities.
With our New Beginnings program, your baby will be paired with a primary teacher who will provide personalised attention and nurture them through every milestoneāwithin a caring and cohesive community.
Individualised care
- Independent, teacher-directed, and small-group activities that encourage investigation, exploration, and discovery
- Learning approaches that adapt to each child and incorporate their strengths and interests
- Curriculum that supports creative expression, literacy, music, and more
- Confidence-building opportunities to solve problems and make decisions
- STEM learning that encourages future-forward skills
- Safety, security, and cleanliness practices that meet or exceed all state, local, and national guidelines
Early Years program
Preschool is a big year. We have a curriculum that stimulates growth and development of infants and toddlers in their cognitive development, social emotional development, language, fine and gross motor skills development. The centre plays familiar and Educational nursery rhymes throughout the day. Focuses on teaching phonics, numeracy, shapes, objects, geometry, sorting and classification. During these formative years our aim is to help infants and toddlers achieve their full potential and reach all their individual milestones in a fun and relaxed manner.Ā
We form an internationally recognised curriculum that focuses on math, literacy, communication and language, Personal Social and Emotional development , understanding the world, science, music, art and crafts, design and technology.
Signature practices
Our World at Little Sweethearts includes preschool Signature Practices that offer hands-on approaches to encourage the skills your child will need in kindergarten and beyond:
- Everyday MathematicsĀ®: Integrating numbers into real-life routines
- Cooking with Recipes: Creating in the kitchen to learn about counting, measuring, and fractions
- Daily Pre-Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking: Stories and literature to promote the understanding of the relationship between speech and print
- Writing Center: Access to a wide variety of writing tools, paper, and other materials to inspire an interest in writing, creating books, and more
- Science Corner: Hands-on opportunities to collect, examine, explore, and experiment with natural materials
- STEM Activities: Building and problem solving using science, technology, engineering, and math
we meet kids where they are.
Your child should feel confident in her ability to meet the complex challenges.