Child Care

Staff

Hours

Our state licensed childcare program is a Colorado Shines rated program (currently Level 4) and fully accredited through the Association of Christian School International (ACSI).

Philosophy

Belleview Christian offers quality and affordable care and education for ages 12 months through 5 years old. We have seven classrooms which range from Toddlers through Pre-Kindergarten. We also offer an extended care program and a summer camp for ages 5-14 years old. With the variety of programs, there is an assortment of options offered year-round for the entire family.

Our goal is to build a strong foundation for a lifetime love of learning. Learning is based upon developmentally appropriate best practices using:

Manipulatives
Active Learning Games
Interaction
Multi-sensory Activities
Age and Skill Level Appropriate Learning Materials
Information and Directions
Encouragement
Modeling / Demonstrations
Constructive Feedback
Age-Appropriate Challenges & Questions

Our teachers meet the state guidelines for lead teacher or assistant teacher qualifications. In addition, they are trained in CPR, First Aid, Standard Precautions, Abuse and Neglect, and other subjects ranging from curriculum development and social and emotional training. The staff completes over 20 hours of additional training annually. They also work closely with our school nurse in training on additional medical needs.

The classrooms are staffed according to licensing rules and regulations with a sufficient number of children to staff ratios as well as group sizes.

Learning is based upon developmentally appropriate best practices using:

Manipulatives
Active Learning Games
Interaction
Multi-sensory Activities
Age and Skill Level Appropriate Learning Materials

Teachers assist in the learning process through:

Information and Directions
Encouragement
Modeling / Demonstrations
Constructive Feedback
Age Appropriate Challenges
Age Appropriate Dialog

Best Practices

Guiding principles for our childcare include the following indicators of a quality program:

A curriculum based on sound Christian principles of child development
Warm and nurturing interactions among children and staff
A healthy and safe environment for children
A sufficient number of adults per child, appropriate for group size
Strong communication among parents and staff – newsletters, bulletin boards, website, and email.
Staff who are interactive with children and parents
A commitment among staff to the continual development of teaching skills
Developmental appropriateness of the curriculum
Plentiful materials to stimulate learning
A developmental focus that meets the needs of the whole child
A program that emphasizes language development and a print-rich environment
A program that encourages exploration and discover

Program Features

Children participate in variety of both teacher-directed and child-directed activities throughout the learning day. Child-initiated activities include color sorting and matching, shape recognition and matching, and size / texture matching. All learning activities are designed to develop cognition, enhance reasoning, advance concept acquisition and classification, enhance logic and reasoning skills, focus attention, and develop memory.

Our goal is for children to demonstrate a strong and positive self-concept, appropriate self-control, and growth in their awareness of their responsibilities when interacting with others.

Social and emotional development is an important aspect of our program. Our goal is for children to demonstrate a strong and positive self-concept, appropriate self-control and growth in their awareness of their responsibilities when interacting with others.

Our trained staff will afford your child the opportunity to grow spiritually using Bible stories, songs, and Biblical integration in many teachable moments throughout the day. Character development is a top priority woven throughout the curricular offerings.