Encompass Early Education & Care Verified

\ Encompass Early Education and Care, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization providing education and care for children and support for families with a commitment to compassion, excellence, and advocacy. \ \ Each child is unique and deserves the opportunity to grow and experience that uniqueness. Through a stimulating and accepting environment, Encompass Early Education and Care’s intent is to present a curriculum/program that develops the whole child—socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically. Serving as an extension of the family, teachers and parents partner together to provide each child with the opportunity for happy and healthful growth. \ \ The HighScope routine helps the children answer questions by providing them with a consistent schedule of events they can depend on and understand. A consistent daily routine allows time for children to pursue their interests, make choices and decisions, and solve "child-sized" problems in the context of ongoing events. A variety of active learning periods provides children with a range of experiences and interactions. These active learning experiences include: \ \ Greeting Time: This is time for the entire group to share important information and announcements. \ \ \ Large Group: Children and adults come together for singing, movement and music activities, story-telling and re-enactments of stories and events. Participating in large group gives children and adults a chance to work together, enjoy one another, and build a collection of common experiences as it is building a sense of community. \ \ \ Plan, Work, & Recall: This three-part time block is generally the longest and most intense block of the day. It is designed to build on and strengthen children's interest capacity for initiative and problem-solving skills. \ \ Plan - Each child begins by deciding what to do and sharing these ideas with their teacher. Planning by children encourages them to connect their interest with purposeful actions. \ Work - Children begin what they have chosen to do with the appropriate materials and continue until they have completed their plans or changed them. \ Recall - Children meet with the teacher to share and discuss what they have done. Recalling helps children reflect on, understand, and build on their actions. \ \ \ \ \ Small Group Time: This time is reserved for children to experiment with materials and problems in an activity adults have chosen for a particular purpose. In this small group setting, children use materials and encounter problems that they may not experience on their own while the teacher has the opportunity to observe, join, support and challenge children and learn new things daily about each child. \ \ \ Outside Time: This time is designed for vigorous physical play. Outside time enables the children to play together, invent their own games and rules, and become familiar with their natural surroundings. \ \ \ Transition Times: Transition times are when children move from one time period or experience to the next. Transitions occur as children move from home to the early childhood setting and as they move through segments of the routine in the classroom. \