Philosophy
Keiki’s Corner program is developed to specifically address the unique growth and development that toddlers experience. All of our indoor and outdoor equipment is carefully chosen to augment a toddler’s specific developmental needs.
Our outdoor equipment is geared to the appropriate physical development for toddlers from that rocky walking stage to wildly running. We also organize our outdoor play area to encourage imaginary play as the toddler evolves from parallel play to more interactive play.
Art is an important component of our work. We want each child to have the opportunity to become familiar with a variety of media. For example, we like to take one simple item, like a crayon, and see how it works on different colors of paper, different weights of paper, mixed with paint, collage etc. We use the different seasons, cultural celebrations and our garden program as inspiration for our art projects. With the enormous variety of cultures present in the bay area and represented by our families, we are always finding new and interesting ways to mix learning about celebrations and art. From Lunar New Year to Cinco de Mayo, we are busy. We use the study of culture as a jumping off place for our art, and then add cooking, singing and reading stories to fill out the picture.
With an easily accessible outdoor space, we are able to have the children naturally roam through indoor play, outdoor play, art projects, music, cooking and working in our flower and organic gardens.
Our goal is to create a loving environment and to make each day fun and happy for each child.