Our Goals
We recognize that children learn through first-hand interactive experiences with their environment and the people and things within it. Our goal at Oak Lane is to provide an outstanding educational childcare experience within a setting of early emotional nurturing so that children:
- learn self-help skills: toileting, eating, dressing, choosing an activity.
- learn the order of the educational environment.
- are introduced to the tools of learning.
- develop habits of observation, questioning and listening.
- learn to use the equipment appropriately.
- are provided with activities which encourage increased language development.
- use language as a tool in social situations and feel comfortable speaking within a group.
- work with others to accomplish a goal.
- learn from mistakes and be risk takers.
We help children:
- become comfortable in their setting and develop the ability to separate from parents.
- develop positive self-concept and a sense of belonging.
- develop trusting relationships with adults and peers.
- learn to negotiate and apply rules of the community and/or group.
- understand and respect cultural and social diversity.
- represent ideas, thoughts, and feelings through pretend play, drama, music, dance, art and construction.
- think critically, reason and problem solve.
- develop understanding of physical world.
- learn cause and effect.
- become competent in management of their bodies and acquire basic gross and fine motor skills.
