PHILOSOPHY
We believe each child is a precious gift from God, deserving the best of care that we can provide. God wants us to partner with parents to provide the most positive environment for children to maximize their potential as they learn and grow. Children should feel great love and self-worth as they see Jesus through our actions as we meet their needs and care for them each day. All children should have the opportunity to learn and develop at their own rate in their own way. Learning should be enjoyable with hands-on experiences that help develop positive self-esteem. The whole child should be nurtured by providing ways to grow spiritually, intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically.
CURRICULUM
Our curriculum is Christ-centered and Bible-based, supporting our objectives of Christian education as outlined in the mission and philosophy statements. The Christian faith is taught as a way of life. They are taught letter recognition, language development, sight words, pre-reading skills, number recognition, math skills such as patterns and one-to-one relationship, and calendar. The curriculum is center-based and developmentally appropriate. It is designed to meet the individual needs of the children enrolled in our program. It provides a preschool education is Spiritual and Social living (self-help skills, relationships, morals, values); Communication arts (speaking, listening, reading, writing), Expressive arts (arts, drama, movement, music); Wellness (health, nutrition, safety, fitness); and discovering the world (math, sensory, science). We believe that growth and learning occur through play in settings such as centers, the playground, and classroom activates. These allow your child to have hands-on opportunities for individual and group exploration, experimentation, discovery, and social interaction. Children participate in activates such as creative art, sand/water/sensory play, drama, and block construction.
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES/DAILY REPORTS
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held in the spring, at your request, so we can review your child’s individual goals and needs. In certain circumstances, Faith Kids preschool and childcare may require a conference with a parent to discuss behavior issues or other early intervention options. To further keep parents informed, we will send home a brief daily or weekly report to let you know how your child’s day/week went (infant/toddler only).
CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY
We at Faith Kids preschool and childcare greatly care about all matters of a sensitive nature. We will never share any personal or privileged information with anyone not directly affiliated with your child.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Faith Kids admits children of any race, color, nationality, or ethnic origin and extends all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to children at the center. Enrollment will be open to any child providing the school will be able to meet his/her needs.
PHOTOS
As part of our curriculum, art projects and the personalization of our classrooms and cubbies, we ask for permission to take photos of your child. These photos will only be used for educational and personalization purposes.
LICENSENING
Faith Kids is licensed by the State of New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department. Faith Kids operates under a separate business license than Church Alive.
