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Our School Age Curriculum
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Whether it’s before and/or after-school care or our full-day program, Creative Explorers at Kiddie Academy[ofACADEMY] provides a fun, dynamic, and flexible program for school-agers to explore their interests. This program provides your child with exciting and challenging activities and projects to create, while continuing to learn outside of the classroom.

Explore Our School Age Curriculum

Organized Games

Team Building

Making Connections

Critical Thinking

Creative Arts

Character Essentials^®

Learn On^®

Explore Our School Age Curriculum

Organized Games

Learning Inside and Outside

Children participate in cooperative and social skills in both the classroom and playground settings.

Key Focus Areas

Engaging in cooperative play
Exploring both indoor and outdoor games
Explaining the need for rules
Allowing for choices
Inspiring leadership

Team Building

Collaboration and Cooperation

Our team building activities give children opportunities to practice the skills they need to effectively work together, while exploring self and social awareness.

Key Focus Areas

Being part of a team
Building relationships
Supporting individuality
Exploring mindfulness
Practicing role playing

Making Connections

Understanding Our World

Children are given the opportunity to explore citizenship and strengthen connections with the world around them.

Key Focus Areas

Connecting with the community
Practicing communication skills and styles
Discovering world cultures
Exploring local history and government
Investigating geography

Critical Thinking

Learning Through Questioning

STEM-related activities empower your child to explore, engage, and strengthen science, technology, engineering, and math skills through questions and discovery.

Key Focus Areas

Strengthening problem solving skills
Exploring technology
Enhancing math skills
Encouraging higher level thinking and questioning
Analyzing data

Creative Arts

Expressing Imagination

Art, music, and performance activities build your child’s confidence in creative thinking and self-expression.

Key Focus Areas

Introducing variety of materials to create art forms
Supporting imaginative play and performance
Using theatrical elements to communicate feeling
Creating two-and three-dimensional art
Gaining confidence in self-expression

Character Essentials^®

Character Is at Our Core

Our educators guide your child through activities inspired by our Character Essentials curriculum that build upon positive character traits like respect, generosity, and gratitude.

Key Focus Areas

Learning about dependability in a group project
Building confidence
Encouraging compromise
Recognizing similarities and differences
Encouraging perseverance

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Learning Beyond the Classroom

There is no end to learning, and there is potential in every moment, everywhere. We designed our Life Essentials curriculum with this in mind, giving you access to projects and activities that extend the learning from your child’s classroom to your home through our Academy Link^® app.

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A Day In Our School Age Child Care Program

Every moment is an opportunity to learn. Our school age program supports what your child learns in school and helps prepare them for life.

Good morning! I start my day at Kiddie Academy.

Let’s warm up our mind before school

I start my day talking with friends, reading books, and exploring the learning centers before heading to school.

Getting to and from school is easy!

Homework help

My educators help me get a jump-start on homework. I’m usually done by the time I get picked up!

Time to head outside to the playground, soccer field, or climbing wall

Let’s play!

Let’s explore

Before pickup, I finish the day with a variety of cool activities like art, photography, web design, engineering, and more.

Reading and writing time

Can’t wait to come back tomorrow!

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School Age Child Care FAQs

What if my child gets sick?

We’ll call you or a designated adult from your Emergency Information Form so that your child can be picked up as soon as possible from the Academy. While waiting to be picked up, your child will rest quietly, away from other children.

What policies are Academies required to have in place to address safety?

Our facilities and outdoor play areas are required to have secure entries and exits that are maintained by an electronic entry system. Only individuals authorized by you are allowed to pick up your child from the Academy. All employees are required to have undergone background checks prior to employment.

Do I need to pack an after-school snack?

No. Kiddie Academy’s family-style dining program is an integral part of our curriculum and learning. We provide an assortment of healthy, age-appropriate snacks for the children to eat after school. Menus will be posted so that you can see what is being served.

What if my child has allergies?

Due to the high number of children with peanut allergies, we do not serve peanut products. If your child has a specific allergy, please list them on our dietary restriction letter so that we can make appropriate food substitutions.

What are teacher qualifications?

All Kiddie Academy teachers must meet or exceed the state requirements for child care providers and are required to receive ongoing professional training annually. We also require background checks through local, county, state and/or federal agencies prior to employment.

What is your discipline policy?

We do not use physical or verbal punishment under any circumstances. We use positive guidance and re-direction to acknowledge children’s feelings and emotions and provide them with social scripts, problem-solving techniques, self-calming activities and choices and activities geared toward their interests.

What will my child be doing?

Our before-school students can use their time to play, read quietly, exercise or interact with friends. After school, students can participate in our club programs, where they can explore topics that interest them. Check with your Academy to find out which clubs they offer.

Do you have parent-teacher conferences?

Yes. We schedule family/teacher conferences each year to discuss your child’s progress, but you can request a conference with the Director at any time.

Do you take the children outdoors?

Yes, weather permitting, we take children outside daily. Children should be dressed appropriately for playing on our playground or taking group walks.

How do you use technology in learning?

Kiddie Academy teachers use technology as learning tools and a means of communication. We feel it’s important to teach children how to use devices they will encounter in school, so they are given opportunities to use them for educational play and research. The use of televisions or computers for passive viewing is not part of Kiddie Academy’s curriculum.

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School Age

Creative Explorers

We Have a Designated Time for Learning. Always.®

Explore Our School Age Curriculum

Explore Our School Age Curriculum

A Day In Our School Age Child Care Program

School Age Child Care FAQs

What if my child gets sick?

What policies are Academies required to have in place to address safety?

Do I need to pack an after-school snack?

What if my child has allergies?

What are teacher qualifications?

What is your discipline policy?

What will my child be doing?

Do you have parent-teacher conferences?

Do you take the children outdoors?

How do you use technology in learning?

Learning for Every Age

Find out more about our Academy.

Contact Us

We Have a Designated Time for Learning. Always.^®