Childcare Center

 

What can the Heart of the Shepherd Child Development Center offer your family?

 

  Educated and well

  trained,  Christian

  teachers and staff.

  Low teacher to child

  ratios.

  Spacious classrooms

  with developmentally

  appropriate materials.

  Curriculum focusing on 

  all aspects of the child

  including: spiritual, social

  -emotional, physical and

  cognitive development. 

  Natural environment

  with large, carefully

  designed play yards and

  on-site nature trails.

  Large indoor play space

  / multipurpose room.

  Full day or part-time

  care.

  Easy access from I-96, 

  located on Burkhart Rd,

  just a mile south of the

Tanger Outlets at Exit

  133.

 


Click here for the CDC Staff Directory

 

 

THE INFANT ROOMS

 

  The infant room sets its pace around the needs and unique differences of each child... the teacher is conscientiously alert.
  While meeting the food, diapering, and rest needs of each child, the teacher as keen observer plans interactions and activities.
  Many moments of the infant’s day offer opportunities for learning through trust, discovery, tackling motor tasks, and the power of language.
  Cozy, inviting, and stimulating environment offered.

 

 

 Daily Indoor Play Examples:

 

  Eye tracking/Detail awareness…ball rolling, block stacking, hide the object game, mirrors.
  Tactile/Touch awareness…puppets, textured assortment of manipulatives.
  Sounds/Language Development…play music, hear songs, rhymes, poems, books, repeat sounds, children constantly talked to.
  Socialization…viewing self as important part of group, close, positive proximity.
  Physical Development…movement and exercise opportunities, “tummy” time, sitting, using “walk-arounds”.

 

 

Outdoor Play and/or Large Motor Examples:

 

  Walks in play yards and on grounds
  Mats for crawling/climbing
  Soft pull up areas
  Climbing structures in play yard