We believe that children learn best through play.

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Our program is based on emergent curriculum, a way of planning curriculum that is based on children's individual interests and passions. Children thrive when their interests are captured.

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At FitKids, we use the following four sources of knowledge as the foundation of our emergent curriculum:

 

1. Knowledge about child development.
    

2. Knowledge about each child as an individual.
    

3. Knowledge about each child’s cultural/social background.
    

4. Knowledge about health and fitness.

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While health and fitness is our emphasis, we ensure each child’s physical, social, intellectual, creative, and emotional needs are met. 

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• Our staff motivate children to engage in a variety of planned activities.
   

• We provide nutritional meals and snacks.
   

• We support children’s individual ideas and efforts.
   

• We provide opportunities for one-on-one quality time with our staff and and we also encourage small group activities.
   

• We practice respectful, positive behavior towards other people and their belongings. 
   

• Each day, we go outside - rain or shine! 
   

• Each week, we go for walks or planned field trips to discover new and emerging interests.
   

• We encourage children to participate in problem-solving activities and help them develop important social skills, such as taking turns and sharing. 
   

• While we provide some teacher-directed activities, we focus primarily on child-led activities.
   

• We provide art materials and craft supplies that are openly accessible to the children to use. 
   

• We provide children with opportunities to make choices and other decisions, and to be active participants in daily activities.​
  
   

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