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Where work and play come together
Discover ECELA for Early Childhood Education
We provide an innovative, nurturing and stimulating environment where children develop independence, confidence and a positive sense of self and the world around them. Our curriculum is designed to involve children in experiences that enhance language, literacy, music, movement, art and socialization. Through play, all areas of development are fostered.
We are dedicated to the care and education
Our Educational Programs
Our exclusive curriculum, combined with our own digital lesson planning tool, enable teachers to create personalized learning experiences, appropriate to every age group.
Our infant-toddler child care program encourages safe exploration in soft, inviting, and language-rich environments.
Enrollment: 5
Staff Ratio: 1:5
Infants & Toddlers 6wks to 23months
Energy. Excitement. Motion. These are the qualities that define a toddler and they are used in this program to power positive learning experiences.
Enrollment: 10
Staff Ratio: 1:10
Toddler 2 yr old
Students will receive traditional education in science, engineering, the arts, and math and will be tracked academically and socially through continuous assessments.
Enrollment: 15
Staff Ratio: 1:5
Pre-school 3 yr olds
This program preps your child with lessons in forming and maintaining a positive attitude towards independent learning, and mastering gross as well as fine motor skills.
Enrollment: 20
Staff Ratio: 1:20
Pre – Kindergarten 4 yr old
This program preps your child with lessons in forming and maintaining a positive attitude towards independent learning, and mastering gross as well as fine motor skills.
Enrollment: 25
Staff Ratio: 1:5
Schoolage K-10Years
We provide the main activities
Elements of Learning. Committed to Excellence
Our curriculum is based on the research of the most renowned education experts. Designed by our education team, it’s created to support these important early years, to inspire children to be bold explorers today and joyful, confident learners for life.
We believe that children learn best through play and are inspired by child based learning. We have several different areas of play in each of our groups.
Gardening
Sport
Art
Excursions
Outdoor
Math
Literacy
Curriculum
Elements
Gardening
The Toddler and Preschool Groups have a garden in their outdoor space. Each spring, the children and teachers contribute and create beautiful and educational container/raised bed gardens.
Sport
Children need to develop large motor and small motor skills and cardiovascular endurance. Extensive physical activity is also needed to address a growing problem of obesity in American children.
Art
Kids will love designing and creating puppets and collages, constructing musical instruments and flower bouquets, and painting, gluing, and crafting to their hearts’ content!
Excursions
Excursions form a vital part of a child’s early education. They expose a child to a range of different experiences and enable them to gain a sense of the world in which they find themselves.
Outdoor
Our children benefit from a variety of outdoor play spaces. In addition to our playground, they experience the natural wonders of the forest, the big field, our raised gardens and nature walks.
Math
A preschool math curriculum should be taught using preschool lessons including interactive activities, learning games, printable worksheets, assessments, and reinforcement.
Literacy
A systematic and integrated literacy program promote language development preschool children. The program uses systematic, direct instruction built around a series of weekly books in the classroom.
At ECELA, We Create a Nurturing Environment for Each Child
Thought open ended play based experiences children flourish, and grow to love their school, taking pride in belonging to a community
How we are different
Why Choose East Coast Early Learning Academy
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Home-like Environment
Children are comfortable and confident in their home, feeling safe and secure to explore and learn.
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Loving Language
90% success rate of children reading before they go to school for children attending more than 12 months.
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Culture of Honour
Teaching self control while learning the values of trust and freedoms can support your child emotionally and help them grow
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Positive Discipline
Our discipline goal is educating and redirecting children through indirect and direct techniques that emphasizes cooperation.
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Quality Educators
Trusted, highly trained and hand-picked Educators. We believe that educators play a huge role in quality child care.
Children need healthy, wholesome foods
Healthy Food for Growing Children
By eating family-style and serving themselves, children learn about making healthy choices and the connection between food and community.
Fruits
Vegetables
Grains
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We believe that every child deserves personalized developmental child care in a distinctively Christian environment.
In keeping with Christ’s command to “feed my lambs,” our childcare, preschool, kindergarten,first through fifth grade early education/academy programs provide meaningful faith-based experiences that meet children at their level of understanding.
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Image of the child
Teachers can then shape and build on that knowledge by discovering what children already know through observation, one-on-one conversation, clarification, and invitation to explore the world around them.
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Positive Discipline
Our discipline goal is educating and redirecting children through indirect and direct techniques that emphasizes cooperation.
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Environment is important
We like to work and play in attractive surroundings so our buildings are clean, relatively tidy, and pleasing to the eye. The outdoor environments are large, have colourful and interesting gardens, and a variety of activities.
Positive, Safe Environment – We are committed to providing an uplifting and positive atmosphere for our children and staff; a fun learning experience in a secure, safe, and loving environment.
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Leadership – We are committed to lead; developing, monitoring, and empowering our children and our staff to reach their full potential.
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An age appropriate “Bible Time” with lessons, prayers, and songs based on the Bible.
One chapel service each week.
Snacks and meals that begin with a prayer of thanks.
Teachers who speak lovingly and naturally with the children about their own faith and love for the Lord. -
Respect – We are committed to building strong, healthy relationships with each other, our children & their families, along with the community through communication and understanding of the cultures around us.
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Integrity – We are committed to carry out our mission.
We have a focus on recruiting and retaining quality teachers and offer competitive remuneration, good student discipline and relatively small class sizes
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