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EDUCATION PVSCHOOLS EXPANDS EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING PROGRAMS
PVSchools recently expanded its early child- registered nurse. Parents will have peace of mind hood learning programs with the opening knowing that a trained medical professional is onof the Little Cubs at the James P. Lee Early site should a situation arise. Childhood Learning Center, which is located at 3820 E. Nisbet Rd., Phoenix 85032. A SNAPSHOT OF THE PROGRAM Children attending the Little Cubs program partic“Little Cubs will provide our employees and ipate in art, music, dramatic play, storytime, songs, working families in the community an option for and dance. “Children are naturally curious. We play childcare in the southern area of the district. This is with them, introduce toys or activities that are right the beginning of their experience with PVSchools,” for their age,” said Barbara Bush, a childcare associsaid Jennifer Kelly, childcare coordinator with the ate at Pinnacle High School. Community Education Department. studies and science. Children will also have the INFANTS AND TODDLERS PROGRAM opportunity to choose free choice dramatic play, The center is fully licensed by the Arizona Depart- Our Infants and Toddlers Program incorporates use large muscles on the playground, develop social ment of Health Services. The program is open from individual play using developmentally appropriate skills, and make friends. 6:30 a.m-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and toys good for both large and small muscles, socialfollows the school calendar. Classroom ratios for ization with children in the classroom, storybooks, Daily reports are provided to all parents. These restaff and children are as follows: art activities, music, and movement. Caregivers also ports include when diapers are changed, nap times, work on toilet training in the Toddler 2 classroom. activities completed, food eaten, and eating time. • Infants 1:5 or 2:11 Children are diapered and fed on a fixed schedule. • One-year-old 1:6 or 2:13 SCHEDULE A TOUR • Two-year-old 2:8 3-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM If you are interested in touring Little Cubs at the • Three-year-old 1:13 A typical day will include large and small group James P. Lee Early Childhood Learning Center, activities that are developmentally appropriate for please call the Community Education Department One feature that stands out from other childcare 3-year-olds. These will include activities in liter- at 602-449-2200. To learn more about PVSchools, programs is that the Little Cubs also has an onsite ature, early math, art, and music, as well as social visit www.pvschools.net.
For every child at every grade, PVSchools will help unwrap your child’s gifts.
• Award-winning Fine Arts programs • Language Immersion (Spanish and Mandarin) • Preschool to 12th grade gifted services • District-wide STEM/STEAM programs • K-12 International Baccalaureate programmes • Suzuki Strings, a violin program • Career and Technical Education programs
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