Program Overview
CCDC - Where play is a child's work . . .
General Philosophy
Learning itself must be understood to be more than the role of learning details and the mechanics of skills. In early childhood, learning must be the fulfillment of young children stretching outward toward a great variety of experiences within which facts and skills are parts, but hardly the major part. We do not want to ‘push’ or ‘pull’ children — we want to stimulate their curiosity for learning. Each child is guided to grow mentally, physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. The three major drives that we feel must be satisfied in an early childhood program are as follows:
- Curiosity
- Interest in other children through informal role play
- Handling emotional impulses
All three can take a lifetime to fulfill, but it is in early childhood that the shape of the fulfillment takes place. Children are not to be molded, but are people to be unfolded. The most important aspect of our early childhood program is the development of a healthy self-concept, “who we are as God’s children,” which is the basis of all learning.
Calendar
CCDC is a school year based program with classes scheduled from September to May each year. Our calendar coincides closely with the LISD calendar. We do observe LISD holidays, in-service days and inclement weather days.
Enrichment Classes and Recess Time
Enrichment classes of Music, PE, Library and Chapel are held weekly for children in all of our classes. Our Pre-K4 classes have a weekly Science class also. Our 5-day classes for Pre-K5 and Kindergarten have a weekly Science and Social Studies class also. Chapel is held in the Church Sanctuary. Enrichment classes are led by additional instructors and are held in separate rooms. This provides students not only with the stimulation that the class offers, but also offers a change of scenery from the regular classroom.
All children will enjoy a daily period of supervised outside play on our CCDC playground. We have purchased equipment to set up an indoor, non-climbing playground for bad weather days. The playground activities as well as the indoor play will encourage development of large motor skills. The playground encourages running, climbing, peddling, kicking balls, etc. The indoor activities include bouncing balls, throwing balls, parachute,etc.
Special Events and Field Trips
Special Events include our Christmas Program, Spring Carnival, various classroom parties and Field Day to end the year.Children in Pre-K5 and Kindergarten classes will participate in parent-driven field trips throughout the school year. All field trips are announced in advance to the parents.
Discipline
The purpose of discipline is to help children become self-managing and socially responsible. CCDC will use redirection as our first method of discipline. If redirection is not effective, then we will have a time-out perid (one minute per year of age). In the event that this method is not effective, parents will be consulted for alternate ideas.
Explore our programs
Please call or email us to learn more, join our waiting list, or enroll your child:
- Phone: 972.436.7233
- Fax: 972.219.1877
- Janet Page, Director of Operations
- Martha Rudkin, Director of Administration and Finance