CLASSROOMS THAT INSPIRE LEARNING
Gorton Children’s Learning Center offers our families quality childcare in state-of-the-art, light-filled, age-appropriate classrooms. There are three separate classrooms for three different age groups, each with its own spaces for creative play, reading, crafts, and physical play in an age-appropriate loft area. Each child is given their own locker upon arrival, where they may place personal items at the start of the day.
Children may spend time both indoors and out. The Center offers a fenced-in, soft-surfaced, playground on-site for daily play. Our playground has age-appropriate riding activities, a treehouse for toddlers, and a playset for older children. Infants and toddlers also may be taken on walks in our 6-seater, shaded buggies.
Preschool Room
Ages later 3 to 5 years
Maximum capacity: 19 children
2 restrooms in classroom
Two’s and Early Three’s Room
Maximum capacity: 16 children
1 restroom in classroom
Infant/Toddler Room
Ages 6 weeks to 2 years
Maximum capacity: 12 children
6 cribs for napping children
3 evacuation cribs
Soft lighting to allow for napping children
Each classroom has separate spaces for creative play, reading, crafts and physical play in age-appropriate area
OUR CURRICULUM
Learning Beyond was created by early learning educators with over 150 years of combined experience. The research-based, classroom-tested curriculum follows a social-constructivist approach, designed to create learning opportunities for children through peer-based activities and intentional interactions with their teachers.
INFANTS
During their first 12 months, infants learn, change, and grow quickly. Learning Beyond includes engaging activities for babies, and what to expect from infants of different developmental levels as they are exposed to interactions with relationships at the heart of their learning and growth.
YOUNGER TODDLERS
The ages of 12 to 24 months brings about a flurry of activity, movement, language, and initial steps of independence. Learning Beyond focuses on building practical skills, language, and social- emotional learning, all with relationship-focused teaching and care at the heart.
OLDER TODDLERS
"I'm 2 now!" From 24 to 36 months, older toddlers are learning from their behaviors and choices, trying lots of new things, getting messy, and learning how to clean up. Learning Beyond focuses on scaffolding children's learning and interactions, giving children choices to empower them.
PRESCHOOL
Three-year-old's are able to figure out unique ways to do something, and want to find out why - a lot! Learning Beyond's use of openended questions in daily activities heightens curiousity and problemsolving skills at this stage, providing opportunities for active engagement as trusted learners.
PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Four-year-olds continue to build upon skills they learned in preschool, building layers of learning and knowledge through practice and novel opportunities. Children's development of language grows into an understanding of early reading and writing in preparation for kindergarten. Through active learning and scaffolding, pre-kindergartners can build confidence and thrive in a predictable classroom environment.
