Fastrackids Case Study

Every child is an individual – with different needs depending on their age and abilities. You must think about this when planning activities.

Every child is a unique child, and all children are at diverse stages in their development, henceforth they all have their own individual needs. There are numerous advantages for children when their individual needs are met. Children turn out to be a greater amount of a compelling and self-coordinated learner, as they are enhanced in their gifts and capabilities. They are given support to help progression and to reach goals in learning and development to meet the Early Years Foundation Stage guidance.

While daycare/ childcare centers provide a safe haven for young children and left in the care of licensed caregivers, there is more to daycare then just temporary relief for parents. These facilities offer a nurturing and fun learning environment to promote curiosity, innovation, and continuous growth in developmental abilities and positivity in children, and they also have the ability to provide encouraging and engaging activities that endorse emotional, social, and academic development (Phillips 1987). Within these facilities, high quality care calls for each child reach greater levels of learning and can develop skills at their own pace under supervision.

It has a summer vacation problem, and that's the problem the KIPP schools set out to solve. They decided to bring the lessons of the rice paddy to the American inner city ”. One can clearly notice all the statistical evidences that he represented in the selection and understand that summer vacation has created an achievement gap between disadvantaged kids and privileged kids.

The greatest need of improvement for my campus is that it needs extended time in a school day for literacy instruction and independent reading. My school does have time set aside each week, which we call “SET”, which is designed to help students by giving them extra tutoring or instruction for all class periods. Most teachers use this time for test corrections or for students to get extra instruction for lessons they missed due to absences or other school functions. We do not have extended school days for literacy.

A difficult school year is not only worrisome for parents; it’s deflating for students as well. If your child struggled academically last year, the summer is the perfect time to recover and refocus to get back on track. Kids’ classes at FasTracKids/Eye Level Learning Center in Park Slope offer an ideal solution to help children catch up on their core studies while having a blast in a fun, encouraging environment.

As Seth’s parents have asked me for advice about enrolling their son in the Busy Learners Day Care Center, I read to them the Busy Learners Day Care Center brochure and do agree that a 2 years old is very capable of learning Spanish, their ABC’s and sight words through repetition, but the best way for a 2 years old to learn is through play. Children at this age are just learning in which “Through pictures, videos, narratives, and displays or documentation panels, teachers can articulate the specific learning in block building or in a rich episode of dramatic play.” (Gestwicki, 2014, p. 60) but at this young age, pen to paper is not going to enrich a child’s learning. Children at this age are learning self-esteem along with self-control. Putting a child under stress because of “inappropriate demands are made on them through formal instruction.” (Gestwicki, 2014, p. 21) can hinder their learning ability at this young age. Whereas DAP includes

Early childhood development is one of the most important aspects to the human life. Early childhood is mainly referred to from the time of birth through age five. Although, children learn based on the influence of their familiar environment, every child is expected to develop in their own unique way. Lakeland Little Learners is an educational program that provides an excellent environment for ensuring that every child’s social, cognitive, physical and educational needs are met. LLL provides a very welcoming and caring atmosphere for children from ages two weeks to twelve years old. During my experience at LLL, I was able to sit and observe three classrooms with very different age groups of children.

The purpose of creating a summer school program is to give kids the necessary resources to become successful academically while attaining skills that may be used in their everyday lives. According to a recent study most students lose two months of learning during the summer (Alexander, 2009). Our program has decided to put their focus on the students of McInnis Elementary School located in De Leon Springs, Florida. The reason for the choosing of this school was because of their below average test scores. McInnis Elementary is a “C” school, with students who are predominantly hispanic (City-Data, 2010). The School’s review are as followed:

I believe that the current system our school district is using is flawed and doesn’t allow students to be well rounded. Under the current curriculum we are focusing on the main core areas: math, English, science, and social studies. All of these areas are very important to a student's success; however, children need to have the opportunity to explore other avenues outside of this box. These choices include but are not limited to shop classes, food classes, and classes focusing on certain occupations such as teaching or health. The school should begin offering summer electives because it would help kids become more rounded, allow them to explore other avenues, and keep them involved in education during the summer break.

Early childhood is a time full of curiosity, exploration, creativity, excitement, and rapid development. During these formative years, children develop attitudes about education that remain with them for the rest of their lives (Kostelnik, Soderman, & Whiren, 2011). High quality early childhood education programs and highly effective, passionate teachers or care providers will not only promote young children’s development and academic achievement but will also foster a lifelong passion for learning. ECE programs and educators utilize learning centers to contribute to young children’s acquisition of literacy, numeracy, creative thinking, problem solving, and motor skills as well as a number of other skills and knowledge (Jarrett, 2010).

Columbia Elementary School Summer Care Program consists of kindergarten through 8th grade. The class I was able to observe was the 6th through 8th grade class. This program is for the students who are out of school for summer vacation. In the classroom I was in, there was about ten students and three teachers. Two of the students required one on one care therefore making the student to teacher ratio a bit excessive. The other classes had a larger student to teacher ratio, making it more difficult to handle. The two students that required one on one care had special needs that required special care. One of the special needs students had severe seizures and needed that one on one care and the other had down syndrome as well as other special needs that called for one on one care. The teachers were very good at caring for their needs throughout the day. They understood their behaviors and knew when something wasn’t quite right. I was able to experience many different behaviors among all grade levels while I was there.

During my observations in the different classrooms at “The childcare Center”, I learned about the proper environment, the fundamentals of the teachers lesson plans, their health and safety regulations, their approach to guidance and discipline, and overall quality childcare. The center has eight different levels of age groups; each of them has their own curriculum based on their age and developmental needs. This curriculum changes and has a new theme each month that helps the lead teachers to be able to start their lesson plans each week. From infants all the way to pre-K the lesson plans include fine motor, gross motor, art and sensory, math and manipulatives, music and movement, language including both signing and Spanish.

There are many types of learning opportunities that can encourage a child to learn and help to enhance their abilities. Child care centers are a great way to encourage a child to learn, and to be ready for the school atmosphere. “The Big Top Child Care Center” in Laurel, Maryland have an excellent program for children between two to nine years of age. They have an environment where teachers are well trained and are first aid and CPR certified. They enhance a child’s learning by providing them with nutrition, educational field trips, and special events. Elementary schools are the opening door for early childhood education. Children can begin their learning experience in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten which are the first grades of elementary education. “ Ring Factory Elementary” located at Harford county in Maryland is a school that has three kindergarten classes that teach five to six year olds the beginning of their educational life. Not only are there child care centers and schools a great

It is a clear and worthy investment. The question lies in which preschool program is the most effective. Previous reviews of programs have focused on if they contributed to later success, but a few of them compared the programs on their effectiveness. A number of programs showed positive results continuing to the end of kindergarten and beyond, signifying that the preschool involvement had impacts aside from early exposure to academic content. (Johns Hopkins University, 37). Also, several programs had effects on oral language skills, which are emphasized in most preschools.