Columbus, OH Toddler | Preschool | Pre-Kindergarten Child Care Services

Our daycare center provides full time daycare for children from ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Our facilities provide daycare services from 6:00am – 6:00pm filled with enjoyable activities and even fun field trips. Our center is a part of the Head Start program and we have achieved our first star with Step Up to Quality. If you want to be assured that your child is in good hands, enroll into our preschool program and daycare service.

We offer 5 classrooms to better serve our children at a different ages and stages of development. Below is information about our Older Toddler or Tree House room, Preschool or Giraffe room, or Pre-k or Beaver room.

Our Older Toddler / Tree House Room:

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Our Preschool / Giraffe Room:

• The preschool classroom is for children from the ages of 3-4 years old. The teacher to child ratio in this classroom is 1:10 and 2:16.
• A developmentally appropriate approach to preschool education is given to each child. Independence, problem solving and positive self control are the primary goals of the Giraffe Room.

The academic primary goals include:

• School Readiness Skills
• Writing their name
• Counting
• Sorting
• Recognizing many letters of the alphabet
• Science exploration
• Communicating effectively with peers and teachers
• Cleaning-up after themselves and taking care of the classroom

Some activities include:

• Independent and group reading/looking at books
• Group discussion
• Process art using open-ended materials
• Cooking and science experiments
• Explore natural materials, magnets, magnifying glasses, science experiments
• Theme focused dramatic play
• Practice self-help skills including putting on shoes, brushing teeth, cleaning the classroom, setting tables, etc.
• Small motor activities such as stringing beads
• Large motor activities such as throwing and catching

Our Pre-K / Beaver Room:

• Our pre-kindergarten children range in age from 4-5 years old. The teacher to child ratio is 1:10 and 2:16.
• The pre-kindergarten classroom is designed to prepare children for kindergarten.

Planned developmentally activities are geared toward the goals of enhancing:

• Large motor skills
• Small/fine motor skills
• Language arts including reading and writing
• Social, cognitive and self-help skills
• Creativity and self-expression
• Math
• Science
• Music
• Health
• Cooking

The children will learn reach these goals through:

• Art
• Reading together and on their own
• Science experiments
• Cooking
• Experiences to become aware of changes in surroundings and in life
• Working with others
• Working independently

Contact Eastminster Child's Play & Learning Center today at 614-231-0222 or email us at eastminstercplc@yahoo.com to schedule a tour of our facility, or browse the website for more information about child care services or our curriculum or our infant and toddler rooms or staff qualifications or testimonials.