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ACR Academy is a child care center in downtown Santa Cruz that provides infant, toddler and preschool education and care.
ACR Academy operates a downtown Santa Cruz child care center serving infants, toddlers and preschool-age children. The center combines play and structured activities to support social, physical and early academic development.
Instruction mixes free play and structured play to encourage cooperation, social skills and motor development. Preschool activities include age-appropriate materials and opportunities in science, art, music, reading and drama. The center also offers a technology-assisted reading program using an iPad application (TARA) that adapts to a child’s skill level; participation in that program is optional and requires written parent/guardian permission.
The center provides morning and afternoon snacks for children except infants, with an emphasis on whole grains and organic choices when possible; menus are posted weekly.
The site describes multiple classrooms and outdoor areas and notes two classrooms for preschool children. Enrollment materials, waitlist applications and standard health and emergency forms are provided for families.
Accepts children as early as 6 weeks and continues until they are stable walkers (approximately 12–14 months); activities focus on feeding, holding, diapering, talking and one-on-one interaction.
For children who are stable walkers (around 12–14 months); the program emphasizes exploration, growing independence and social interaction in a safe, challenging environment.
A technology-assisted reading program (TARA) using an iPad application developed by Dom Massaro that presents books with read-aloud audio and touch-sensitive text; the application adapts to a child’s skill level, is available for infants through preschoolers, and participation is free and optional with written parent/guardian permission.
Two preschool classrooms provide age-appropriate materials and activities that encourage exploration and development across areas such as puzzles, blocks, science, art, music, reading and drama.
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