C.F.S.D.#16 - Catalina Foothills Valley View Early Learning Center

Overview

Valley View Early Learning Center is an early childhood program serving children ages 2 1/2 to 5 years. The program emphasizes hands-on, play-based learning and offers a Spanish immersion prekindergarten classroom alongside year-round early learning offerings.

Approach and curriculum

The program uses an emergent curriculum that builds on children’s interests and questions. Instruction and daily routines draw on play, long blocks of uninterrupted exploration, and the Arizona Early Learning Standards; emergent reading and writing, numeracy, science inquiry, social studies, the arts, physical development, social-emotional learning, and early systems-thinking tools are described as curriculum priorities.

Facilities and classroom experience

Classrooms and outdoor areas are designed for preschool learners and include natural materials and print-rich environments.
Outdoor play spaces include swings, slides, a sandbox, water features, a garden, tricycles and grassy areas; classrooms report spending substantial portions of the day outside.
Classroom projects and garden-based learning are used as contexts for science, language and social-emotional work.

Staff and programs

Lead teachers are described as holding a minimum of a bachelor’s degree with an Early Childhood endorsement; Spanish-immersion teachers are noted as native or native-like speakers. The site lists program offerings including a Prekindergarten Language Immersion Program and seasonal summer camp information.

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C.F.S.D.#16 - Catalina Foothills Valley View Early Learning Center

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Overview

Approach and curriculum

Facilities and classroom experience

Staff and programs

Programs

Prekindergarten Language Immersion Program

Summer Camp Information

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