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Creative Minds Early Learning Center is a year‑round, play‑based early learning program in Chico, California serving children from about age 2 through pre‑kindergarten. The centre uses a child‑directed, whole‑child approach and provides on‑site meals through the USDA CACFP program.
Creative Minds Early Learning Center provides year‑round, play‑based early childhood care for children beginning at approximately two years of age through pre‑kindergarten. Daily routines combine child‑directed choice time with brief structured activities intended to support school‑readiness behaviors.
The program emphasises a child‑directed, whole‑child approach that uses children’s interests to shape themes and learning environments. Activities incorporate storytelling, music, movement, hands‑on sensory and art experiences, gardening and cooking, and guided group activities to support social and cognitive development.
Breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack are prepared on site and provided at no additional charge through participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The centre notes that physician‑prescribed dietary restrictions and lifestyle dietary preferences are considered. A parent and family handbook, a centre calendar, and daily tours are offered to families.
The program is described as inclusive of children with a range of abilities and provides opportunities for cooperative play, character development and community‑oriented projects alongside classroom learning and outdoor play.
A program for 2–3 year olds that emphasises self‑selected activities to support language, physical, emotional and cognitive development, with predictable routines and brief structured learning opportunities; toilet training is supported as needed. Staff to child ratio 1:6.
A program focused on early literacy, conflict resolution and early math concepts through interest‑based, child‑directed inquiry, structured routines and learning centers; staff to child ratio 1:8.
A kindergarten‑readiness program that combines structured activities and holistic learning to develop pre‑reading, phonics, writing and math skills, along with character education, service learning and socialisation; staff to child ratio 1:8.
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