The Merry Go Around Child Development Center is an FAA on-site early childhood program in San Diego that offers developmentally focused care for children from infancy through school-age, using a play-based curriculum and on-site meals.
The Merry Go Around Child Development Center operates as an on-site childcare program on federal property and serves children from infancy through school-age. The program emphasizes a holistic approach to development across social, emotional, physical, language and cognitive domains.
The center uses The Creative Curriculum blended with elements of the Reggio approach, with learning organized around child interests and self-directed experiences. Teachers use observation and documentation, twice-yearly individual assessments, and lesson planning that incorporates science, technology, visual and dramatic arts, math, social studies, health and safety to support developmental goals.
Emphasis on self-help, emotion regulation and social skills, with support for beginning potty training and activities that introduce early literacy and numeracy through stories, songs and open-ended play.
Children in this group follow a shared daily schedule with one nap, shared meal and snack times, regular outdoor play and open-ended interactive activities; daily reports are provided.
Infants follow individual eating and sleeping schedules; parents provide bottles and food; caregivers encourage exploration and developmental milestones and provide daily reports to families.
Program focuses on creative, sensory-rich activities that support gross and fine motor development, hand–eye coordination and school readiness for children who are fully potty trained.
Provides care and support for school-age children, including facilitation of remote learning and academic support for elementary grades.
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Program activities focus on self-help skills, language and communication through art, sensory tables and music; children go outside daily and teachers provide daily reports.
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