Picket Fence Early Care & Education is a childcare and learning centre in Elmwood Park serving children from six weeks up to 12 years with full‑day care and before/after‑school options.
Picket Fence Early Care & Education provides day care and early learning for infants through school‑age children. The program accepts children starting at six weeks and serves ages up to twelve years. Hours are offered on weekdays with full‑day care and multiple scheduling options.
The centre uses a research‑based, activity‑focused curriculum that emphasizes exploration and play. Classrooms are organized into learning areas such as music, science, large motor, blocks, dramatic play, manipulatives, library, sensory play, and art. Toddler, Preschool and Prekindergarten programs include individual portfolios, an initial screening during the first sixty days, periodic assessments and written progress reports three times per year.
Staff meet state licensing requirements and undergo background checks and health screening procedures. Employees participate in regular staff meetings and annual training hours. The programme maintains an open‑door policy for family involvement and offers tours and opportunities for parents to observe classroom activities.
Classroom program for toddlers that uses activity‑based learning; includes an individual portfolio, an initial screening within the first sixty days, assessments and written progress reports three times per year.
Preschool classrooms follow the centre’s activity‑based curriculum and maintain portfolios, periodic screenings and progress reports for each child.
Prekindergarten classrooms emphasize school readiness through guided activities, portfolios, screenings and triannual progress reports.
School‑age care includes before‑ and after‑school options and programming appropriate to older children, including field trips and seasonal activities.
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