Run-A-Muck Child Care is an early childhood center in Salem, MA that provides full-service child care and early education for children from six weeks through pre-kindergarten.
Run-A-Muck Child Care's Salem center serves infants through pre-kindergarten and is part of a small North Shore childcare group operating since 1989. The Salem facility uses an open-room classroom design intended to support visibility and interaction among children and staff.
The program emphasizes learning through play and aligns its classroom activities with a program philosophy and Massachusetts Department of Education guidelines. Classrooms post weekly or monthly goals and curricula; staff document child development through periodic evaluations and share daily information with families via the Procare app.
Infant care emphasizes developmentally appropriate activities, opportunities for exploration and socialization, introduction to sign language, monthly posted goals and objectives, and daily communication with families through the Procare app.
Kindergarten preparation is delivered in open-concept classrooms with a curriculum aligned to the program philosophy and state guidelines, including structured activities for math, reading and language arts, social skills, science and physical development.
Preschool uses open-concept classrooms and a curriculum derived from the program philosophy and Massachusetts Department of Education guidelines covering areas such as language and literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, physical development, fine motor skills and social skills.
Toddler classrooms follow a daily schedule with weekly-posted curricula tied to thematic activities, small-group activities to support motor and early literacy skills, encouragement of self-help skills, and outdoor play twice daily when weather permits.
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