Starbright Early
Learning Center
425-514-5972
607 SE Everett Mall Way
Everett, WA 98208
425.514.5972
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What We Do
Teachers at Starbright work with children individually to help them identify their own unique strengths and abilities. By having these strengths reinforced, children apply the self-confidence acquired to other less-developed areas.
To help children reach their greatest potential in all developmental areas, Starbright offers fine and gross motor activities, self-help techniques, socialization skills, language arts, mathematical concepts, music and dance, computers, foreign language and art exploration.
Our youngest children receive lots of individual attention and warm nurturing, as we work closely with parents to help them adapt to their learning environment. Preschool and kindergarten children take part in an exciting curriculum developed by Dr. Borgatta, an early childhood specialist, who is also the founder of Starbright Early Learning Center.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Starbright uses developmentally appropriate teaching practices. Young children tend to gravitate naturally, and in their own time, towards learning experiences that they need.
Research supports the idea of providing an enriched environment with varied learning centers, such as housekeeping, block play, woodworking, artwork, computers, hands-on math and science, language arts, cooking, etc.
With learning centers, the teacher acts as a guide, monitoring the child as he plays in each of these areas. As children grow from young preschoolers to older preschoolers and kindergartners, learning centers become more complex and varied.
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Hands-On Learning Centers Learning Centers provide children with the opportunity to explore and discover on their own terms. This is appropriate for young children who like to be in charge of their own experiences.
Starbright teachers are educated to know what the developmental levels of children are. They have the knowledge to set up learning experiences as they interact with the children to extend their thinking and learning skills.
Learning centers for each classroom become more complex as children mature. Each classroom will have some or all of the following learning centers: Blocks, Dramatic Play, Sand and Water, Woodworking, Puppets, Housekeeping, Language Arts, Creative Arts, Computers, Math, Science, Social Studies, Spanish, Reading, Manipulatives, Puzzles, Educational Games, Handwriting, Listening Center, and Music.
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Classroom Instruction Teachers know that young children learn best when they initiate their learning experiences. Our curriculum is based on teacher interaction with children as a facilitator and guide.
Our youngest children receive a great deal of emotional support and nurturing as they develop relationships built on trust with adults. As children mature they become less ego-centric and more interested in what other children and adults have to tell them. Consequently, in each classroom instructional techniques will be based on the interest children have in learning from others.
Instruction will include social skills, language arts, nutrition, safety, foreign language, music and movement, mathematical concepts, problem solving, and science exploration. As children mature in older preschool classrooms and kindergarten, teacher directed instruction will increase.
In this developmentally appropriate program children spend a great deal of time in self-exploration and child-initiated activites.
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Formal Parent-Teacher Conferences Formal parent-teacher conferences are an important component of a high-quality early learning program.
We conduct two developmental assessments each year for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. Following the screen, a formal conference is held with one or both parents. Results of testing and goals for each child are discussed.
At any other time, during center hours, the teachers and director are available by appointment for conferences addressing specific problems.
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Celebrations Celebrations and holidays play an important role in every culture. Our celebrations are based on values and families rather than commercialism. During the Thanksgiving and winter holiday season, many stories and traditions are shared with all of the children. However, there is no discussion of God or specific doctrines.
In a search for balance and tolerance in a global community and world, both differences and similarities of all cultures are respected. The richness of traditions from many cultures are greatly valued and create the framework for our great country.
Beyond the cultural traditions, we also have fun with children's holidays. We participate in activites related to Halloween, Valentine's Day, the Easter Bunny, Mother's Day, Father's Day and more.
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Guest Instructors Included in our curriculum at no extra charge are weekly specialty classes with guest instructors in music, dance, and Spanish.
Music and Movement Instructor - Sara Coiley is a dance educator and choreographer for The Village Theatre Kidstage program in Everett. She received her BA in Theatre Arts Performance and Education from Central Washington University. She has taught art, musical theatre, drama, and dance to students of all ages in university, public schools and studio since 1994.
Music Instruction - Dave Hoffman has been a songwriter and musician for the last 30 years. He shares his talent with pre-school children, senior citizens, and people with disabilities.
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Field Trips Exploring the community is important for the development of a child's understanding of his world. Depending on the maturity of the children and parental involvement, field trips will occur once a month. Destinations will vary from factories, to stores, the dentist, museums, parks, and other sites where children can learn more about how the world works.
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