A Step Ahead Child Center
189 West Creek Road
Saint Marys, Pennsylvania 15857
Phone: 814-781-7101 ext. 1027 (Center)
Phone: 814-781-7101 ext. 1024 (Director)
Fax: 814-834-1560
Our mission is to provide quality education and care to children
(ages 6 weeks to 12 years) at affordable prices and to establish a
child-centered environment that supports the physical, emotional
and cognitive development of growing children.
An Informational Booklet about
General Information, Room Layouts,
Activity Areas, Curriculum and Daily Schedules
General Information
All About Space
Square Footage of
A Step Ahead Child Center:
Child Center Area:
3,452 SQUARE FEET
Electrical Closet:
125 SQUARE FEET
Vestibule:
55 SQUARE FEET
Storage Room:
140 SQUARE FEET
Restrooms:
511 SQUARE FEET
Gross Building Area:
4,491 SQUARE FEET
Square Footage of the
Community Center:
Gross Building Area:
8,158.94 SQUARE FEET
Square Footage of the
(Gated) Outdoor Play Area:
2,184 SQUARE FEET
(Fenced-in) Outdoor Area:
½ Acre
(Fenced-In) Berry Patch:
1,750 SQUARE FEET
Total Elcam Property Area: 33 Acres
Hours/Days of Operation
Ages of Children Served
Hours Per Day
6:30 AM – 11:30 PM
A Step Ahead provides care
for children between the ages
of 6 weeks and 12 years.
• A maximum of 8 children
in the Infant Room (6 weeks
– 24 months).
• A maximum of 12 toddlers
and 20 preschoolers in the
Toddler/Preschool Room (2
years – 5 years).
• A maximum of 12 children
in the School-Age Room (6
years – 12 years).
• A Step Ahead Child Center
is actually licensed to care for
___ children at any given
time.
Days of the Week
Monday through Friday
Key Fob Access Granted
Key fobs will only permit access
between the hours of 6:30 AM
and 11:30 PM
Key Fob Access Denied
Key fobs will deny access
between the hours of 11:31 PM
and 6:29 AM
PLEASE NOTE:
A Step Ahead Child Center, the
Outdoor Play Area and the
Community Center are equipped
with a safe and reliable key fobs
control security system. Every
scanned card is recorded.
Room Layouts
Infant Room Layout
Toddler/Preschool Room Layout
School-Age Room Layout
6 Weeks – 24 Months
2 Years – 5 Years
6 Years – 12 Years
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Restrooms
Activity Areas in the Infant Room:
1. Cubbies (Near Entrance Door)
2. Parent/Teacher Communication
3. Mealtime & Table Play
4. Hideaway Cube
5. Gross Motor Play
6. Blocks/Push Toys
7. Diapering
8. Napping
9. Puppets
10. Quiet/Books
11. Dramatic Play Area
Also:
• Sand & Water
Each restroom is equipped
with a child-size toilet and
a child-level sink in A Step
Ahead Child Center and in
the Elcam Community
Center.
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55” LED TV
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Sink
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Office
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Activity Areas in the Toddler/Preschool Room:
1. Cubbies (Toddlers)
2. Reading/Books (Toddlers)
3. Dramatic Play Kitchen (Toddlers)
4. Dramatic Play Store (Toddlers)
5. Gross Motor Play (Toddlers)
6. Hideaway Cube (Toddlers)
7. Blocks/Toys (and Napping) (Toddlers)
8. Diapering (Toddlers)
9. Food Market (Shared/ Creative Play Area)
10. Loft (Shared/ Creative Play Area)
11. Dress-Up Unit (Shared/ Creative Play Area)
12. Push Toys (Shared/ Creative Play Area)
13. Puppets (Shared/ Creative Play Area)
14. Sand & Water (Shared Area)
15. Art (Shared Area)
16. Mealtime & Table Play (Manipulatives) (Shared Area)
17. Blocks/Push Toys (and Napping) (Preschoolers)
18. Train Table (Preschoolers)
19. Science (Preschoolers)
20. Dramatic Play Laundry (Preschoolers)
21. Dramatic Play Kitchen (Preschoolers)
22. Hideaway Cube (Preschoolers)
23. Listening Cube (Preschoolers)
24. Quiet/Books (Preschoolers)
25. Parent/Teacher Communication (Toddlers/Preschoolers)
26. Cubbies (Preschoolers) (Preschoolers)
Main Entrance
Activity Areas in the School-Age Room:
1. Cubbies
2. Parent/Teacher Communication
3. 4 Computer Workstations
4. Listening
5. Reading/Books
6. Blocks/Toys
7. Parent/Teacher Conference
8. Writing
9. Games & Supplies
The washing area in the
Toddler/Preschool Room
of A Step Ahead Child
Center contains two
child-level sinks.
Activity Areas at
A Step Ahead
Child Center
Cribs
Community Cubbies
Babies need safe cribs.
Caregivers need their backs. The
cribs are not dropsides. The
BackSafe cribs and BackSafe
Evacuation cribs are certified for
child safety and comply with
new federal CPSC Rule CFR
1220 for crib safety.
All children need their own
personalized storage space
sized specifically for them and
their belongings. Cubbies are
provided for each age group in
each classroom. The cubbies help
children establish routines and
eases transition to school.
Quality Furniture
Changing Station
Montesorri Chairs
Wooden Furniture
Toddlers need a changing station
that promotes independence.
The changing station contains
fold-down, self-retracting steps
that toddlers can climb. It also
has a hidden childproof
hamper.
Infants and toddlers need chairs
and tables sized and shaped
specifically for them. The infants
and toddlers can get in and out
of, carry and push the Me-Do-It
Chairs.
All equipment in the Child
Center is made in the USA.
The equipment is made of soft
maple wood that is covered with
a water-based lacquer, which is
non-toxic to humans.
The Need for
Children need child-size
equipment. The furniture is
lightweight and mobile. The
furniture is also adjustable
according to the size/height of
the children. The furniture is
child-friendly and allows
them to easily see, find and
access toys and materials in
each activity area.
What makes for a Safe Environment?
• Developmentally appropriate
equipment
• Non-slip floors
• Stable shelves, objects and fixtures
with rounded corners
• Steps toddlers can use to reach the
changing station (no bending/lifting)
Montesorri Multi-Tables
Children need movable, heightadjustable tables. The multitables are strong and light, with
adjustable legs that click to new
heights in a few seconds, without
the use of any tools. The multitables allow for flexibility in the
classroom.
Montesorri Shelving
Each child needs an area for
work and play. Each room is
filled with shelving and storage
islands that are sized and shaped
specifically for each age group.
The shelving and storage islands
are used to divide each room into
activity areas and contain books,
toys and materials for each
activity area.
What makes a Good Space?
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Predictability
Clear paths to activities
Well-defined boundaries
Ample opportunity for
movement
Freedom for exploration
Privacy
Variety of activity areas
Different levels of
stimulation
Flexibility
Right amount of empty
space
Home-like atmosphere
The Need to Feel
Welcome
Parent Communication Area
Parents need a welcome area
that allows them to connect to
their child’s classroom. Each
room has a Parent
Communication area where
teachers can welcome visitors,
parents can sign-in/sign-out their
child, and parents and teachers
can exchange information.
Gliders
Caregivers can create a
welcoming and nurturing
environment for the children
with the blue community gliders.
The gliders can be used for oneon-one time (rock and cuddle
children in comfort), curriculum
theme-based activities and
general supervision of children.
Each classroom environment is
designed in a manner in which
children can reach, sit, play and
work without constantly asking
for an adult for access.
The Need to Feel Secure
Security Features
Ever wonder who has access to
your child while you are busy at
work? Fear no more. The Child
Center, the Outdoor Play Area
and the Community Center are
equipped with a safe and reliable
key fobs control security
system. Every scanned card is
recorded. The Child Center is
also equipped with an indoor
video surveillance system for
24-hour monitoring of caregivers
and children. Only currently
registered parents/guardians of
children and currently employed
caregivers/teachers will have
access to the children at any
given time.
The Need for Imagination
Woodcrest Tables and
Chairs
Children need to feel at home.
Both toddlers and preschoolers
have a dramatic play area that
contains furniture-for-play that
has age-appropriate chair
seat/table leg heights. The
woodcrest tables and chairs are
shaped to support the children’s
best posture, allowing the
children to feel relaxed and
focused.
Drama Center
Children need a place for roleplay. The Drama Center for all
children (except infants) contains
a classic oval shape mirror, a
stage area, hooks and totes for
costumes and creative props, and
30 age-appropriate dress-up
costumes and accessories.
Woodcrest Kitchen
Play-size Equipment
Children need a place that invites
play. Infants, toddlers and
preschoolers each have their own
kitchen that is child-level and
equipped with knobs that turn,
doors that open and raised
burners for imaginative play.
The kitchen includes a stove,
sink, refrigerator, and cupboard
and box car. The preschool area
also contains a clothes washer.
Children need a place that
supports dramatic and social
play. Preschoolers can “play for
real” with a rocking cradle, an
ironing board (with iron) that has
a sturdy base with slanted legs to
provide stability, a pushcart that
is tip-resistant, a bed for dolls,
and a doll high chair that children
can easily lift and carry, using
the side handle-holds.
Dramatic play helps infants, toddlers
and preschoolers learn about the
people and roles around them. It gives
them the opportunity to re-enact the
events in their daily lives and stretches
children’s imagination.
Food Market
Children need space for
cooperative group play. The
market area contains a canopy
with fixed shelves, four shopping
carts, healthy play food sets, two
supermarket checkout counters
and sturdy play money.
Toddler Store
Toddlers need a place to share.
The toddlers have a village store
that contains a toddler shelf and
toddler canopy. The toddler shelf
puts food and accessories within
easy reach for toddlers.
Quality, Quality, Quality
All wooden furniture is made
of soft maple wood that
contains a clear, non-toxic
finish, which is safe for
children.
The Need for Movement
Nursery Gym
Infants and toddlers need to
move to build large motor skills
and muscles. Infants and
toddlers each have a nursery
gym that contains stairs, slides
and ramps to support gross
motor play. The infants and
toddlers can walk, climb, slide,
crawl, jump and play in the
nursery gym.
Community Loft
Children need a safe place for
individual or group play. The
community loft contains short,
safe stairs for children to climb,
carpeted platforms and panels
for creative play, and head-room
underneath for stand-up play.
Children have opportunities to
learn and grow when they
engage in movement.
Blocks and Riding Toys
Children need to engage in
active physical play. Unit,
mini-unit, mini-hollow and
hollow blocks, wooden trucks, a
rocking boat, two wheelbarrows,
airplanes and helicopters,
tricycles and scooters are
available for use in Center daily.
Gymnasium
Children need ample space to
run, jump and play. The
gymnasium measures 63’ 2 1/4”
x 52’ 0” and has non-slip floors.
The ceiling lights are protected
by plastic tubing, which
provides safety in the event that a
fluorescent bulb becomes broken.
The fixtures in the room are
protected by stainless steel cages.
The columns and walls in the
room are protected by gym wall
padding. The padding provides
heavy-duty protection for indoor
impact areas. All children will
have access to the gym daily.
What items are available to my
child in the Gymnasium?
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Par 3 Mini Golf Course (2+ Years)
Pin Pals Bowling Set (2) (3+ Years)
Foot-to-Floor Variety Pack (2
Rocking Dogs + 4 Push Toys/RideOn Toys) (1-3 Years)
Sticky Ball Pack of 24 (12 Years and
Under)
Partner Strap Pack of 6
River Stones Set of 6 (2) (3+ Years)
Tie-Dye Gripper 8” Volleyball (5+
Years)
Tie-Dye Gripper 10” Soccer Ball (5+
Years)
Tie-Dye Gripper 8” Soccer Ball (5+
Years)
Spectrum Mini Playground Balls 2.5
“ Pack of 6 (All Ages)
Dodge It Tag Youth Pack (12 Years
and Under)
Summer Adventures Mulching
Mower (1 ½ + Years)
Gas ‘N Go Mower (1 ½ + Years)
Laugh ‘N Learn Mower (1 ½ +
Years)
Hockey Pucks, Set of 6 Colors (5+
Years)
4 Inflatable Beach Balls (2+ Years)
Rainbow Spectrum Tennis Balls
(Pack of 12)
Multi-Buckets (12 Large Stacking
Buckets) (All Ages)
Parachute (3+ Years)
Balloons
Assorted Balls (1+ Years)
Tornado Tee Golf (2+ Years)
Better Batter Baseball (2+ Years)
What items are available to my
school-age child in the Gym?
K to 5 Essentials Equipment Pack which
includes the following items:
• 12 - 12" Spectrum™ Handled Scooters
(6+ Years)
• Scooters 16” Pack of 6 (8+ Years)
• 12 - 24" No-Knott Hoops (6+ Years)
• 12 - 30" No-Knott Hoops (6+ Years)
• 12 - 7' Speed Ropes (6+ Years)
• 12 - 8' Speed Ropes (6+ Years)
• 6 - 8-1/2" Playground Balls (6+ Years)
• 6 - 7" Diameter Gator Skin® Special
Balls (6+ Years)
• 6 - Square Spots
• 2 - Lite-80 Basketballs
• 2 - Lite-80 Soccer Balls
• 2 - Lite-80 Footballs
• 2 - Lite-70 Volleyballs
• 1 - Pealess Whistle with Lanyard
• 1 - Dual Purpose Timer
Outdoor Walks
Children need fresh air daily.
The teachers and children will be
taking a walk on Elcam’s 33-acre
property each nice day. They will
be using a walking rope made of
strong nylon that has 12 colorful
handles and large loop hands on
each end for teachers.
Infants Need Fresh Air
Too
Even infants can enjoy a stroll in
the outdoors with the use of a
KinderVan/6 with Canopies.
The infants are securely fastened
in the KinderVan with a fivepoint safety harness. This
vehicle has puncture-proof
wheels, an automatic safety
brake and can handle grass,
gravel and curbs with ease.
All playground equipment
in the Outdoor Play Area
of the Child Center is
made in the USA.
Outdoor Play Area
Children need a playground.
Playing outdoors not only
encourages social interactions
but also provides natural
stimulation. It also gives
children the opportunity to just
enjoy nature.
What items are available to my
child in the Outdoor Play Area?
1. Play Up Adjustable Sand & Water
Table (2+ Years)
1. Cozy Coupe Trailer (1 ½ - 5 Years)
2. Princess Cozy Coupe Trailer (1 ½ - 5
Years)
3. Cozy Pumper (1 ½ - 5 Years)
4. Spray & Rescue Fire Truck (1 ½ - 5
Years)
5. Teeter Ball (3+ Years)
6. 2-in-1 Garden Cart & Wheelbarrow
(2+ Years)
7. Cozy Coupe 30th Anniversary Edition
(1 ½ - 5 Years)
8. Princess Cozy Coupe 30th Anniversary
Edition (1 ½ - 5 Years)
9. Easystore Jr. Table with Umbrella (1 ½
- 5 Years)
10. Easystore Table with Umbrella (2–8
Years)
11. Endless Adventures SwingAlong
Castle (1-4 Years)
12. Up & Down Roller Coaster (2-5 Years)
13. Naturally Playful Adventure Lodge
Play Center with Glider (3-8 Years)
14. Skyward Summit (4-8 Years)
15. Gather & Grille Playhouse (1 ½ Years
+)
16. For All Children – Pastels & Chalk –
Color Splash! Giant Box of Sidewalk
Chalk
The Outdoor Play Area has a
rubber surface, which is safe for
children for play.
The Need for Literacy
Listening Cube
Rocking Chair
Child’s Sofa and Armchair
Children need a safe place to
relax and listen to music and
storybooks. A Listening Cube
allows the children to use
developmentally appropriate
headphones to listen to age
appropriate music or
storybooks.
Children need a child-size rocker
for story time and for dramatic
play. The old-fashioned rocking
chair for preschoolers has a
contoured seat and back and is
almost impossible to tip over.
What is the difference between a
Library Shelf, a Library Rack
and a Browser Box?
The school-age children need a
protected area for reading. The
school-age children have a
literacy corner where they can
curl up on a child-size sofa or
child-size armchair and read a
good age-appropriate paperback
book from their mini-library.
The mini-library contains
reference books, fiction and fact,
and leveled readers, books for
readers from Kindergarten to
Grade 6.
Children need a relaxing place
to go with a good book. The
child-size sofa and child-size
armchair have a sturdy
hardwood frame that is strong
enough to hold a teacher. They
also contain soft and durable
foam cushions covered by tough,
microbial, waterproof and
stain resistant fabric.
Books
Children need safe access to
books. Each room has a library
shelf, library rack or browser box
where all books are age
appropriate, face outward and
are at the children’s eye level.
Books for infants and toddlers
include board books only. Books
for preschoolers include both
picture and reading board books
and paperback books. The
preschoolers also have a
Vocabulary Development Center.
A library shelf or a library rack is
movable and offers 12 linear feet
of book display space on four
levels. Big books are visible from
both sides of the rack, and there is
book storage space available on
the shelves below and behind the
racks.
A browser box designed
specifically for infants and
toddlers is a low, versatile storage
bin with high visibility. The infants
can practice their walking skills as
they search for their favorite book.
Literacy Corner
Books were purchased from
two educational publishing
companies, Teacher Created
Resources and Usborne Books.
The Need for Large
Muscle Play
With a Modular Block,
the length of the block is
2x the width of the block,
which is exactly 2x the
thickness.
Modular Blocks
Children need space for openended play. Block play
encourages both physical and
cognitive development. Blocks
are the cornerstone of
developmentally appropriate
play.
Mini Unit Blocks
Mini unit blocks, which are
modular blocks, are small but
safe and are designed for a
toddler’s small hands and ideal
for school-age tabletop play.
Modular Block Sets
Trucks & Aircraft
Sets of Mini hollow blocks, Unit
blocks and Hollow blocks are
available for all children (except
infants). Mini hollow blocks link
Unit blocks and Hollow blocks.
By combining all three sets of
blocks, the children can enhance
the variety and fun of block
play.
Children need vehicles for
imaginative play. Vehicles
include small tank truck, small
dump truck, small semi, small
flatbed, small fire truck, two
helicopters, two airplanes, semi,
two buses, flatbed and fire
engine. All vehicles are made of
durable hardwood, with gently
rounded edges, a child-safe
finish, and non-marking wheels
and axles that won’t come off.
Block Carts
The block carts for the storage
and transportation of all
modular blocks are sturdy and
easy to maneuver with 4”
lockable swivel castors and
convenient handlebars.
The Strengths of Modular Blocks:
• All edges are rounded for safety
• All joints in the hollow blocks are
securely fastened with recessed
screws
• All blocks are made of solid maple
wood
• Open ends allow little hands to
pick the blocks up easily
Starter Riser Kit
Young children need to a place to
create playscapes. The starter
riser kit includes a riser
rectangle, a riser square and two
riser ramps. The carpeted risers
can be used as a pathway or
launching pad for trucks and
aircraft or can be flipped over
and used for children to climb.
The connectors for the risers are
toddler-proof yet teacherfriendly.
Two Wheelbarrows
Children love to move things
from place to place. Each
wheelbarrow is made of solid
hardwood. Each wheelbarrow
has two big 8” soft plastic tires
that give the wheelbarrow plenty
of stability and balance. The
child-size wheelbarrows have
enough cargo room for toys,
blocks or even a small child!
Children use their bodies to
learn. That’s why we have
invested in products that are
safe, durable and simple.
Rocking Boat
Children need a place to safely
rock together. The rocking boat
has thick, rounded sides which
provide a stable base and a quiet
ride for children. The long shape
of the rocking boat prevents
tipping. The rocking boat fits up
to four children.
The Need for Old Art
Blocks, trucks & aircraft,
wheelbarrows, rocking boat,
tricycles and scooters
encourage children to work
together and to have fun
together.
Puppet Theater
Children need a place for
imaginative play. The puppet
theater in the infant room and in
the toddler/preschool room has a
reversible shelf for puppet and
prop storage, a built-in stage
with curtains and a window seat.
The children can put on a grand
puppet show using a variety of
hand puppets and finger
puppets available for use at the
Child Center.
Two Tricycles and
Two Scooters
Children need the toughest bikes
on the block. The tricycles and
scooters have durable, baked-on
powder coating, which resists
chips and dings. They also have
sealed ball bearings that can
handle years of vigorous use
without maintenance. The
tricycles and scooters also have
cushioned handlebars to avoid
finger pinches! The toddlers and
preschoolers can use the tricycles
and scooters in the Child Center
or in the gymnasium of the
Community Center.
The Child Center encourages
varieties of play:
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Small motor activities
Large muscle play
Solitary play
Cooperative group play
Open-ended play
Curriculum-themed activities
Sensory stimulation
Quiet activities
The Need for Investigation
Sand and Water Center
Children need a place that invites
science and discovery. The sand
and water center has pulleys,
hoses and funnels that
encourage children to
experiment with weights,
measures, volume and water
flow. It also has sliding play
shelves, flow pans and storage
racks. The sand and water center
is movable and height
adjustable. The infants have
their own Small Sand and
Water Center while the toddlers
and preschoolers have a
Universal Sand and Water
Center. The Sand and Water
Center is used indoors and is
wheelchair accessible.
Practice shapes,
uppercase/lowercase alphabet,
numbers & operations with
extra large sand molds in the
Sand and Water Center.
What award-winning, educational
materials are available to my child in
the Science/Sensory Area?
1. Multi-Activity Table
2. Wooden Railway Set (for Multi-Activity
Table)
3. Wooden Vehicles & Traffic Signs (for
Multi-Activity Table)
4. Magic Deluxe Magic Set
5. Mighty Magnet Pack/11
6. Pretend Play Pasture Pals
7. Measuring Worms (Set of 72) (Ages 3-7)
8. Transparent Inchworms Rulers (Set of 10)
(Ages 3-7)
9. Baby Bear Balance Set (Ages 4-7)
10. Primary Science Lab Set (Ages PreK+)
11. Primary Science Mix & Measure Set (Ages
PreK+)
12. Jumbo Magnifiers (Set of 6) (Ages PreK+)
13. Easy Grip Tweezers (Set of 12) (Ages
PreK+)
14. Big View Bug Jars (Set of 6) (Ages PreK+)
15. Hands-On Discovery Lab (Ages PreK+)
16. Sound Box
17. Space Sand
18. 2 Large Magnifying Glasses
19. Volume Relationship Set
20. Insta-Snow Therapeutic (2)
21. Tactile Match
22. Totally Touchable Matching Board
23. Use Your Senses! Mix & Match Game
24. Flower Science Model (Ages K+)
25. Roylco What’s Inside Animals
26. GeoSafari Talking Microscope (Ages K+)
Preschoolers will be wearing Primary Science
Safety Glasses for science activities. School-Age
Children will be wearing Colored Safety Goggles
for science activities.
Science Center
Preschoolers and school-age
children need a space for
exploration. The science center
provides ways for the children to
view, touch, sort and document
their discoveries. They can
become young scientists with the
Science Set that contains counter,
storage and bulletin display space
and developmentally
appropriate science tools,
games and hands-on
experiments.
Mud Center
Children need a place to
experiment. The children will
have a Mud Center (two raised
plots with lots of good soil, play
materials and an endless supply
of water) located in the Outdoor
Area of Elcam. Playing with
mud is a sensory, messy,
creative activity. Children will
have the opportunity to play with
mud during the summer months.
The Need for Creativity
Art Center
Children need a place for
creativity. Children can “shop
around” for art and craft items
and make choices about media
and methods with the Help
Yourself Trolley in the Art
Center. The child-friendly,
highly portable, awardwinning Help Yourself Trolley
in the Art Center has eight green
cups that hold brushes, sponges,
Q-tips and other tools; slanted
paper slots to hold different sizes
of paper and also wider, deeper
slots for paper rolls and
cardboard; small totes for
embellishments; dowels for
ribbon, tape and twine; scissor
storage; and three shallow totes
and six deep totes for craft
materials. The sturdy casters on
the trolley ensure easy transport
to all rooms in the Child Center.
Art for Infants
Drying Rack
The infants need their own
creativity area. The infants will
have an eye-level floor easel,
designed especially for children
ages one to three years, to
participate in the creative arts.
The floor easel includes an easel
frame, two whiteboards and 10
magnets.
Art can help children develop
Children need a safe, effective
way to dry their art projects. The
drying rack has an open back
design that allows air movement
to dry the paint while the bar at
the back keeps the racks from
sliding out. It has ten wire racks
for drying art items, plus slots for
an optional ten more, and a
removable, easy-to-clean tray
that catches paint drips!
their conversation skills and
vocabulary, to express
concepts, and solve problems.
Peg Tree & Tulip Aprons
Two Multi-Purpose Easels
Children and teachers alike have
multiple creativity options with
the Multi-Purpose Easel in the
Art Center. The Multi-Purpose
Easel, designed especially for
ages two to adult, has two
magnetic whiteboards that are
cleanable and height adjustable
and removable trays that hold art
equipment and catch paint drips!
Children need to dress
accordingly when engaging in
the creative arts. Children will
wear tulip aprons for art. The
tulip aprons are made of soft
nylon and have hook & loop
fastener. The tulip aprons are
machine-washable and
waterproof. The tulip aprons
also have a sturdy loop hanger
so the children can hang up their
own aprons on the peg tree in
the Art Center.
The Need for Nourishment
Plates, Bowls and Flatware
Young children need
developmentally appropriate
cups, plates, bowls and flatware.
Each child will eat meals and
snacks using a divided dish with
five deep compartments, a sippy
cup or training cup based on
age and development, a sip-abowl that has a built-in straw and
a tot fork and spoon set. The set
makes it is easy for young
children to hold and scoop up
food and liquids. It also eases the
transition to grown-up flatware.
Teacher’s Low Chair
Teachers need comfortable
seating at child-level for optimal
care, play and learning with
children. The teacher’s low chair
allows the caregiver to interact
with children and provide
assistance to children during
mealtimes or any activity.
Suggested Preschooler Serving
The Need for Relaxation
Sizes:
Bread --- ½ Slice
Cereal --- 1/3 Cup
Pasta --- ¼ Cup Cooked
Cooked Veggies --- ¼ Cup
Applesauce --- ¼ Cup
Milk --- ½ Cup
Cheese --- ¾ Ounce
Meat --- 1 Ounce
A preschooler’s appetite can
fluctuate daily, depending on
activity level and growth spurts.
This serving sizes guide is just for
starters as the child will be our
guide.
Mealtimes
Mealtimes should be familystyle. The lightweight, adjustable
Multi-Tables accommodate
growing children. The Teacher’s
Low Chair allows the teacher to
sit comfortably with children at
mealtimes.
Community Cots
Children need their own space to
relax. Toddlers and Preschoolers
will have a 24” x 54” x 6” high
Community Cot, Fitted Sheet
and 36” x 59” Rest Time
Blanket for naptime. The
stackable cot has a sturdy,
lightweight aluminum frame
with durable corners, which are
rounded for safety and are easy
to clean. Air circulates freely
through the extra strong
polyester mesh covering the
body of the cot. The elastic,
poly/cotton knit fitted sheet
stretches over the corners of
the cot, so it stays in place when
a child tosses and turns. The cozy
fleece rest time blanket has knit
binding and is designed to fit the
Community Cot. The fitted sheet
and the rest time blanket are
machine washable.
The Need for Solitary Play
What award-winning, educational
Children need to feel in
manipulatives are available to my
Hideaway Cube
child in the Table Play Area?
control of their environment.
Each room in the Child
Center has well-defined
boundaries between activity
areas, which allows children
to develop their own routines
and discipline and supports
creative play.
Children need a quiet place to
play with their favorite toy, book
or game. A Hideaway Cube
allows the children to relax and
play in supervised seclusion. The
Hideaway Cube has a We-Do-It
Bench. Small children love the
feet-on-the-floor comfort of the
We-Do-It Bench. The bench can
accommodate two small
children.
The Need for Small Motor
Activities/ Table Play
Children need toys and games
that promote learning and help
them develop fine motor
control. Toddlers and
preschoolers will have access to
a variety of small motor activities
in the Table Play area of the
Toddler/Preschool Room.
For Toddlers
Farm Touch and Feel Puzzle
Animals Mini-Puzzle Pack
Vehicles Mini-Puzzle Pack
Blockmates – Safari, Farm, Dinosaurs
Lace & Trace Farm Animals
Lacing Beads Primary Colors (2)
Teachable Touchables Texture Squares
(20/bag)
Stack ‘N Sort Board
Circle Sorter
Memory Match Clams
For Preschoolers
See & Spell (Multicolor)
Dinosaurs Puzzles in a Box
Textured Stencils (Sea Life)
Shape Sorting Cube (Multicolor)
Construction Puzzles in a Box
Vehicle Puzzles in a Box
Pets Puzzles in a Box
Sea Life Puzzles in a Box
Flower Match Garden Pack Game
Construction Truck Sort and Match Game
Geo Shape Sorter
Basic Skills Board (2)
Goodie Games Counting Bears
Super Sorting Pie
Three Bear Family Counters: Basic Set
Measuring Motors
The Need for Washing and
Toileting Areas
Children and adults need clean,
safe and convenient washing
and toileting areas. The girls’
restroom has one child-size
toilet and one child-level sink
for young children and one
handicapped-accessible toilet and
sink for older children and adults.
The boys’ restroom has one
child-level urinal, one child-size
toilet and one child-level sink
for young children and one
urinal, one handicappedaccessible toilet and sink for
older children and adults.
The Need to Support
Writing Nook
Games & Supplies
The School-Age room was
created just for children ages 6 to
12 years for before/after school
care, school delays/closings and
summer days.
The school-age children need a
place to concentrate. The
Writing Nook has a bulletin
panel, paper corner, tool corner,
two corner shelves, corner
basket, height-adjustable activity
table and two Woodcrest Chairs.
The Writing Nook allows the
children to focus on schoolrelated work.
The school-age children need a
place for table play, which can
be solitary play or cooperative
group play, in the Games Area.
School Time
4 Computer Workstations
The school-age children need
access to technology. The
school-age children will have
four Dell Optiplex 390 Desktop
Personal Computers with
Windows 7 Operating System;
Microsoft Office programs and
secure, wireless Internet access;
and one HP Officejet Pro 8000
Wireless Inkjet Printer.
Computer use is monitored by
teachers and is for edutainment/
educational purposes only in
the school-age room. A time
tracker tag will be used to
reinforce time limits.
Children need space
for quiet time activities.
The Need for Tunes
Listening Corner
The school-age children need a
place to listen to tunes. The
school-age children have a
listening corner where they can
curl up on a child-size armchair
and listen to a good tune with a
portable CD player and childsize headphones located on the
back side of the Library Rack.
What developmentally
appropriate puzzles and games are
available to my school-age child in
the Games Area of the School-Age
Room?
Puzzles
1. Seaside 10 in 1 Puzzle Pack
2. Disney Puzzle Assortment Box
Jigsaw Puzzle Mats Available Too!
Table Games (Not All Inclusive)
Kids Game Pack:
• Candy Land
• Chutes & Ladders
• Don't Break the Ice
• Original Memory Game
• Don't Spill the Beans
• Charades for Kids
• Pick Up Sticks
• Boggle Junior
• Scrabble Junior
• Monopoly Junior
Games (Math Skills)
• Snap Cubes (Set of 500) (Ages K+)
• Football Multiplication Game (Grades
3-6)
• Fishing For Numbers (Grades 1-3)
• Slam Dunk: Time-Telling Skills
(Grades 1-3)
• Garden Patch Math (Grades K-1)
Curriculum and
Daily Schedules
Choice of activity is
empowering.
The Need for Choice
Infants will have access to a
variety of activity areas in/out of
the Infant Room and
inside/outside the Child Center
daily (time and weather
permitting). The Activity Areas
include:
• Blocks
• Push Toys
• Nursery Gym
• Hideaway Cube
• Table Play
• Dramatic Play
• Quiet/Books/Story Time
• Music/Rhymes/Puppets
• Sand & Water
• Art (Floor Easel)
• Outdoor Walks
• Gymnasium
Staff: Child Ratio: 1:4
Maximum Group Size: 8
The KidSparkz! Curriculum:
• Is a developmentally
appropriate program
fulfilling the needs and
appreciating the differences of
individual children
• Provides a balance of childinitiated and teacher-focused
activities
• Combines aspects of the
Project Approach, Reggio
Emilia emergent curriculum
and theme-based curricula to
create a hands-on, active
program where children can
interact with each other and
materials, cooperating and
collaboration
• Builds upon what the children
already know and are able to
do, to enable the children to
connect to new concepts and
skills
• Encourages parents to be
partners in learning
• Was created by Susan
Portman
The Need for Prescribed
Activities
The toddlers and preschoolers
not only need time for free play
but also need time for set
activities each day. Toddlers and
preschoolers will have the
opportunity to make use of
Activity Areas in the
Toddler/Preschool Room of the
Child Center, the Outdoor Play
Area, the Outdoor Area, and the
Community Center during free
play and during prescribed
activities that support the
KidSparkz! Curriculum daily.
The room layouts, together
with developmentally
appropriate equipment,
materials and storage, give all
children the freedom to:
• Explore using all their
senses
• Move between activity
areas
• Mix or connect different
activities
Toddler Curriculum
The Toddler Curriculum, a
compilation of KidSparkz!
Curriculum and educational
materials purchased through
Teacher Created Resources and
TeacherVision, consists of 62
separate themes, a full one-year
curriculum. Each theme includes:
• Creative Art
• Music and Finger Play
• Language and Literacy
• Number and Logical
Thinking
• Science and Nature
• Sensory Discrimination
• Physical Development
Toddler Curriculum Areas
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Babies
Balls
Bears
Birds
Birthdays
Blocks
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Christmas
Circles
Clouds
Colors - Red
Colors - Blue
Colors - Yellow
Community Helpers
Dinosaurs
Ducks
Easter Eggs
Eggs
Fall
Family
Farm
Feathers
Frogs
Getting Dressed
Greetings!
Growing Things
Hands
Hanukkah
Hiding
Homes
Ladybugs
Nighty Night
Noisy Noises
Ocean
Our Bodies
Parts of a Whole
Pets
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Predicting
Pumpkins
Rainbows
Rainy Days
Rhyme Time
Shapes
Signs – Environmental
Print/Words
Size – Big and Little
Socks
Spiders
Spring
St Patrick’s Day
Sticky Stuff
Strawberries
Summer and Sunny Days
Thanksgiving
Tool Time
Travel Time Transportation
Valentines and Friends
Winter Weather
Worms
Zoo
The Toddler/Preschool Room
contains a variety of activity areas,
textures and equipment that are childsize and age-appropriate for toddlers
and support the themes of the toddler
curriculum.
Toddler Daily Schedule
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Free Play/Blocks/Dramatic
Play/Nursery Gym
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast/Clean-Up
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Circle Time (Theme of Week)
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
Gymnasium
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Creative Art or Sand and Water
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Music/Rhymes/Puppets
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Sensory Time
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Coloring/Play Dough/Cutting
or Puzzles
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Numbers/Letters/Colors/Shapes/
Money or Lang-O-Learn Cards
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Lunch/Clean-Up
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Creative Play Area or Outside
Play or Nature Walk
Staff: Child Ratio: 1:6
Maximum Group Size: 12
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM
Story Time
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Nap Time/Quiet Time
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Snack Time/Clean-Up
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Gymnasium or Outside Play
or Both
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Supper/Clean-Up
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Free Play/Blocks/Dramatic
Play/Nursery Gym
6:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Circle Time (Theme of Week)
6:15 PM – 6:30 PM
Sensory Time
6:30 PM – 6:45 PM
Numbers/Letters/Colors/Shapes/
Money or Lang-O-Learn Cards
6:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Creative Art or Sand and Water
7:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Music/Rhymes/Puppets
7:15 PM – 7:30 PM
Coloring/Play Dough/Cutting
or Puzzles
7:30 PM – 8:15 PM
Creative Play Area or
Gymnasium
8:15 PM – 8:45 PM
Snack Time/Clean-Up
8:45 PM – 9:00 PM
Story Time
9:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Nap Time/Quiet Time
What are Lang-O-Learn
Cards? s
Lang-O-Learn cards are cards
that feature realistic photos of
common items and are labeled
in 17 different languages. The
card sets include Everyday
Object cards, Food cards and
Basic Vocabulary cards.
Preschool Curriculum
The Preschool Curriculum, a
compilation of KidSparkz!
Curriculum and educational
materials purchased through
Teacher Created Resources and
TeacherVision, consists of
monthly themes, a full one-year
curriculum. Each theme includes:
• Creative Art
• Music
• Discovery
• Learning Circle
• Story Time
• Physical Games
Curriculum Themes
Month of January
Winter
Month of February
Valentines & Vehicles
Reward Charts will be used
to promote and encourage
good behavior.
Month of March
Science Discovery/Forest
Animals/Spring
Blueberries Day
Let’s Get Wet
Watermelon Day
Happy Summer!
Month of April
Farm, Insects, Frogs and Snakes
Month of September
Personal Awareness
Month of May
Dinosaurs and Ocean Animals
Month of October
Fall and More
Month of June
Birds, Rainforest and Food
Months of July/August
Bubbles Day
Magic Day
Rainbows
Let’s Build
Camping Out
The Beach
4th of July
Sticky Day
Exploration: Africa
Exploration: Australia
Pizza Day
Prehistoric Adventure
Carnivals
Ice Cream Day
Our Golden Sun
Month of November
At Home
Month of December
Lights in the Darkness
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Opposites & Visual Skills
Numbers, Shapes & Colors
Patterning & Sequencing
Measurement
Classifying
Money
Safety
Sort, Graph & Tally
Beginning & Ending Sounds
Preschooler Daily Schedule
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Free Play/Blocks/Dramatic
Play/Educational Toys
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast/Clean-Up
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Star Calendar and Circle Time
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Coloring/Play Dough/Cutting/
Stencils or Puzzles
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Music/Rhymes/Puppets or
Science
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Creative Art or Sand and Water
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Gymnasium or Outside Play
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Learning Time/Beginner Skills
Classroom Rules:
• Treat others as you want to
be treated.
• Be kind.
• Use kind words.
• Share with one another.
• Take turns.
Staff: Child Ratio: 1:10
Maximum Group Size: 20
6:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Coloring/Play Dough/Cutting/
Stencils or Puzzles
6:15 PM – 6:30 PM
Music/Rhymes/Puppets or
Science
6:30 PM – 6:45 PM
Creative Art or Sand and Water
6:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Star Calendar and Circle Time
7:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Learning Time/Beginner Skills
7:15 PM – 7:30 PM
Alphabet/Numbers/Letters/
Colors/Shapes/Money/Opposites/
Go Together/Categorizing/
Rhyming Words/Telling Time
7:30 PM – 8:15 PM
Creative Play Area or
Gymnasium
8:15 PM – 8:45 PM
Snack Time/Clean-Up
8:45 PM – 9:00 PM
Story Time
9:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Nap Time/Quiet Time
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Alphabet/Numbers/Letters/
Colors/Shapes/Money/Opposites/
Go Together/Categorizing/
Rhyming Words/Telling Time
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Lunch/Clean-Up
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Creative Play Area or Outside
Play or Nature Walk
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM
Story Time
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Nap Time/Quiet Time
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Snack Time/Clean-Up
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Gymnasium or Outside Play
or Both
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Supper/Clean-Up
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Free Play/Blocks/Dramatic
Reinforcers for Reward Chart include
Play/Educational Toys
food items and tangible items such as
stickers, silly straws, erasers and pencils.
School-Age Schedule
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
Free Play*
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Breakfast/Clean-Up
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Gymnasium
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
Art or Game Room Activities**
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Creative Play Area or Free
Play*
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Theme-Based Activities***
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Books/Read Aloud or Fictionary
or Reading Tag or Might I Bite?
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Lunch/Clean-Up
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Group Game Activity
(Audio/Visual/Kinesthetic)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Free Play*
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Question of the Day, Trivia, Toss
‘N Talk Ball or 20 Questions
Completed School Work is a
pre-requisite to playing during
Before/After School Care days.
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Nature Hike or Outside Play
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Hands-On Activities****
(Nature/Science/World/Math/The
Arts/Word Play)
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Snack Prep
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Snack Time/Clean-Up
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Creative Play Area or Outside
Play
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Supper/Clean-Up
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Art or Game Room Activities**
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
Gymnasium or Nature Hike
6:45 PM – 7:15 PM
Theme-Based Activities***
7:15 PM – 7:30 PM
Question of the Day, Trivia, Toss
‘N Talk Ball or 20 Questions
Staff: Child Ratio: 1:12
Maximum Group Size: 12
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Hands-On Activities****
(Nature/Science/World/Math/The
Arts/Word Play)
8:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Snack Prep
8:15 PM – 8:45 PM
Snack Time/Clean-Up
8:45 PM – 9:00 PM
Books/Read Aloud or Fictionary
or Reading Tag or Might I Bite?
9:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Nap Time/Quiet Time
Key Code:
* - Free Play includes Computers,
Listening, Reading, Blocks/Toys, Writing
and Table Play
** - Game Room Activities include Wii,
WiiFit Plus, Darts, Shuffleboard
Bowling, Roll-A-Score Table, Foosball,
Pool, Basketball, Air Hockey, Super PacMan Arcade Game, Active Play and
Table Play
*** - Theme-Based ActivitiesKidSparkz! Curriculum and Thematic
Units by Teacher Created Resources
**** - Hands-On Activities – Familyactivities created by Disney FamilyFun.
Activity Areas in the
Community Center
The Community Center
Infants, toddlers and preschoolers
will have access to select areas
in the Community Center.
The areas include:
1. Guinea Pig Area
2. Gymnasium
3. Restrooms
School-age children will have
access to all activity areas in the
Community Center.
The areas include:
1. Art Area
2. Games Area
3. Guinea Pig Area
4. Computer Room
5. Gymnasium
6. Kitchen
7. Restrooms
The Guinea Pig Area contains
two mild-mannered female
guinea pigs. The children can pet
the guinea pigs, hand-feed the
guinea pigs and brush the hair of
the guinea pigs under the
supervision of a
teacher/caregiver.
The Community
Center will be
unavailable for
use from 11:00
AM to 3:30 PM
daily.
Art Area
School-age children will have the
opportunity to participate in a
wide range of art activities at the
Community Center.
The art activities range from
activities that require individuals
to perform a one-step task so the
activities can be easily completed
for quick gratification and
enhanced self-esteem to activities
that require individuals to
perform multi-task projects that
exercise the ability to heed
directions and follow through,
problem identification and
solving, attention span, memory,
sequencing and motor skills.
Decorating and finishing
options on art projects allow
individuals personal choice and
the opportunity to expand their
creativity. (S & S Primelife
Therapy and Recreation)
Adaptive writing/painting
equipment, a weighted universal
holder and stubby brushes, is
available if needed.
Art Activities include:
1. 3-D Painting
2. African
3. Cardboard
4. Card-Making
5. Ceramic
6. Christian Traditions
7. Clay (Air-Hardening)
8. Clay (Baking)
9. Coloring (Specialty Markers)
10. Craft Stick
11. Denim
12. Embossing
13. Fabric Crafts
14. Fabric Decorating
15. Fabric Spray Painting
16. Felt
17. Floral
18. Freehand Drawing (Pencils)
19. General (or Holiday)
20. Glass Painting
21. Hispanic Culture
22. Iron-Ons
23. Jewelry Making
24. Lacing
25. Leather
26. Metal
27. Native American
28. Natural Canvas/Black Canvas
29. Painting (Specialty Paints)
30. Paper Shapes Projects (Nature
Print)
31. Papier Mache
Art facilitates creativity.
32. Plaster
33. Plywood
34. Porcelain
35. Rubber Stamping
36. Sand Art
37. Scrapbooking
38. Scratch Art
39. Squish Art
40. Squish Art
41. Sun Catcher
42. Sun Catching Art
43. Super Foam
44. Textured Art (Popcorn Art)
45. Tie-Dye
46. Tile
47. Tissue Paper
48. Vinyl
49. Watercolor Painting
50. Weaving
51. White Canvas
52. Unfinished Wood
53. Wood Stains
All paints available for use
in the Community Center are
environmentally safe (nontoxic and ASTMD-4236) and
are also washable from skin
and clothing, with the
exception of acrylic paint.
Games Area
School-age children will have the
opportunity to participate in an
extensive range of game room
activities, active play and table
play at the Community Center.
These activities provide
challenges that can stimulate and
motivate children while having
fun. Recreation and physical
activities are meant to help all
individuals achieve success
regardless of age, disability or
previous experience.
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Basketball (1-4 players)
Darts (1-8 players)
Foosball (2-4 players)
Pool (1-16 players)
Roll-A-Score Game Table (1-2
players)
Shuffleboard Bowling (1-6
players)
Super Pac-Man (1-2 players)
42” Flat Screen TV for Wii/Wii
Fit Plus and PlayStation 2
Karaoke Machine
Card Games include:
Card Game Supplies include:
1-Player Card Games
• I SPY Memory Game
• Skip-Bo (2)
• Memory Match-Up
• Solitaire
Card Games (2 or more players)
• Aloha Oversized Letters
• Cribbage
• Crazy Eights
• Giant Face Budget Cards (3)
• Go Fish (4)
• I SPY Memory Game
• I Spy Snap Card Game
• Low Vision Playing Cards (2)
• Old Maid
• Pacardy Cards & Dice Game
(2)
• Phase 10 Card Game
• Poker Keeno
• (The) Puzzle Place Memory
Match Game
• Regular Playing Cards (8)
• Skip-Bo (2)
• Solitaire Frenzy
• Super Jumbo Playing Cards
• The Original UNO Card Game
(3)
• Toy Story Memory Match
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Card Holder (2)
Deluxe Card Holder (1)
Hands-Free Card Holders (4)
Magnetic Playing Cards
Triple Row Card Holders
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E-Z 28-Piece Puzzles (Set B)
Jigsaw Puzzle Mat (2)
Set A, B, C, D – Thera-Jigsaw
Foam Puzzles
Water Lilies, Money 24-Piece
Puzzle
Parrots Window, Tiffany 24Piece Puzzle
Starry Night, Van Gogh 24Piece Puzzle
Sunflowers, Van Gogh 24Piece Puzzle
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8” Mini Rainmaker (2)
Rainmaker Drum (2)
Light-Up Tambourine (1)
8-Note Glockenspiel (1)
Egg Shakers (1 Pair)
Worlds Biggest Piano Mat
Karaoke includes:
• Portable DVD CD+G MP3G
Karaoke Player
• 60-Song Quad Pack, Greatest
Pop Classics (Set of 4)
• 60-Song Quad Pack, R & B
Party Pack (Set of 4)
• 60-Song Quad Pack, The Very
Best of Country (Set of 4)
• 30-Song Karaoke DVD
Country Party Hits
Dice Games include:
• SlotzBall Beach Ball Game
• Deluxe Box of Bunco
• Bowling Dice Game
Toss and Catch Games include:
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Beanbag Toss Set
Big Foam Hand Sets (2 sets)
Bullseye Target
Change ‘Em Toss Target Frame
Spectrum Beanbag Animal Set
Spectrum Canvas Beanbags
Tar Grip Target Game (2)
Bullseye Target Toss
Snow Ballitz Game (3)
Target Toss Challenge
Toss Across Game
Rubber Animals (2)
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Bowling Ramp (2)
Bowling Carpet
Bowling Set with 5# Ball
Ultra Bowling Ball 5# (2)
Bowling Buddy Background
Board Games include:
1-Player Board Games
• Let’s Go Fishin’ (2)
• Memos
• Operation Brain Surgery
• Perfection
2-Player Board Games
• Connect Four (2)
• Giant Four In a Row
• Mancala
• Wooden Checkers Set
• Wooden Tic Tac Toe Set
• Board Games (2 or more
players)
• Boggle
• Buckaroo! (2)
• Candy Land (2)
• Challenge 20 Questions
• Chutes and Ladders
• Cribbage
• Guess Who?
• Guesstures
• Hungry Hungry Hippos
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I Spy Bingo (2)
Jenga
Ker Plunk!
Let’s Go Fishin’ (2)
Memos
Monopoly
Monopoly Junior
Operation
Operation Brain Surgery
Original Memory Game
Rummikub
Scattergories (2)
SORRY! (2)
SpongeBob Squarepants Ants
in the Pants Game
SpongeBob Squarepants Game
The Game of Life
Toy Story Memory Game
Trouble
Whac-a-Mole Game
Wooden Chinese Checkers Set
Wooden Dominos Set
Yahtzee
Oral Motor Activities include:
• Magnetic Board – Black Only
• Magnetic Poetry Really Big
Words Edition
• Talkology Recorder Pens (1)
• Kubit2Me
• Talk Back Parakeet (1)
Manipulatives include:
• Just Shake It! Listen and Match
(1)
• 11 Pc. Totally Touchable
Matching Board (2)
• Lacing Shapes (2)
• Magnificent Magnetic
Experiment Board (2)
• 128 Pc. Just Hammer Away!
Wooden Shape Set (1)
• Wooden Magnetic Labyrinth
(3)
• Stack It High! Pegs and Peg
Boards (12 Boards)
• 6 Wonderful Wood Lacing
Tools
• 51 Pc. Uses Your Senses! Mix
and Match Game (2)
• Double Your Fun! Mirror Tiles
• 20 Cool Colorful See-Through
Wooden Blocks
• Picture Lacing Cards (Pets)
Edutainment Software includes:
• Hoyle Kids Games (15
different games)
• Mario’s Fundamentals (5
different games)
• SORRY!
• The Game of Life
Computer Room
School-age children will have the
opportunity to access technology
in the Computer Room of the
Community Center.
The Computer Room has the
following standard and
adaptive hardware:
• 12 Dell Desktop Personal
Computers
• Three HP Officejet Pro 8000
Wireless Inkjet Printers
• Two Pointing Devices Per
Computer (one standard Mouse
and one Trackball)
• 11 Standard Keyboards and
One VisiKey Keyboard
• Scanner
• Digital Camera
The Computer Room has the
following software:
• Windows 7 Operating System
on 11 computers and Windows
XP Professional Operating
System on one computer
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Office programs,
edutainment software and
educational software are
installed on all computers
• Internet Explorer with Mbps
Educational
Software includes:
Bro
Math•and Money
• Dollars & Cents Software
• Mighty Math (four different
software titles)
Time-Telling
• Match-Time Software
Reading
• Let’s Go Read! 1 An Island
Adventure
• Let’s Go Read! 2 An Ocean
Adventure
• Word Munchers for the 21st
Century
Reading/Typing
• Cast eReader
Typing
• Type to Learn! Jr.
Vocabulary
• Picture Cue Dictionary
Software
Language Arts
• I Spy (six different software
titles)
Community
• Survival Signs Software
Outdoor Area
The Outdoor Area is located
behind Elcam, Inc. The Outdoor
Area is a fenced area. The
children will have access to the
following equipment in that area:
1. Paved 1/8 Mile Walking
Track
2. Open, Grassy Field for
Contact Sports
3. Pavilion Area with Picnic
Tables
4. Horseshoe Pits (2 Standard
and 1 Modified) (older
children only)
5. Outdoor Shuffleboard and
Shuffle Score Board (older
children only)
6. Mud Center (two plots)
(all children)
7. Fenced-in Basketball
Court with Adjustable
Basketball Goal (all
children but infants)
8. Berry Patch (Fenced-In
Area with Berry Bushes)
(children can pick/eat fresh
ripe berries during walks)
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Spectrum Throw Down Bases (2 Sets)
Spectrum Poly Spots
Orange Oversized Safe Bases
Home Run Anyone Ball Set
Home Run Dice/Instructions
Super Soft Poly-Filled Game Ball
Basketball (3)
Tie-Dye Gripper Balls 8 ½” Football (3)
Tie-Dye Gripper Balls 10” Football (2)
Tie-Dye Gripper Ball 8” (1)
Contender Bocce (2)
Tournament Croquet Set
Hanging Hoop Target
Jumbo Jam Jr.
Place ‘N Play Basketball (2)
Standard Spectrum Rubber Basketball
Official (5)
Tallyoop Tossing Target (2)
Spalding TF-150 Rubber Basketball (4)
Spectrum Rubber Basketball Set (Set of 6)
Softee Polo
Inflatable Teammate (2)
Kick Football
Mylec All Purpose Folding Sports Goal (4)
Net Ground Pegs
Softee Hockey
Mylec All Purpose Pro Hockey Goal (4)
Spectrum Lite Flite Balls
Gator Skin Specialty 8” Ball (Orange and
Purple)
3.5” Gator Skin Super 90 Ball (Set of 6) (2)
Kitchen
A Staff member will
prepare meals (breakfast,
lunch, dinner) and snacks
(bedtime) in the Kitchen of
the Community Center.
Snack prep (afternoon
snack) by Staff and schoolage children will usually
take place in the school-age
room of the Child Center.
Adaptive eating utensils
and plates, Good Grips
Utensils, Forks and
Spoons, and Round Scoop
Dishes, are available if
needed. Utility carts will be
used for the transportation
of food and drinks.
Restrooms
The restrooms in both
Centers (all four) have one
child-size toilet and one
child-level sink and also
have one wheelchair
accessible toilet.
Outdoor Area
(fenced-in area)
A Step Ahead Child Center
is locally owned and operated by
Elcam, Inc., a non-profit organization
governed by a Board of Directors.
For even more information, please contact:
Naomi A. Tucker
Director of the Elcam Community Center
Director of A Step Ahead Child Center
Phone: 814-781-7101 ext. 1024
Email: naomi@elcaminc.com