 ECHO Aztec Preschool---Raising the Future!!!
ECHO Aztec Preschool providing quality, affordable child care to the children of the Tri-City area. Echo Aztec Preschool provides more than just child care. We provide Quality, Affordable, Loving care for the children. that promotes school readiness and a lifetime love of learning.
About the company
ECHO Aztec Preschool provides early educational programs to approximately 100 children per semester from the tri-city area. We have skilled teaches to guide the children through hands-on activities designed to stimulate the imagination and increase cognitive skills necessary for both their school career and throughout life. We believe, and instill in the children, that LEARNING IS FUN!!
Mission Statement
Our mission here at ECHO Aztec Preschool, is to provide an affordable, loving, safe, secure learning environment for the children of our community---to place within them the lifelong desire to learn.
We at ECHO Aztec Preschool, meet the needs of our children in three distinct levels of development:
Academically
By providing a curriculum that promotes academic readiness to transition into the public school system’s learning environment. We offer activities that encourage readiness in:
- Reading and language development with participation in the nationally accredited DIBELS program for ages 2-5 years.
- Mathematics
- Scientific Discovery
- Technology with computers available to children in each classroom
- Creativity and imagination through various arts and crafts media.
Physically
There are many aspects to physical development, one of them being proper nutrition for children. ECHO Aztec Preschool provides a hot breakfast, lunch and a snack, prepared on site by a trained and qualified cook. ECHO has participated in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for over 15 years. We meet or exceed all government determined standards of nutrition. We, in fact, have received commendations for the quality of our menus.
Another aspect of physical development, of course, is physical activity. The children enjoy both outdoor and learning center play each day. Activities are designed to develop both large and small muscles, ensuring a healthy child.
Emotionally and Socially
We at ECHO Aztec Preschool, believe that the center is not only a place of academic learning, however important that may be, but, also, a place the children can receive the emotional nurturing and social instruction that will produce a loving, caring, responsible member of our community. We consider ourselves to be a “second family” for the child. The trained, loving staff are always ready to listen to long weekend fishing stories, or to learn about the latest addition to the child’s family in the form of a small kitten --- the joys, the sorrows, the concerns of each child. The staff often wear the hats of mothers, nurses, playmates and teachers.
In order to become a responsible adult, it is important that each child learns to interact socially. We strive to instill within each child, a respect for authority, respect for others, respect for property, empathy for other’s feelings, self-confidence, and the ability to express themselves. They learn self-discipline and to follow directions.
A well rounded individual develops an appreciation for many things in life, such as music, arts, theatre, and science. We work hard to expose the children to each of these areas so the appreciation can continue on into their adult lives. Activities such as show and tell, interaction with the senior citizen centers in the area, the Annual Christmas Musical, and Library Day at the public library, all promote this growth. Field trips into the community, to experience the County Fair, Christmas Parade, Fiesta Days, and more, all expose children to aspects of life in their community and their world.
TUITION
ECHO Aztec Preschool was established to provide quality, affordable childcare to our community. To meet the economic needs of that community, tuition for each child is based on a sliding scale according to the family income and size of that family.
We also accept State fees from Child Care Assistance through the Children, Youth and Family Department.
Along with the knowledge that their child is receiving loving, quality care, the parents have the luxury of affordability.
CURRICULUM
Our goal is to instill with in the children the concept that learning is fun! Preschool activities are based on a monthly theme. These themes focus on school readiness, early literacy skills, and critical thinking skills. The nationally acclaimed DIBELS assessment tool evaluates and supports each child’s growth and development towards the President’s goal of “No Child Left Behind”.
The Fall Session takes up seasonal themes while teaching basic academics of colors, shapes, sizes, directions, music, and language, along with developing the social skills of listening, sharing, and following directions.
The Spring Session continues in its school readiness quest with seasonal themes and the introduction of letters, numbers, name recognition and word recognition. Computers are available in each classroom to enhance the learning experience.
Each Summer Session has a theme of its own, with field trips, sports, games, plays, community movies, music, and library reading programs. Above all, summer sessions are full of fun, activity and just the right amount of ‘relaxation’ so the children are rested and ready for their ‘academic’ year to begin.
AFTERNOON ADVENTURES
For today’s busy parent, finding a safe, enriching environment where children can spend time after school, is a significant concern. To that end, ECHO Aztec Preschool has added ECHO Afternoon Adventures for children grades first through 6th. As the name implies, this afternoon program extends the “adventure” of learning into the afternoon. Afternoon Adventures works to fine tune critical literary skills with activities like reading aloud and writing stories or plays to be performed for the preschool children. Additionally, the program offers a variety of activities that promote life skills such as teamwork, problem solving, creativity, leadership, sportsmanship and community service.
The program provides transportation from the public schools to our facility, where the children are greeted by our friendly, trained staff, who have a nutritious snack waiting for the ‘always hungry’ group of kids. The children are offered quiet time, homework time and activity time while waiting for their parents to arrive after a long, busy day.
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