Curriculum
Our center is influenced by Magda Gerber’s Educaring Approach and Loris Malaguzzi’s Reggio Emilia philosophy. Based on these philosophies, children at WCCC are viewed as capable individuals with valued thoughts, personalities, wants, and needs. A strong sense of collaborative community rings throughout our building and can be demonstrated in our “community-style” dining, encouragement of family participation, and classroom environments and routines that are guided by the children’s needs and interests.
Children are sensitively observed and daily activities are created around their interests. We communicate with families daily through the ProCare app, a parent messaging system, with pictures and daily updates, classroom-specific email accounts, and frequent opportunities for conferences and conversations.
Student-to-Teacher Ratios
WCCC is licensed for 58 children 8 weeks to 5 years in age.
Because of our small size, we are able to offer lower teacher-to-child ratios:
Infants (Cloud) 1:3 (age 8 weeks to 16 months)
Toddlers (Sunshine) 1:4 (12 months to 2.5 years)
Young Preschool (Rainbow) 1:5 (2 years to 3.5 years)
Preschool (Star) 1:7 (3 and 4-year-olds)
Pre-Kindergarten (Rocket) 1:10 (4 and 5-year-olds)