All Day Learning Centers

All Day Learning Centers is a full-day daycare/ preschool for children 6 weeks through 13 years of age. Space permitting, we accept full- and part-time students (minimum 1.5 days per week.) The goal of our curriculum programs is to provide an excellent learning environment, which will help our students become emotionally, socially, and academically ready as they enter Kindergarten.

Please visit our school. We will be happy to give you a tour and answer any questions you might have.

Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday, 6:45am to 6:30pm
We are open year round, except holidays.

Transportation
Montgomery and Hillsborough school districts transport to and from our school from the following nearby public schools:
Woods Road School
Orchard Hill Elementary
Village School
Auten Road School
Additionally, our school has its own minivan that is used to transport students to and from some of those schools when a district school bus is not available. Please contact the Director for details and pricing.

Family Involvement
We involve parents every step of the way. We offer "Mom's Night Out", "Dad's Night Out", "Parents' Night Out", art shows, concerts, pot-luck dinners, a Parent Advisory Board, special events, and other opportunities for parents to be involved in the school, to be involved with their children's education, and to help bring families together.

Curriculum
Our programs are based on each child's amazing ability to learn and grow. We offer a safe and secure facility, caring teachers, and carefully planned activities that bring out a child's natural creativity and curiosity! Our programs challenge our students with structured play, carefully designed artistic projects, and age-appropriate activities that allow them to learn through play.

Our programs begin for students as young as infants, and continue through for students old enough to participate in Kindergarten-Enrichment. Up to the age of 13, we accept students in First grade and above in our Before School Care and After School Care programs.

At the youngest ages, our programs focus on safety, proper care, and positive attention. However, our curriculum does include "tummy time", using a rattle, and other activities meant to improve gross motor skills. Also, even at the youngest ages we make sure to read to our students to ensure they become used to hearing the spoken language.

As children become older and progress to higher level classrooms, our focus shifts to encouraging creativity, learning shapes and colors, and learning letters, numbers, days of the week, weather, holidays, and much more. By the time our students reach our Preschool Program, our program attempts to closely match the curriculum taught in the Montgomery and Hillsborough school district Kindergarten programs. Our goal is give each of our students an advantage as they progress to Kindergarten.

Daily Routine
Daily class work includes; cooperation skills, listening and following directions, visual perception, hand/eye coordination, reading and math readiness, science and social studies appropriate for individual classrooms. Hands-on activities encourage the use of these skills through Teacher directed and child play activities.

Creative movement and music are exceptional tools in teaching the young child. This does not imply running and jumping around without purpose, but rather, a guided use of movement with particular goals in mind. Music and movement is taught within the classroom.

Play has an important part in achieving our goals; therefore a member of the professional team in each classrooms will be interrelating with the children at all times during play. This play can be guided so that the child feels a sense of accomplishment and growth. Outside play is also encouraged.

Sign Language
Sign Language is taught in our three youngest classrooms, including the Infant Room, the Toddler Room, and the Intermediate I Room. Typically, children exposed to Sign Language at an early age will learn it just as they would a spoken language. It can be beneficial for any child to know for a number of reasons. However, it can be particularly beneficial for students that are either speech delayed, or simply too young to convey certain concepts verbally. Giving students the ability to communicate helps them avoid frustration and helps our teachers provide better care. Our program entails consistent usage and teaching of the same Signs among the three classrooms. Parents may receive a copy of our curriculum program, and are are encouraged to work with their children at home to practice using the Signs.

Character Education
Character Education teaches children concepts that will help them as they mature. Our program closely follows the Montgomery and Hillsborough Character Education programs. A new "Pillar" of Character Education is introduced at the beginning of each month. For example, one of the Pillars we teach is "Responsibility". Students will start the month discussing what it means to be "responsible". Related art work expressing the concept will be done by the students, then put-up around the classrooms as decoration, and as reminders for the respective month's pillar. Each day, teachers will discuss one facet of the pillar. For example, they may say, "As part of being responsible, today each of you will need to put back your toys after you are done playing with them." In this way, students understand and experience what it means to be a "responsible" student. For enrolled students, a listing of concepts to be covered can be obtained from any of our Lead Teachers.

Kindergarten-Enrichment (1/2 Day Program)
Both Montgomery and Hillsborough school districts offer half-day Kindergarten programs. Our Kindergarten Enrichment programs are meant for students that would come here for the half of the school day where they are not at the district. Our program helps to reinforce the curriculum taught by the districts, offering classroom activities that teach similar concepts. Additionally, the daily routine of the class is similar to that of the districts. Once our curriculum activities are done for the day, we will help each student complete homework assigned by the district Kindergarten teacher.

Before School/ After School Care Programs
Both Montgomery and Hillsborough school districts transport to and from our facilities. We also have our own bus and may be able to supply transportation not provided by the districts. Please speak with our Director for details.
Before School Care Program - Students may be dropped-off as early as 7am. We will care for these students, and will ensure they are placed on the proper school buses to start their AM programs.

After School Care Program - This program is for students that would be with us following their school day at the district schools. Once at our school, we will ensure that they are cared for, that their homework is done, and that they have been provided with afternoon snacks or dinner, as directed by respective parents.
Summer Program

Besides the academic school year, we also offer a summer program. The programs begins shortly following the endings of the district school years, and ends shortly before the district school years resume.