Middlefield Children's Center

Middlefield Children's Center believes that young children learn best through a curriculum which begins with an understanding of their play. Children learn through doing, active play rather than passive learning. Children also understand things which are real or concrete rather than abstract. We emphasize the process of learning rather than the products.

Our curriculum is planned on a weekly basis for each group and is appropriate for the age span of the children in the group. Areas of consideration are the different needs, interests, and development levels of the individual children. Our program addresses the needs of the whole child, taking into account all of their developmental needs: physical, social, emotional and cognitive. We feel that a program, that addresses only the cognitive or academic needs of children cannot prepare them with all of the skills they will need for life.

Our program is based on the belief that not all the children share the same interests. We allow children to make many choices throughout the day, regarding which activities they would like to participate in. Our goal is to shape the program around the children, rather than fitting the children into our program.