About Us
With years of experience in preschool education in America, England, and Germany, we are trying to combine and blend the best ideas and approaches to preschool education from these 3 countries.
The design of our center is based on the high standards of the best of American preschools. We have state of the art learning centers in all of our classrooms with attractive equipment easily accessible to children. Early childhood experts here in America are of the opinion that a well-structured classroom, where very young children are given time to choose activities that interest them, provides a sound basis for meaningful learning experiences. This, coupled with well educated teachers who can “tap in” to the childrens’ interests and utilize these opportunities to teach, is the key to lasting success.
In England, the best nursery schools have a high degree of parental involvement. Recognizing that parents are a child’s first teacher, we know that we can only guide a child towards reaching his or her maximum potential by developing strong links between home and school. As well as welcoming parents any time, we have special events, parent evenings, discussion nights, and parent-teacher conferences throughout the year. We stay closely in touch with you at all times to exchange information about your child’s progress.
In Germany, education experts stress the importance of “hands on,” learning activities for preschoolers. Froebel, the founder of the German Kindergarten proved that the long-term memory and the ability to reason are best developed if as many senses as possible are incorporated into the early learning process. In other words, abstract learning, such as the use of dittos and worksheets, is only going to be helpful on a long-term basis if the child has a wealth of concrete learning experiences first. This is absolutely in accordance with all recent brain research.
Of course, the experts from all these countries agree that children should always be guided consistently with love, courtesy, and respect. After all, the way we behave towards children is the way that they will then behave towards us and others.
Kate Sroka, owner and operator of Preschools in Cape Coral for 19 years.