Bright Start Child Care and Preschool offers programs to meet the needs of children and parents of all ages. The center is open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  The center operates year round, excluding designated holidays and breaks.
 
Center Highlights…

• Newer facility with individual classrooms with observation windows
• Loving Christian environment
• A-Beka and Creative Curriculum offered
• Reading and math readiness
• Qualified/experienced teachers & CPR/first aid certified teachers
• Computer area
• Limited class sizes – good teacher-student ratio
• Spanish instruction included
• Indoor playground for physical fitness
• Hot meals
• Educational field trips
• Enrichment programs

Weekly Infants (6 weeks to 12 months)

Infant Program Highlights…

• Hundreds of activities, including reading and singing to your child
• Weekly lesson plans which include age-appropriate activities designed to meet the individual developmental needs of your infant
• Activities to promote social, emotional, communication, and physical development
• Daily records that list the time and nature of all your infant’s activities - sleeping, eating, bowel movements and developmental milestones 

 
Toddlers (1-2 years)

Toddler Program Highlights…

• Engages your toddler in a more structured, academic daily schedule
• Age appropriate research-based activities
• Weekly lesson plans posted for your review
• Activities led by children’s individual skills and interests
• Promotes physical, creative, and social/emotional development
• Daily progress reports provide you with review of your child’s day, including diapering, naptime, and feeding.

Two's and Early Three’s (2-3 years)
Two Year Olds' Program Highlights…

• Lesson plan that provides continuity and structure – structure will prepare your child for the preschool experience
• Teacher-child interactions focus on talking, listening and expanding your child’s use of complete sentences
• Weekly lesson planning in which the teacher selects a daily focus for your child
• Portfolios kept for each child to gather and display all their work throughout the year -- includes your child’s Developmental Progress Chart
• Age-appropriate activities  to promote social, emotional, cognitive, verbal, and creative development
• Offers “Interest” Centers where your child can choose to participate in several learning-based activities - Book and Storytelling Center, Creative Arts Center, Water and Sand Center, Games and Puzzles Center, Dramatic Play Center and Block Center

Preschool (3-5 years)
Preschool Program Highlights…

• Creative curriculum with learning activities that are completed throughout the entire day - this full-day program accommodates your schedule
• Includes A-Beka Curriculum activities to help reinforce phonic, reading skills, and writing skills
• Offers seven stimulating Learning Centers, including: Math & Manipulatives, Science & Sensorial, Reading & Listening, Writing, Dramatic Play, Construction & Design, and Creativity & Art
• Incorporates hundreds of new books that are used during group activities, as well as in the seven learning centers
• Illinois' Early Learning Milestones span Oral Language, Phonological Awareness, Letter & Print Knowledge, Cognitive Skills, and Physical Development
• Ongoing assessments communicated to you twice annually via parent-teacher conferences to keep you informed of your child’s learning progress
• Portfolios and journals to help track your child’s progress throughout the year

Kindergarten (5 years)
Kindergarten Program Highlights…

• Ongoing formal and informal assessments aligned with Illinois' Kindergarten Learning Standards
• Full-day program incorporates individual, small group, large group and cooperative learning
• Smaller class sizes make for more one-on-one teacher/student interaction
• Monthly newsletter goes home to parents describing what activities the children participated in and activities they can look forward to for next week
• Concept calendars go home monthly that show all of the objectives that will be worked on throughout the month
• Journals and portfolios are always available for parents to review
• Parent-teacher conferences take place twice yearly
• Report cards are sent home three times a year
• Includes six learning stations that the children rotate through weekly. These learning stations include:
  
  • Construction
  • Writing
  • Read & Relaxation
  • Exploration
  • Creation
  • Imagination
• Each classroom utilizes a management system that encourages positive behavior and teamwork among the students
• A word wall that continues our focus on reading & writing by encouraging the students to read high frequency words everyday
• Hundreds of books from fiction to poetry and non-fiction are provided in all areas of the curriculum - math, science, social systems, etc.

 School Age (6-12 years)
 
School Age Program Highlights…

School-age kids and their parents know that Bright Start Child Care is a safe place to spend time before and after school. Kids can burn energy outside, spend time reading, get help with homework, grab a snack, and meet new friends.

To engage your school-age child, BSCCP actively involves them in selecting themes and activities to complete throughout the year. In addition, your school-ager will help design and decorate the classroom environment, so he/she can enjoy the curriculum in a comfortable and stimulating setting.
 
Tuition and Fees
There is an annual, non-refundable registration fee and book fee.  The type of program you desire must be determined at registration. Tuition is due monthly on the 1st school day of the week.  Late fees will be assessed if children are not picked up from the center by 6:30 p.m. There will be additional fees for field trips and some enrichment programs.
 
The monthly tuition rate has been determined, based on annual costs of the programs with school closings already taken in consideration.  Families may be entitled one week of free tuition to be used for vacation or illness after one year of attendance.  Additional weeks absent will be charged at normal rates.