Services offered
Breakfast/Afternoon Snack Program
We provide a healthy light breakfast and afternoon snack option for your child to enjoy. We offer yummy fruits and prepackaged food.
Examples:
1. Breakfast Bagel/Banana
2. Honey Nut Cheerios(almond milk)/ Strawberries and more!
We also provide a afternoon snack for children.
Examples:
1. Granola Bar/Applesauce
2. Pretzels/Apple Slices and more!
Parents are required to pack a healthy lunch for children to enjoy. We encourage parents to pack a balanced lunch that includes the MyPlate main food groups.
-Fruits
-Vegetables
-Grains
-Protein
-Dairy
Play Based Curriculum
We love to see our children explore the world around them. That is why we give them a chance to explore through play. We allow children to learn based on a structured play environment where learning is fun! Our center focuses on preparing our kiddos for Kindergarten when they are at the appropriate age. We pride ourselves on our play based atmosphere. We focus on STEM and hands-on learning for kids.
STEM:
Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
We also love to explore the beautiful outdoors on our playground and nature walks around our school.
Brightwheel
Brightwheel is a software solution that we utilize to allow parents to stay connected with their child's daily routine while at school. Brightwheel offers:
- sign in/out (attendance)
- messaging
- learning assessments
- daily sheet reports (potty breaks, nap time, food intake, and incidents)
- photos/videos
-calendars
-newsletters
online bill pay for parents,
and much more.
Outdoor Exploration
We provide a safe fenced in large outdoor area for children to explore the outdoors.
Benefits of outdoor play:
1. Social interaction and collaboration
2. Promotes physical health
3. Invites new context for learning
4. Promotes better sleeping habits
5.Builds STEM Skills
6. Anchors children to the real world
7.Invites children to learn science
8. Promotes imaginative play
9. Learning experience for mother nature
We love outdoor time!!
Cooking
We are so excited to offer cooking lessons! Cooking with Miss Shay ties into our monthly themes throughout the year and is a fun way to build healthy relationships with friends! Children ages 1.5 and up will benefit from creating healthy snacks to enjoy!
There are many benefits cooking with children:
1. Increases language development
2. Enhances fine motor skills
3. Increases Math ability
4. Improves Reading skills
5. Introduces children to scientific concepts
6. Increases focus and attention
7. Teaches life skills
8. Promotes healthy eating
9. Boosts self confidence
10.Encourages relationships building and creating healthy bonds
Creative Art
Here at Kids At Play Learning Academy, we LOVE creating fun artwork that relates with our weekly and monthly themes! We feel the best way for a child to express themselves is through Art!
Benefits of Creative Art:
1. Art stimulates creativity and problem solving
2.Promotes self-esteem and self expression
3.Contributes to fine motor skill development
4.Helps develop visual-spatial processing
5.Builds memory and self- control
6.Provides rest, relaxation and reward
7. Increases academic performance
8.Connects kids to people and the world
Music Therapy-Music therapy for toddlers & preschoolers
Izzey Donovan, MT-BC
-Founder of Music Izz Groovy, beginning/intermediate violin & viola instructor
Izzey Donovan holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy from Cleveland State University. Her primary instruments are the violin and viola, but you will commonly see her with a guitar or ukulele in Music Therapy sessions, community music group classes, or even just for fun! Izzey has been teaching private violin and viola lessons since 2016, and is an active member of the Parma Symphony Orchestra’s first violin section. Outside of work, Izzey loves cuddling with her cats, antiquing, and discovering new coffee shops!
In our 30-minute interactive sessions, we engage your little ones in delightful activities that will make them smile, sing, laugh, and dance, all while building essential skills for their development. Through the magic of music, rhythm, and movement, we'll unlock their imaginations and encourage self-expression in every beat
