Great Beginnings Day Care
Preschool in Olympia, WA 98502
An independent Child Care Center located in a quiet Olympia West Side neighborhood, Great Beginnings has been serving Thurston County since 1979.
Pat Sarmento, M.A. and Joanne Ponzo, M.S. both hold Masters Degrees in Early Childhood Education and are the Founders/Owners/Directors.
- Child Ages:
- 1 year - 6 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Washington State Department of Early Learning
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Great Beginnings Child Development and Day Care Center Philosophy
-To recognize and promote the inherent worth, potential and dignity of every person.
-To encourage and promote acceptance and encouragement of growth in self and in others.
-To encourage and promote a love for learning in children.
-To promote social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth.
-To recognize and respond to the needs of the whole family.
-To encourage nurturing and helpfulness towards others in a fair, equal and compassionate manner.
-To support children in the responsibilities of decision making.
-To be non-judgemental in philosophy both in treatment and in program.
-To encourage and promote risk taking, responsibility and assertiveness in a demographic setting.
-Respect for the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are all a part.
-To help create an acceptance towards difference in lifestyles and cultures.
-To provide services without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, class, religion or disability.
Underlying the above philosophy is the belief in Promoting Responsibility and Interdepence through Decision making Efforts allowing individuals the opportunity to work cooperatively within a climate free of bias.
