Preschool in Cottage Grove, WI 53527
Learning Ladder is a State of Wisconsin licensed group childcare program for children ages 6-weeks through 11-years old. Our preschool program has partnered with the Monona Grove School District to offer T4K (4-year-old kindergarten) on site. Specialists have inspected, evaluated and recognized our program for meeting and exceeding the standards set forth by the Department of Children and Families and MGSD. We have received a 3-star rating from Wisconsin’s YoungStar program and anticipate a 5-star rating once we complete our National Accreditation Commission (NAC) assessment in the upcoming months.
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Our program combines the Pinnacle, Creative Curriculum, Portage Project, and Houghton Mifflin curriculums into our weekly themes and daily lesson plans. Our curriculum aligns with the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards. Our primary guiding principles for nurturing and early learning are as follows:
All children are capable and competent.
Early relationships matter.
A childs early learning and development is multidimensional.
Expectations for children must be guided by knowledge of child growth and development.
Children are individuals who develop at various rates.
Children are members of cultural groups that share developmental patterns.
Children exhibit a range of skills and competencies within any domain of development.
Children learn through play and the active exploration of their environment.
Parents are childrens primary and most important caregivers and educators.