Smart Starts Day School
Preschool in Gainesville, GA 30501
Smart Starts Day School is a privately owned corporation whose objective is to provide quality educational child care services to the community. We are committed to being recognized as a leader of quality educational childcare services, raising the standards for early childhood education, and maintaining high standards of expectations in early childhood education. We have earned APPLE Accreditation and Gold Seal Award. We are a VPK Provider and accept CDS government vouchers in Florida. In Georgia, we offer Georgia Pre-K classes and accept DFACS.
Smart Starts Day School is a Bilingual Preschool Program. It offers preschoolers a formal bilingual curriculum by delivering instruction in English and Spanish. Our program develops dual language proficiency along with strong academic achievement amongst preschool children. Our two-way bilingual program focuses on language development in two languages by exposing the students to music, learning center activities, circle time, reading, playing, and daily interactions in both languages. Our curriculum stimulates learning and curiosity in children. We foster a learning environment where the students can achieve and excel academically, socially, physically, and emotionally, through structured quality teaching, mentoring, and support by our faculty and staff. The students are encouraged to develop good moral character, morals, habits, and individual talents.
We pride ourselves in creating unique learning environments that cater to the families which we service. Our school prides itself in being an extension of the students home, a place where students are provided a safe learning environment. We also pride ourselves in offering the highest quality of educational child care/pre-school services available. It is important to us that the children cherish their school, that school be a familiar place, a home away from home, and that we be part of creating memories that will last a lifetime.
Our teachers and staff not only instruct and support the students academically, but they also nurture and guide each student to believe in themselves; they challenge them to excel and reach the highest of expectations, and to achieve academically, so they can become life-long learners who excel to their fullest potential.
Services Provided: Accepts Subsidies, Drop-In Care, Summer Care
- Child Ages:
- 3 weeks - 5 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning - APPLE Accredited
- Vouchers:
- This provider accepts vouchers
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- Months of Operation: Year Round
Days of Operation: MO,TU,WE,FR
Hours of Operation: 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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Our curriculum and teaching philosophy has four main components:
Bilingual Component: The bilingual program component exposes the children in our programs to two languages, typically Spanish and English. Each class has two certified teachers, one that speaks and teaches the students in English and one that speaks and teaches the students in Spanish.
Hands on Learning: Research shows that children learn best through play and hands on activities. So the children are exposed and given opportunities throughout the day to learn through play and hands on learning activities. The children also play and learn in the different learning centers as well. Center time allows the child the opportunity to socialize, use their imagination, draw, paint, manipulate letters and numbers, and to read and write through play.
Structured Curriculum: Structured curriculum and activities is the other component. Each age group has a curriculum map that highlights most of the concepts that the children will be exposed to. We use a phonics based approach to teaching the children the letters, the sounds, pre-reading, and reading skills. Children are also exposed to structured pre-writing, writing, and math skills so that the child is exposed and well prepared for Kindergarten upon completion of the program.
Character and Physical Education: The social and physical component also plays a major role in the early development of a child. We incorporate character education so that the children develop good morals, character, habits, and self-esteem. The children are nurtured and taught to care and respect themselves, others, the environment, and to believe in themselves. We also strive to maintain a strong relationship amongst the home, the school, and the children.
Children participate in daily outdoor activities for their physical and gross motor skill development. Extra curricular activities are provided for an extra fee in order to encourage and facilitate physical fitness and exposure to different sports, dance, art, music, and other specialty activities so the children can also build on their individual talents.
