W.L. Hutcherson Learning Development
Preschool in Tulsa, OK 74106
The YMCA is the largest childcare provider in the United States. High-quality, affordable childcare options ranging from infant/toddler care through school-age care. All YMCA before- and after-school participants receive a free YMCA membership for the school year.
YMCA Childcare offers:
- A safe, friendly environment
- A dedicated and caring staff
- Low child-to-staff ratio
- A fun place to be a kid
- Values development
- Age-appropriate activities
- Child Ages:
- 1 year - 6 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Oklahoma Department of Human Services - Three Star
- Vouchers:
- This provider accepts vouchers
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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The philosophy behind our curriculum is that young children learn best by doing. Learning isnt just repeating what someone else says; it requires active thinking and experimenting to find out how things work and to learn firsthand about the world we live in.
In their early years, children explore the world around them by using all of their senses (touching, tasting, listening, smelling, and looking). In using real materials such as blocks and trying out their ideas, children learn about sizes, shapes, and colors, and they notice relationships between things.
In time, they learn to use one object to stand for another. This is the beginning of symbolic thinking. For example, they might pretend a stick is an airplane or a block is a hamburger. These early symbolsthe stick and the blockare similar in shape to the objects they represent. Gradually children become more and more able to use abstract symbols like words to describe their thoughts and feelings. They learn to read pictures which are symbols of real people, places and things. This exciting development in symbolic thinking takes place during the pre-school years as children play.
