Programs:
The St. Timothy Catholic Early Childhood Learning Center provides a variety of developmentally appropriate
hands-on activities for children to achieve the following goals:
- learn about the Catholic faith
- foster a positive self-concept
- develop social and self-help skills
- encourage children to think, reason, question and experiment
- encourage language and literacy development
- enhance physical development
- encourage and demonstrate sound health, safety and nutritional practices
- encourage creative expression and appreciation for the arts
- respect cultural diversity
Curriculum:
Our curriculum offers age-appropriate, hands-on activities based on different learning themes. The concepts have been compiled using the following resources for the specific age/developmental level.
Faith Development - Seeds Religion Series, Pflam Publishing
Diocesan Standards & Benchmarks for Early Childhood (Age 3-Grade 2)
NAEYC Accreditation & Program Standards (Revised 2006)
Florida Performance Standards for Four Year Olds (Revised 2008)
Safe Enviornment Curriculum - Diocese of St. Petersburg (2005)
InvestiGator Club - Sadlier Publishing (PreKindergarten curriculum)
Classes offered:
Two year old class – Tuesday/Thursday 8:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Three year old class – Monday through Friday or Monday/Wednesday/Friday; 8:30 – 12:15
Four year old class – Monday through Friday – 8:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Extended Care:
Additional care is available until 3:00 p.m. Children bring their own lunch and eat with their friends. Afterwards they play outside and/or inside until parents pick up. There is a $6 per hour charge for this service.
Staff:
Our staff is experienced in early learning settings. Teachers have appropriate credentials. All staff meet Hillsborough County Child Care Licensing requirements for training and background screenings that include local, national and FBI criminal records. First Aid and CPR training is provided to all staff every other year.