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of OPERATION: Limited Space Available. Please contact the Child Care Office at 236-2070 or stop by and visit us! Accepting Area Five Summer School-Age Program! 5-12 years of age Theme Weeks!
At the YMCA, we strive to inspire children’s curiosity, and create life long learners. We embrace this mission not only by nurturing children, but also through supporting families.
A widely recognized international charitable organization committed to developing individuals in spirit, mind and for over 150 years. Locally, our organization has been an integral part of our community since 1875! · We exceed the Indiana Department of Education food and nutrition program requirements and strive to serve healthy fresh fruits and vegetables as well as fewer processed and refined foods.
A complimentary family YMCA membership for full-time enrollees! Area five vouchers accepted
Infancy
is a time of great growth and discovery. Our infant care is based on the
individual needs of each child. From individualizing sleep and feeding
schedules to match each child’s unique needs, to creating exploration
experiences that are appropriate for each child’s stage of
development. Our focus is on creating an experience for each infant that
encourages growth and development while providing a safe nurturing
environment. Daily children have opportunities to explore art materials,
snuggle on a teacher’s lap with a story, experiment with sound and
music, build with blocks, and move around to build muscle strength.
· In addition to planning exceptional activities within the classroom our teachers use High Scope Developmental Assessment tools to help ensure that each child’s individual growth and development is maximized.
Whether before the
school day begins or after it ends our YMCA K-Care offers the perfect
compliment to any half day kindergarten program. Opportunities are
provided not only for educational self directed play and exercise, but
also for each 
YMCA Before and After School Program is designed to provide children of working parents with a quality before and after school care in a healthy and caring environment. We recognize the growing competence and independence of children from first to second grade. Eager to explore they want to make things, act out new dramatic possibilities, explore computers and books, and conduct scientific investigations. At the YMCA School Age Care, we work to reinforce children’s drive to learn with new challenges and opportunities to get out into the world. Students focus on reinforcing lesson basics as well as fun activities including indoor/outdoor play, science, service-learning, authentic art experiences, health and wellness, and construction investigations. We
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all Kokomo-Center, Northwestern and Sts. Joan of Arc and
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The
first and second years of life are a unique time in a child’s life
requiring a delicate blend of caring comfort and freedom for
exploration. Our teachers specialize in creating an environment that
allows for safe and exciting exploration with caring support to
encourage growth. Daily opportunities are planned for children to
experience language building activities from signing to shared stories,
sensory exploration from coloring on sand paper to exploring scent
bottles, construction and block play to build early concepts of cause
and effect, and lots of opportunities for moving and exercising their
growing bodies. By blending both shared learning experiences with
individualized one on one opportunities each child’s unique
development and interests are celebrated within each classroom. 
Our
Preschool/Pre-Kindergarten program offers an abundance of hands on
learning experiences. Well planned learning centers that allow for child
choice, self directed play, and supportive teaching that prepares children
for academic excellence make up the core of our program. From exploring
what bugs need to survive to investigating how to construct a doll house
children embrace opportunities for authentic learning experiences that
directly relate to their interests allowing for intrinsic motivation.
Teachers support children’s learning by planning activities and creating
centers that enhance the children’s developing interests. With each new
project children embrace:
child to build upon academic excellence through individualized reading
programs, and a variety of enrichment activities. Activities are planned
daily that allow the children to pursue individual interests while
engaging in learning experience. A day can involve writing a story about a
block tower, creating a balanced scale using water and sand, or painting a
picture inspired by a favorite story. Each day is exciting and different,
but always filled with moments to inspire imagination and build a love of
learning.