We use Primary Infant / Toddler Curriculum (PITC) based loosely on Magda Gerber's philosophy. We believe that infants and toddlers are competent learners and will be given the opportunities to try out their developing skills. the PITC philosophy also focuses on daily routines with consistent caregivers. For infants, we follow each child's independent schedule that parent's have implemented. If a schedule has not been acquired we will follow the child's natural clock for needs!

Separate from the regular preschool schedule, St. Michael Center offers childcare service for those parents that have weekend plans. Parents must provide their children's meals and snacks, and emergency contact information.

We use the Common Core Standards inspired curriculum in combination with the preschool learning foundations presented by the California Department of Education. We use the California Desired Results Developmental Profile-Revised (DRDP-R) as a teacher observation tool that is being aligned with the foundation's. The DRDP-R gives teachers a means to observe children's learning along a continuum of developmental levels. With your support we can prepare your child for elementary school and many years to follow. We focus on language development at the infancy age and through this we create a positive environment to include emotions, manners, and building positive relationships, in our curriculum.