The Caterpillar Room is for infants between one and twelve months of age. There are two caregivers with a maximum of eight infants. The Caterpillar Room specializes in individual care. Babies are fed on demand and take naps according to their own schedules. As a parent, you will receive a daily report noting when you child slept, ate, and was changed. This report may include information regarding milestones, health concerns or reminders.

The Ducklings Room serves children between 12 and 24 months of age, although this may vary depending on each child’s development. There are three caregivers with a maximum of 12 toddlers. Play activities are designed to encourage stimulation in fine and gross motor development and positive social and emotional interactions. Our days are child driven and by choice. A basic routine is followed and adapted according to children’s needs and moods.

The Monkey Room serves children between 2 and 3 years of age, although this may vary depending on each child’s development. There are three caregivers with a maximum capacity of 12 children. The Monkey Room’s curriculum is designed to encourage stimulation in motor movement, social and emotional development, and creative expression. A basic routine is followed and adapted according to the children’s needs and moods. Lessons are derived from both teacher led and child center activities.

The preschool classrooms at BCLC are composed of children 3 years to 5 years of age. In multi-age classrooms children have opportunities to nurture and model skills for younger children, be nurtured and encouraged by older peer models, participate in more complex activities with older peers, and develop at their own pace knowing that there are a variety of developmental expectations in the classroom not just one. Our preschool classroom environments offer a rich variety of spaces, materials and activities organized to promote children’s active exploration and mastery. Although classrooms often appear informal, they are the result of careful planning and structuring to ensure that the needs of each child are met in a supportive and nurturing way. Our teachers encourage curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, promote cooperative social interactions, support individual creativity and diversity and provide opportunities for children to use their growing bodies to develop a sense of autonomy and self worth. Children are provided with tasks and activities that promote language development, learn readiness skills to prepare them for school, learn about their world through creative play, develop their large and fine motor skills, develop thinking and problem solving abilities, and, optimally, develop emotionally and socially.