TRADITIONAL CARE AGES 6 WEEKS-5 YEARSYMCA pre-school programs offer year-round care, Monday through Friday for infants, toddlers and pre-school children. The YMCA uses the theme-based Y’s Way to the Creative Curriculum with the philosophy that children learn best by doing. The curriculum exposes learning opportunities in the areas of art/writing, language development, reading, math, music n’ movement, science and discovery, physical activity, cooking and computer programs.

PRE-K AGES 4-5The purpose of Georgia Pre-Kindergarten is to provide a full day (6.5 hours of instructional services), five days per week, 36 weeks (164 days) per year of appropriate educational, instructional services for four- and five-year-old children. Each class is led by a certified teacher. Georgia Pre-K program goals are to provide an appropriate pre-school education program emphasizing growth in language and literacy, math and science concepts, art and music, physical development, and social concepts.

HEAD START AGES 3-5Partnership for Community Action Head Start program is a comprehensive early childhood program that develops social competence in children. Head Start programs are guided by a set of program performance standards that specify a wide range of services to ensure comprehensive care including health, education, parent involvement, and social services.

SUMMER DAY CAMP AGES 4-7YMCA summer day camp programs will give you peace of mind while you are at work. This program will assure the learning, fun and character-building experienced during the school year continues into the summer months. The activities are designed to keep your child’s mind and body active while nurturing the YMCA’s core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

YMCA

MISSIO

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PRE-SCH

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LThe prom

ise of the Metro A

tlanta YMCA

pre-school program

is to provide quality early learning for all children to develop intellectually, socially, em

otionally, and physically in a safe environm

ent. Family and com

munity involvem

ent is strongly encouraged to support program

goals. Reasonable fees are provided to accom

modate

the entire comm

unity.

Academ

ies of South DeKalb

2924 Evans M

ill RoadLithonia, G

A 3

0038

The YMCA is committed to providing quality early learning programs. YMCA pre-school programs are guided by the National Association for the Education of Young Children standards.

SOME OF OUR GOALS ARE TO:

* Help children develop to their fullest potential * Support and strengthen families * Deliver early learning in a caring, safe and positive environment

WHERE ELSE BUT THE Y…CAN YOU FIND:* commitment to character development

* commitment to the highest standards

* clean, safe and secure environment

* nurturing environment

* experienced staff

YMCA ACADEMIES OFSOUTH DEKALB

LEARNGROWINSPIRE

EARLY CHILDHOODDEVELOPMENTACADEMY

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FamilyYMCA early learning is family-centered, which means parents must be included in the care process. The goal of YMCA early learning is to support and assist the parent, to strengthen parent-child relationships, and to increase the importance of the family.

ChildYMCA early learning programs provide caring role models and age-appropriate experiences that nurture children’s growth, encourage positive behavior, and help children develop a strong sense of right and wrong. Early learning offers great potential for the achievement of the YMCA mission and objectives in the lives of children and families.

CommunityThe YMCA assesses the needs of its community and responds with programs to meet those needs, helping to make the community a healthier, safer, and better place to live. Each YMCA designs and delivers its early learning programs according to the specific needs of families in the neighborhood it serves.

aCCessibilityThe YMCA believes safety and care are birthrights of all children, and it is the responsibility of parents to provide their children with full-time care from birth through adolescence. Quality early learning must be available to all who need it, not just those who can afford it.

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ymCa early learning PhilosoPhyymCa early learning programs are built on the four concepts of family, child, community, and accessibility.

ymCa aCademies oF south deKalb loCations

8 Core Content areas:

y’s Way to the Creative CurriCulumSecond only to human relationships, a well-planned curriculum

helps define a child’s experience in a YMCA program. Curriculum

affects all aspects of a program: overall quality, parents’

perceptions, and the outcomes and benefits of the program

for individual children. To ensure that YMCA early childhood

programs deliver high-quality activities and interactions, YMCAs

have embraced The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, developed

by Teaching Strategies, Inc. Based in Washington, D.C., Teaching

Strategies is committed to improving the quality of early childhood

programs by producing curriculum and training materials.

* literacy * mathematics * science

* social studies * arts * technology

* healthy habits * social, moral and spiritual development

deCatur2575-A Snapfinger Rd.Decatur, GA 30034(770) 987-4666

lithonia2924 Evans Mill RoadLithonia, GA 30038(770) 484-1625

visit us online at www.ymcaatlanta.org for more information.

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FamilyYMCA early learning is family-centered, which means parents must be included in the care process. The goal of YMCA early learning is to support and assist the parent, to strengthen parent-child relationships, and to increase the importance of the family.

ChildYMCA early learning programs provide caring role models and age-appropriate experiences that nurture children’s growth, encourage positive behavior, and help children develop a strong sense of right and wrong. Early learning offers great potential for the achievement of the YMCA mission and objectives in the lives of children and families.

CommunityThe YMCA assesses the needs of its community and responds with programs to meet those needs, helping to make the community a healthier, safer, and better place to live. Each YMCA designs and delivers its early learning programs according to the specific needs of families in the neighborhood it serves.

aCCessibilityThe YMCA believes safety and care are birthrights of all children, and it is the responsibility of parents to provide their children with full-time care from birth through adolescence. Quality early learning must be available to all who need it, not just those who can afford it.

1 3

2 4

ymCa early learning PhilosoPhyymCa early learning programs are built on the four concepts of family, child, community, and accessibility.

ymCa aCademies oF south deKalb loCations

8 Core Content areas:

y’s Way to the Creative CurriCulumSecond only to human relationships, a well-planned curriculum

helps define a child’s experience in a YMCA program. Curriculum

affects all aspects of a program: overall quality, parents’

perceptions, and the outcomes and benefits of the program

for individual children. To ensure that YMCA early childhood

programs deliver high-quality activities and interactions, YMCAs

have embraced The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, developed

by Teaching Strategies, Inc. Based in Washington, D.C., Teaching

Strategies is committed to improving the quality of early childhood

programs by producing curriculum and training materials.

* literacy * mathematics * science

* social studies * arts * technology

* healthy habits * social, moral and spiritual development

deCatur2575-A Snapfinger Rd.Decatur, GA 30034(770) 987-4666

lithonia2924 Evans Mill RoadLithonia, GA 30038(770) 484-1625

visit us online at www.ymcaatlanta.org for more information.

-

FamilyYMCA early learning is family-centered, which means parents must be included in the care process. The goal of YMCA early learning is to support and assist the parent, to strengthen parent-child relationships, and to increase the importance of the family.

ChildYMCA early learning programs provide caring role models and age-appropriate experiences that nurture children’s growth, encourage positive behavior, and help children develop a strong sense of right and wrong. Early learning offers great potential for the achievement of the YMCA mission and objectives in the lives of children and families.

CommunityThe YMCA assesses the needs of its community and responds with programs to meet those needs, helping to make the community a healthier, safer, and better place to live. Each YMCA designs and delivers its early learning programs according to the specific needs of families in the neighborhood it serves.

aCCessibilityThe YMCA believes safety and care are birthrights of all children, and it is the responsibility of parents to provide their children with full-time care from birth through adolescence. Quality early learning must be available to all who need it, not just those who can afford it.

1 3

2 4

ymCa early learning PhilosoPhyymCa early learning programs are built on the four concepts of family, child, community, and accessibility.

ymCa aCademies oF south deKalb loCations

8 Core Content areas:

y’s Way to the Creative CurriCulumSecond only to human relationships, a well-planned curriculum

helps define a child’s experience in a YMCA program. Curriculum

affects all aspects of a program: overall quality, parents’

perceptions, and the outcomes and benefits of the program

for individual children. To ensure that YMCA early childhood

programs deliver high-quality activities and interactions, YMCAs

have embraced The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, developed

by Teaching Strategies, Inc. Based in Washington, D.C., Teaching

Strategies is committed to improving the quality of early childhood

programs by producing curriculum and training materials.

* literacy * mathematics * science

* social studies * arts * technology

* healthy habits * social, moral and spiritual development

deCatur2575-A Snapfinger Rd.Decatur, GA 30034(770) 987-4666

lithonia2924 Evans Mill RoadLithonia, GA 30038(770) 484-1625

visit us online at www.ymcaatlanta.org for more information.

-

FamilyYMCA early learning is family-centered, which means parents must be included in the care process. The goal of YMCA early learning is to support and assist the parent, to strengthen parent-child relationships, and to increase the importance of the family.

ChildYMCA early learning programs provide caring role models and age-appropriate experiences that nurture children’s growth, encourage positive behavior, and help children develop a strong sense of right and wrong. Early learning offers great potential for the achievement of the YMCA mission and objectives in the lives of children and families.

CommunityThe YMCA assesses the needs of its community and responds with programs to meet those needs, helping to make the community a healthier, safer, and better place to live. Each YMCA designs and delivers its early learning programs according to the specific needs of families in the neighborhood it serves.

aCCessibilityThe YMCA believes safety and care are birthrights of all children, and it is the responsibility of parents to provide their children with full-time care from birth through adolescence. Quality early learning must be available to all who need it, not just those who can afford it.

1 3

2 4

ymCa early learning PhilosoPhyymCa early learning programs are built on the four concepts of family, child, community, and accessibility.

ymCa aCademies oF south deKalb loCations

8 Core Content areas:

y’s Way to the Creative CurriCulumSecond only to human relationships, a well-planned curriculum

helps define a child’s experience in a YMCA program. Curriculum

affects all aspects of a program: overall quality, parents’

perceptions, and the outcomes and benefits of the program

for individual children. To ensure that YMCA early childhood

programs deliver high-quality activities and interactions, YMCAs

have embraced The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, developed

by Teaching Strategies, Inc. Based in Washington, D.C., Teaching

Strategies is committed to improving the quality of early childhood

programs by producing curriculum and training materials.

* literacy * mathematics * science

* social studies * arts * technology

* healthy habits * social, moral and spiritual development

deCatur2575-A Snapfinger Rd.Decatur, GA 30034(770) 987-4666

lithonia2924 Evans Mill RoadLithonia, GA 30038(770) 484-1625

visit us online at www.ymcaatlanta.org for more information.

-

FamilyYMCA early learning is family-centered, which means parents must be included in the care process. The goal of YMCA early learning is to support and assist the parent, to strengthen parent-child relationships, and to increase the importance of the family.

ChildYMCA early learning programs provide caring role models and age-appropriate experiences that nurture children’s growth, encourage positive behavior, and help children develop a strong sense of right and wrong. Early learning offers great potential for the achievement of the YMCA mission and objectives in the lives of children and families.

CommunityThe YMCA assesses the needs of its community and responds with programs to meet those needs, helping to make the community a healthier, safer, and better place to live. Each YMCA designs and delivers its early learning programs according to the specific needs of families in the neighborhood it serves.

aCCessibilityThe YMCA believes safety and care are birthrights of all children, and it is the responsibility of parents to provide their children with full-time care from birth through adolescence. Quality early learning must be available to all who need it, not just those who can afford it.

1 3

2 4

ymCa early learning PhilosoPhyymCa early learning programs are built on the four concepts of family, child, community, and accessibility.

ymCa aCademies oF south deKalb loCations

8 Core Content areas:

y’s Way to the Creative CurriCulumSecond only to human relationships, a well-planned curriculum

helps define a child’s experience in a YMCA program. Curriculum

affects all aspects of a program: overall quality, parents’

perceptions, and the outcomes and benefits of the program

for individual children. To ensure that YMCA early childhood

programs deliver high-quality activities and interactions, YMCAs

have embraced The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, developed

by Teaching Strategies, Inc. Based in Washington, D.C., Teaching

Strategies is committed to improving the quality of early childhood

programs by producing curriculum and training materials.

* literacy * mathematics * science

* social studies * arts * technology

* healthy habits * social, moral and spiritual development

deCatur2575-A Snapfinger Rd.Decatur, GA 30034(770) 987-4666

lithonia2924 Evans Mill RoadLithonia, GA 30038(770) 484-1625

visit us online at www.ymcaatlanta.org for more information.

TRADITIONAL CARE AGES 6 WEEKS-5 YEARSYMCA pre-school programs offer year-round care, Monday through Friday for infants, toddlers and pre-school children. The YMCA uses the theme-based Y’s Way to the Creative Curriculum with the philosophy that children learn best by doing. The curriculum exposes learning opportunities in the areas of art/writing, language development, reading, math, music n’ movement, science and discovery, physical activity, cooking and computer programs.

PRE-K AGES 4-5The purpose of Georgia Pre-Kindergarten is to provide a full day (6.5 hours of instructional services), five days per week, 36 weeks (164 days) per year of appropriate educational, instructional services for four- and five-year-old children. Each class is led by a certified teacher. Georgia Pre-K program goals are to provide an appropriate pre-school education program emphasizing growth in language and literacy, math and science concepts, art and music, physical development, and social concepts.

HEAD START AGES 3-5Partnership for Community Action Head Start program is a comprehensive early childhood program that develops social competence in children. Head Start programs are guided by a set of program performance standards that specify a wide range of services to ensure comprehensive care including health, education, parent involvement, and social services.

SUMMER DAY CAMP AGES 4-7YMCA summer day camp programs will give you peace of mind while you are at work. This program will assure the learning, fun and character-building experienced during the school year continues into the summer months. The activities are designed to keep your child’s mind and body active while nurturing the YMCA’s core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

YMCA

MISSIO

N STATEM

ENT

FOR

PRE-SCH

OO

LThe prom

ise of the Metro A

tlanta YMCA

pre-school program

is to provide quality early learning for all children to develop intellectually, socially, em

otionally, and physically in a safe environm

ent. Family and com

munity involvem

ent is strongly encouraged to support program

goals. Reasonable fees are provided to accom

modate

the entire comm

unity.

Academ

ies of South DeKalb

2924 Evans M

ill RoadLithonia, G

A 3

0038

The YMCA is committed to providing quality early learning programs. YMCA pre-school programs are guided by the National Association for the Education of Young Children standards.

SOME OF OUR GOALS ARE TO:

* Help children develop to their fullest potential * Support and strengthen families * Deliver early learning in a caring, safe and positive environment

WHERE ELSE BUT THE Y…CAN YOU FIND:* commitment to character development

* commitment to the highest standards

* clean, safe and secure environment

* nurturing environment

* experienced staff

YMCA ACADEMIES OFSOUTH DEKALB

LEARNGROWINSPIRE

EARLY CHILDHOODDEVELOPMENTACADEMY

TRADITIONAL CARE AGES 6 WEEKS-5 YEARSYMCA pre-school programs offer year-round care, Monday through Friday for infants, toddlers and pre-school children. The YMCA uses the theme-based Y’s Way to the Creative Curriculum with the philosophy that children learn best by doing. The curriculum exposes learning opportunities in the areas of art/writing, language development, reading, math, music n’ movement, science and discovery, physical activity, cooking and computer programs.

PRE-K AGES 4-5The purpose of Georgia Pre-Kindergarten is to provide a full day (6.5 hours of instructional services), five days per week, 36 weeks (164 days) per year of appropriate educational, instructional services for four- and five-year-old children. Each class is led by a certified teacher. Georgia Pre-K program goals are to provide an appropriate pre-school education program emphasizing growth in language and literacy, math and science concepts, art and music, physical development, and social concepts.

HEAD START AGES 3-5Partnership for Community Action Head Start program is a comprehensive early childhood program that develops social competence in children. Head Start programs are guided by a set of program performance standards that specify a wide range of services to ensure comprehensive care including health, education, parent involvement, and social services.

SUMMER DAY CAMP AGES 4-7YMCA summer day camp programs will give you peace of mind while you are at work. This program will assure the learning, fun and character-building experienced during the school year continues into the summer months. The activities are designed to keep your child’s mind and body active while nurturing the YMCA’s core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

YMCA

MISSIO

N STATEM

ENT

FOR

PRE-SCH

OO

LThe prom

ise of the Metro A

tlanta YMCA

pre-school program

is to provide quality early learning for all children to develop intellectually, socially, em

otionally, and physically in a safe environm

ent. Family and com

munity involvem

ent is strongly encouraged to support program

goals. Reasonable fees are provided to accom

modate

the entire comm

unity.

Academ

ies of South DeKalb

2924 Evans M

ill RoadLithonia, G

A 3

0038

The YMCA is committed to providing quality early learning programs. YMCA pre-school programs are guided by the National Association for the Education of Young Children standards.

SOME OF OUR GOALS ARE TO:

* Help children develop to their fullest potential * Support and strengthen families * Deliver early learning in a caring, safe and positive environment

WHERE ELSE BUT THE Y…CAN YOU FIND:* commitment to character development

* commitment to the highest standards

* clean, safe and secure environment

* nurturing environment

* experienced staff

YMCA ACADEMIES OFSOUTH DEKALB

LEARNGROWINSPIRE

EARLY CHILDHOODDEVELOPMENTACADEMY