Family Support
Family Support Service Project
Part One: Program Information:
Name of Program: Peninsula Family YMCA Preschool/Childcare
* Address: (Main Office) 4390 Valeta Street & (Preschool) 4425 Valeta Street San Diego, CA 92107 * Phone Number: (619) 226-8888 * Office Hours: Mon-Fri 5:30am-9:00pm, Sat 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Sun 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Childcare hours vary by site according to community and school needs. Generally, the program runs from 6:30 a.m. until school begins and resumes after school dismisses until 6:00 p.m., including minimum days.
Description:
* The Peninsula Family YMCA Preschool/Childcare is a non-profit organization that has a preschool and a child care program available to children before and after school. They provide activities to children that are designed to spark a child’s imagination and encourage life-long positive values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. The Peninsula Family YMCA bases their philosophy on the fundamental belief that children learn best when their work is meaningful and integrate all areas of curriculum through short-term explorations and long-term projects. Children at the Peninsula Family YMCA are viewed as protagonists in their learning and are encouraged to work in collaboration with their peers to co-construct new theories and ideas. The role of their teachers is to extend and deepen children’s ideas and theories. Through careful observation, documentation, thoughtful questions and deep reflections, their teachers work in partnership with the children to negotiate curriculum, extend thinking and develop explorations.
Research has shown that early experiences in programs such as The Peninsula Family YMCA Preschool, improve children’s abilities to develop socially, intellectually and emotionally before they enter kindergarten, and that children who attended high-quality preschool like the YMCA’s will have more successful academic careers and develop the
Part One: Program Information:
Name of Program: Peninsula Family YMCA Preschool/Childcare
* Address: (Main Office) 4390 Valeta Street & (Preschool) 4425 Valeta Street San Diego, CA 92107 * Phone Number: (619) 226-8888 * Office Hours: Mon-Fri 5:30am-9:00pm, Sat 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Sun 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Childcare hours vary by site according to community and school needs. Generally, the program runs from 6:30 a.m. until school begins and resumes after school dismisses until 6:00 p.m., including minimum days.
Description:
* The Peninsula Family YMCA Preschool/Childcare is a non-profit organization that has a preschool and a child care program available to children before and after school. They provide activities to children that are designed to spark a child’s imagination and encourage life-long positive values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. The Peninsula Family YMCA bases their philosophy on the fundamental belief that children learn best when their work is meaningful and integrate all areas of curriculum through short-term explorations and long-term projects. Children at the Peninsula Family YMCA are viewed as protagonists in their learning and are encouraged to work in collaboration with their peers to co-construct new theories and ideas. The role of their teachers is to extend and deepen children’s ideas and theories. Through careful observation, documentation, thoughtful questions and deep reflections, their teachers work in partnership with the children to negotiate curriculum, extend thinking and develop explorations.
Research has shown that early experiences in programs such as The Peninsula Family YMCA Preschool, improve children’s abilities to develop socially, intellectually and emotionally before they enter kindergarten, and that children who attended high-quality preschool like the YMCA’s will have more successful academic careers and develop the