Honey Bear earns NAEYC accreditation AND opens Infant and Toddler Center
Honey Bear Learning Center has earned a five-year renewal on their accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), a distinction the program has held since 1995. NAEYC is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. NAEYC advances a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and supports all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children. In earning this distinction, Honey Bear scored an average of 98.7% among the following standards; relationships, curriculum, teaching, assessment of child progress, health, teachers, families, community relationships, physical environment, and leadership and management. The program proved over 1000 criterion indicators in order to earn their re-accreditation.
Honey Bear takes great pride in their highly educated and skilled staff, who earned classroom observation scores of 99%. When asked to comment on the process of re-accreditation, Infant & Toddler Lead Teacher, Catie Lambert said “It was easy to be assessed because we treat every day as if an inspector is here.â€
Earlier this month, Honey Bear opened their brand new, fully renovated Infant and Toddler program to families. Renovations included: all new classroom furniture and equipment, coded access to the school buildings, fingerprint scanners for checking in children, classroom and outdoor camera system, fully hard-wired fire and emergency system, and 2 nature based Infant & Toddler playgrounds. Honey Bear’s Infant and Toddler program has limited space available for the remainder of the 2017-2018 school year. Families can call 203-375-1866 for more information or to schedule a tour of their BEARY sweet new program!
Honey Bear is licensed for 52 children, open year-round, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with open enrollment at any time. Â It is located at 1498 North Ave., Stratford and is set on 1.3 acres with 4 spacious play yards and is located across from Nichols Elementary School. Â The program also offers before & after care for Nichols School children.
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