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Our Classrooms

Our classrooms are nurturing, educational environments equipped with a wide variety of age-appropriate supplies and equipment designed to encourage children to learn at their own pace and in their own unique way. We foster group and individual activities that focus on creativity, socialization, and skills development through exploration and discovery.

Preschool boys playing with musical instruments at Play & Learn Christian Child Care in Columbus, OH
Baby

Baby Bears  |  Infants

6 weeks to 18 months


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  • Infants at Play & Learn enjoy a nurturing and loving environment in which to grow and explore.

  • We work to create infant spaces that foster each infant’s motor skills, cognitive development, and social/emotional growth.

  • Each infant receives daily individualized care and attention.

  • Throughout the day our nurturing and professional caregivers follow each infant’s personal schedule of napping, eating, and diapering while making time during routine activities to talk, sing, read, play, and cuddle.

  • We keep parents/guardians informed with Infant Daily Sheets which detail the activities of each child’s day.

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Elmos  |  Toddlers

18 months to 2½  years

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  • Toddlers at Play & Learn experience their world through exploration and engage in carefully planned hands-on learning activities designed to develop communication skills, large and fine motor skills, coordination, confidence, and socialization.

  • Throughout the day our nurturing and professional teachers provide toddlers opportunities for playing, singing, dancing, and participating in creative art, sensory activities, and story times.

  • The toddler staff is happy to assist you with your child throughout the toilet training stage when you feel your child is ready.

  • We keep parents/guardians informed with Daily Reports which detail the activities of each child’s day.

  • A daily schedule, weekly lesson plan, and monthly calendar are posted on the toddler room parent board.

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Big Birds  |  Young Preschoolers

2½ to 3½ years
 

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  • This class is for young preschoolers who are fully toilet-trained or are in the process of being toilet trained.

  • At Play & Learn, young preschoolers participate in a hands-on program that keeps the children actively involved while exploring a weekly theme.

  • Preschoolers can choose from a variety of developmentally appropriate learning centers as they begin to make choices and gain independence.

  • Cognitive skills are encouraged through letter, number, and shape recognition.

  • Classroom activities are designed to encourage and build positive social interactions, sharing, and taking turns; problem solving; language development; creativity; and self-esteem.

  • Parents/guardians are kept informed of their child’s progress with Progress Reports and periodic parent conferences.

  • A daily schedule, weekly lesson plan, and monthly calendar are posted on the Big Birds’ parent boar

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Cookie Monsters  |  Older Preschoolers

3½ to 4½ years
 

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  • At Play & Learn, preschoolers explore a weekly theme and participate in a hands-on program that encourages growth and development in all areas: physical, social/emotional, and cognitive.

  • Preschoolers can independently choose from a variety of developmentally appropriate learning centers.

  • Classroom activities are designed to encourage and build positive social interactions, sharing, and taking turns; problem solving; language development; creativity; and self-esteem.

  • Preschoolers learn letters and sounds, colors and shapes, and number concepts.

  • Parents/guardians are kept informed of their child’s progress with Progress Reports and periodic parent conferences.

  • A daily schedule, weekly lesson plan, and monthly calendar are posted on the Cookie Monsters’ parent board.

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Kermits  |  Pre-Kindergarten

4½ to 5½ years
 

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  • Each of our experienced teachers will plan and implement activities in their individual areas of expertise, working with the children in small groups to give them more specialized training.

  • At Play & Learn, our pre-kindergartners explore a weekly theme and participate in a hands-on program that encourages physical, social/emotional, and cognitive growth and development while working to prepare children to enter kindergarten.

  • Pre-kindergartners can independently choose from a variety of developmentally appropriate learning centers and are encouraged to work independently as well as in groups.

  • Classroom activities are designed to build socialization, communication, and problem solving skills.

  • Language arts, math, science, sensory art, and reading readiness are all a part of the pre-kindergarten program.

  • Parents are kept informed of their child’s progress with Progress Reports and periodic parent conferences.

  • A daily schedule, weekly lesson plan, and monthly calendar are posted on the Kermits’ parent board.

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After-School & Camp  |  School Age

6 to 8 years
 

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  • Our school-age program is a great way for children to make friends and experience new and exciting adventures.

  • While at Play & Learn Summer Camp, school-agers enjoy a wide variety of activities organized around weekly themes.

  • Outdoor games, special activities, and field trips are all a part of the school-age program.

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