The first thing you'll notice when you watch the children at Bright Start Academy is how much fun they're having playing! You'll see servers serving play dough food, princesses and superheroes running about, architects building skyscrapers and even dinosaur attacking entire villages. Out on the playground there's a world of scientists finding out how things work, explorers overcoming obstacles to discover new lands and race car drivers winning the Indy 500. You'll see smiles, you'll hear laughter, and you'll watch as they create story lines, and even whole worlds, right out of their imagination! But what you may not see is how much they're learning! Every one of these adventures teaches children important lessons that they need to move on to the next stage in development. At Bright Start Academy, we know that children learn best while they're having fun, so we make sure the days at our center are filled with fun, hands-on, engaging activities that will keep your child having so much fun, they won't even realize the important skills they're learning! Bright Start Academy provides child day care facilities with preschool where your child can learn various things through playing.
We, at Bright Start Academy, know the importance of pretend play. That's why we have so many props to encourage them! When children pretend play they are learning important lessons about relationships, solving problems, and building their self-esteem. Pretend play can even be used by children to work through difficult emotions! Whether dinosaurs are attacking, orders are being taken, or princesses are in their castle, children use these scenarios in their head to imitate things they've seen or heard. They are working through cause and effect and using logic to deal with feelings and solve problems, real or imagined, in a constructive and healthy way. Children even develop and fine tune pre-academic skills as they write down orders, create menus, and count out change. Pretend play at Bright Start Academy may look like we're just having fun, but we're really helping your child process and learn!
Building skyscrapers out of blocks or creating fortresses out of pillows may seem like a big mess, but do you know how much that building is helping your child's brain develop? Building takes eye-hand coordination, special awareness, size comparison, and problem-solving. Even at a very young age, stacking a couple of blocks helps develop and build on these skills, helping them become coordinated and controlled with their hand movements. Planning and constructing towers and buildings takes a lot of imagination, thought, focus, and patience...skills that every child needs as they grow, and every parent is excited to see! Just as exciting, building helps develop pre-math skills such as counting, sorting, and classifying, and strengthens those little fingers to help them grow stronger to properly hold and write with a pencil. That's why we make sure your child has access to building materials at Bright Start Academy. All those forts and block towers that they build are helping them build their brains to prepare for all the exciting steps ahead!
Even playing on the playground has your child learning new skills! Jumping, climbing, sliding, pedaling, and running all help strengthen those large muscles, while releasing excess energy and stress as well. But the learning benefits go far beyond that! Children learn social skills, such as how to wait patiently and take turns for the slides and swings, as well as how to solve conflicts. Outside they are more apt to invent games, creating and communicating rules to other children, developing their language skills and problem-solving situations that come up. They are learning to play with others, slowly moving away from parallel play and moving into engaging more cooperatively together. And with all the ever-changing sights, sounds, and smells that are outside, they can truly explore with each and every one of their senses, learning and experiencing something new every time they walk out the door! The playgrounds at Bright Start Academy are set up individually for each age range, so that the children can run around and explore, while still making safety a priority.
The entire center at Bright Start Academy is set up to encourage playing and learning to go hand-in-hand. We know that you want your child to thrive, and that's what we want, too! That's why we have created an interactive environment where your child can stretch their mind, explore with all their senses, express their emotions and develop in every area, giving them the best possible start! With all of the benefits play has for your child, it's easy to see why Bright Start Academy makes learning through play a priority. A fun, hands-on environment is just what your child needs to enjoy their preschool years, preparing them for what lies ahead!
If you or someone you know is looking for a day care in O'Fallon MO, then please contact us or call Bright Start Academy at (636)-379-2600 or email us at [email protected] or our nearby Lake Saint Louis facility at www.brightstartlsl.com
We, at Bright Start Academy, know the importance of pretend play. That's why we have so many props to encourage them! When children pretend play they are learning important lessons about relationships, solving problems, and building their self-esteem. Pretend play can even be used by children to work through difficult emotions! Whether dinosaurs are attacking, orders are being taken, or princesses are in their castle, children use these scenarios in their head to imitate things they've seen or heard. They are working through cause and effect and using logic to deal with feelings and solve problems, real or imagined, in a constructive and healthy way. Children even develop and fine tune pre-academic skills as they write down orders, create menus, and count out change. Pretend play at Bright Start Academy may look like we're just having fun, but we're really helping your child process and learn!
Building skyscrapers out of blocks or creating fortresses out of pillows may seem like a big mess, but do you know how much that building is helping your child's brain develop? Building takes eye-hand coordination, special awareness, size comparison, and problem-solving. Even at a very young age, stacking a couple of blocks helps develop and build on these skills, helping them become coordinated and controlled with their hand movements. Planning and constructing towers and buildings takes a lot of imagination, thought, focus, and patience...skills that every child needs as they grow, and every parent is excited to see! Just as exciting, building helps develop pre-math skills such as counting, sorting, and classifying, and strengthens those little fingers to help them grow stronger to properly hold and write with a pencil. That's why we make sure your child has access to building materials at Bright Start Academy. All those forts and block towers that they build are helping them build their brains to prepare for all the exciting steps ahead!
Even playing on the playground has your child learning new skills! Jumping, climbing, sliding, pedaling, and running all help strengthen those large muscles, while releasing excess energy and stress as well. But the learning benefits go far beyond that! Children learn social skills, such as how to wait patiently and take turns for the slides and swings, as well as how to solve conflicts. Outside they are more apt to invent games, creating and communicating rules to other children, developing their language skills and problem-solving situations that come up. They are learning to play with others, slowly moving away from parallel play and moving into engaging more cooperatively together. And with all the ever-changing sights, sounds, and smells that are outside, they can truly explore with each and every one of their senses, learning and experiencing something new every time they walk out the door! The playgrounds at Bright Start Academy are set up individually for each age range, so that the children can run around and explore, while still making safety a priority.
The entire center at Bright Start Academy is set up to encourage playing and learning to go hand-in-hand. We know that you want your child to thrive, and that's what we want, too! That's why we have created an interactive environment where your child can stretch their mind, explore with all their senses, express their emotions and develop in every area, giving them the best possible start! With all of the benefits play has for your child, it's easy to see why Bright Start Academy makes learning through play a priority. A fun, hands-on environment is just what your child needs to enjoy their preschool years, preparing them for what lies ahead!
If you or someone you know is looking for a day care in O'Fallon MO, then please contact us or call Bright Start Academy at (636)-379-2600 or email us at [email protected] or our nearby Lake Saint Louis facility at www.brightstartlsl.com