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Pre-K enrollment largest with 38 students, far more than 7 in kindergarten.

Year Founded

1911

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School Motto

Learning through Play

Student Body

Total Students

45 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

50%

State avg.: 33%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

1 teacher

Student-Teacher Ratio

45:1

National avg.: 11:1

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

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None / Rolling

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Northwest Children's Center, Inc., a privately owned and operated educational facility, offers both daycare and preschool programs on a full and part time schedule.
Developmentally appropriate educational programs are available for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners.
Early and late hours are available for all programs.
The educational focus of this children's center uses a discovery approach to learning which stresses hands on and child directed materials and builds on the natural inventiveness and curiosity of children of this age.
Structured learning centers and small group activities are coordinated daily with carefully planned periods of free choice and large group activities.
Music, art and the exploration of developmental language skills are an integral part of the children's daily schedule.
Respect, love, sharing and problem solving are the cornerstones of our educational program.

Northwest Children's Center, Inc., a privately owned and operated educational facility, offers both daycare and preschool programs on a full and part time schedule. Developmentally appropriate educational programs are available for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. Early and late hours are available for all programs. The educational focus of this children's center uses a discovery approach to learning which stresses hands on and child directed materials and builds on the natural inventiveness and curiosity of children of this age. Structured learning centers and small group activities are coordinated daily with carefully planned periods of free choice and large group activities. Music, art and the exploration of developmental language skills are an integral part of the children's daily schedule. Respect, love, sharing and problem solving are the cornerstones of our educational program.

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