{"id":1513,"date":"2024-12-20T22:10:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T08:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/se-asiacenter.org\/?p=1513"},"modified":"2025-02-06T08:25:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:25:03","slug":"your-childcare-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/se-asiacenter.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/your-childcare-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Childcare Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DAYCARE * PRESCHOOL * AFTER-SCHOOL * ALL DAY SUMMER &amp; HOLIDAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Preparation for College and Life <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Balanced academics (lessons in science, math + human\/social sciences important for life skills, business, professions &amp; service economy, US\u2019s largest sector)<\/p>\n<p>Diverse classrooms help students live in a multi-cultural world<\/p>\n<p>All-day, All-year<\/p>\n<p>Continuous education infant to 12 years old gives students stability and roots<\/p>\n<p>Every item and book in classrooms selected for specific educational value<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Cross-Cultural Learning <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students speak 30+ languages representing 30+ cultures<\/p>\n<p>We do cross-cultural<em> bridge building<\/em> that is beyond typical multicultural classrooms<\/p>\n<p>Youngsters pick up new languages naturally, the younger the better; we start at infancy<\/p>\n<p>Full-day preschool students go straight to regular public school classes (no bi-lingual needed)<\/p>\n<p>We help\/encourage students to maintain\/improve their home language and zip through second-language classes in high school and college<\/p>\n<p>We teach beyond big picture, global, cross-cultural view to empower your child in life<\/p>\n<p>We believe commonalities more important than differences, personal confidence in life skills lessons more useful than divisive racial, ethnic, national pride lessons<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Recreation and Play Goals<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Balanced (with professional guided teaching and learning)<\/p>\n<p>Balanced free choices of exploration\/ interest areas (library, science, math, social studies, art, music, fine &amp; gross motor, dramatic play areas in every classroom)<\/p>\n<p>Beauty, helpfulness, kindness (gardening, dance, building, Good Samaritan activities)<\/p>\n<p>Building communication, thinking, interpersonal, physical skills bringing us together (no distancing baseball)<\/p>\n<p>Positive cooperation (not fun in defeating others)<\/p>\n<p>Safety for children\u2019s fragile brain and bodies (no football, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>Life-long enjoyment (no spectator couch-potato sports)<\/p>\n<p>All shapes, sizes, genders participate at one time (no basketball, football); all winners; no losers damaging young fragile egos<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Convenience &amp; Cost<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pick-up at local schools<\/p>\n<p>Low fees for low income working parents<\/p>\n<p>Open 7AM to 6PM for working parents<\/p>\n<p>Closed only 7 holidays<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Experience and Qualifications<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>40 years of teaching children<\/p>\n<p>All lead teacher BA, MA or PhD with education credentials<\/p>\n<p>13 years teaching cross-cultural bridge building in Goudy and McCutcheon Schools<\/p>\n<p>Developed and run by top-notch educators with 30 to 50 years\u2019 experience<\/p>\n<p>All teachers specially trained in cross-cultural learning<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Health and Safety<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> All staff and families fully COVID vaccinated<\/em><\/p>\n<p>COVID measure taken in all classes: air purified, UVC (as hospitals use) lights kill germs at night, temperatures and oxygen levels of students taken daily, surfaces sterilized regularly, rooms oversize for number of students.<\/p>\n<p>Food cooked on site; most foods fresh (not canned or packaged with harmful added ingredients); two lunch vegetables; limited red meat in favor of chicken, soy, or fish; whole grains preferred; rice limited (heavy metals harmful to children); salt, sugar, fat limited.<\/p>\n<p>Diverse nutritious foods introduce children to good lifelong eating habits.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Staff and Facility<\/u>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teachers: above average pay, benefits and qualifications<\/p>\n<p>Facilities: we restore buildings and neighborhood beauty<\/p>\n<p>Broadway-Winona: Acclaimed Chicago-designated landmark with two preschool\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 rooms, social service offices, adult day care, Golden Diners dining room, ESL classes, commercial kitchen<\/p>\n<p>Broadway-Ainslie: 8 restored buildings include a teacher library and education resource\u00a0 center,\u00a0 commercial kitchen, two settlement houses for staff, school office; a beautifully landscaped permeable-paver environmentally-friendly parking lot is free for kiss-and-go parents taking el or working in neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Foster E. of Broadway: restored site with slated mansard roofs and dormers across from Goudy School<\/p>\n<p>If you would like a tour or would like to enroll our school office is at 1134 West Ainslie Street, 773 989-7433, or E-mail <a href=\"mailto:SEACchildcare@se-asiacenter.net\">SEACchildcare@se-asiacenter.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAYCARE * PRESCHOOL * AFTER-SCHOOL * ALL DAY SUMMER &amp; 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