Our Mission
Dipody Doo provides children with a warm, nurturing, positive and hands-on environment in which to learn. We encourage the social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth of our children using a combination of academic and play experiences. We work every day to ensure that each child is given the best introduction to education possible.
Dipody Doo provides children with a warm, nurturing, positive and hands-on environment in which to learn. We encourage the social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth of our children using a combination of academic and play experiences. We work every day to ensure that each child is given the best introduction to education possible.
Programs We Offer
Our Infant Classrooms are designed for children 6 weeks- 15 months. The classroom revolves around each child's individual needs and schedule. The teachers work with the children on babbling, sitting up, head and core strength, grasping items, rolling over, crawling, standing, walking, verbalization, sign language, fine and gross motor skills and self feeding. Our teachers provide a safe, warming and loving environment for all babies.
Our Infant Classrooms are designed for children 6 weeks- 15 months. The classroom revolves around each child's individual needs and schedule. The teachers work with the children on babbling, sitting up, head and core strength, grasping items, rolling over, crawling, standing, walking, verbalization, sign language, fine and gross motor skills and self feeding. Our teachers provide a safe, warming and loving environment for all babies.
Our Toddler Classrooms are designed for children 15 months - 3 years. The children in this room are working on letter sounds, numbers 1-20, as well as very early math, science and reading activities. Music, movement and art are incorporated into the curriculum every day as well. Some of the skills the children work on include AB and ABC patterning, sorting by color and shape, identification of big and little as well as first, last and middle, letter writing, cutting, tracing, name recognition and tracing, letter identification and tracing, and communication. The children work on developing their language, critical thinking and fine and gross motor skills through a variety of fun and exciting activities. There is a strong emphasis in developing personal independence and interpersonal skills in this classroom. They are introduced to our Lively Letter program. This program focus's on letter recognition and sounds. It is a well known program used in several public schools.
Our Preschool Classrooms are designed for children who are 3 - 5 years and may be attending Kindergarten the following fall. The children in this room who are developmentally ready are working on uppercase and lower case letters, letter sounds and blends, numbers 1-100, as well as other early math, science and reading activities. Music, movement and art are incorporated into the curriculum every day as well. Some of the skills that children work include estimation, sorting, graphing, recollection, identification, addition and subtraction, understanding cause and effect, reasoning, ABCD patterning, phonics and recognition of complete names. The children are working on critical thinking, fine and gross motor and social skills through a variety of challenging and exciting activities every day. They work on letter recognition and sounds each day during our Lively Letter Program. This program allows the children to learn the letters and sounds through various music and movement. The children are writing their first and last names and spelling simple words by the time they are ready for kindergarten.
Our School Age Programs are designed for children 5 - 12 years old. Children who need care during school vacation days will enjoy our many outdoor and off property activities; including walks to the park, swimming, trips to the public library, bused educational field trips, and visits to local businesses. Our staff provide a safe, warm and loving environment, teaching the older children mutual respect while having fun!