The mission of Cheerful Home is to help at-risk, low-income children to learn and grow through an enriching and stimulating learning environment. We are committed to providing an educational curriculum emphasizing skills appropriate to the developmental level of each child. With this in mind, our curriculum focuses on the individual child according to the child’s rate of development. Each child receives personal assistance to reach their developmental milestones in the domains of: cognitive, language, social-emotional, aesthetic and physical development.
Our curriculum emphasizes active learning. We encourage children to be actively involved in the learning process, and to experience a multitude of developmentally appropriate activities and materials. We pursue their interests in the context of their lives, their community, and the world. Active learning is used in all the following areas:
Upon entering Cheerful Home, each child is assessed to establish a baseline of where the child is developmentally. The Creative Curriculum assessments are continued tri-annually to determine each child’s growth in the areas of academic readiness, social skills, conflict resolution skills, fine and gross motor skills, diversity awareness and community belonging. Research indicates that these assessment areas contribute positively to school, home and community success. Creative Curriculum is a comprehensive early childhood educational system that emphasizes a practical, easy to understand approach to working with children. It promotes use of interest areas as a way of providing experiences that promote cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and language development.
