A growing demand for early education and preschool programs is behind the opening of a new Gilden Woods, the second in Kalamazoo. An early 2015 opening is planned for the school, which recently celebrated a ground breaking at its 4620 Arboretum Parkway location.
The new school will employ a total of 30 to 40 teachers, caregivers, and directors, and have an enrollment of up to 168 children.
The new state-of-the-art facility in Kalamazoo will provide infant and toddler care, full- and half-day preschool, and before- and after-school care.
Gilden Woods is related to AppleTree Learning Center, which are corporate partners, according to a press release from the company. There are currently 14 AppleTree Laerning Centers in West Michigan.
AppleTree says its teachers develop lesson plans and use assessment results to guide their instruction and activities. Each classroom lesson plan is available online to parents of enrolled students. Lesson plans contain fun, challenging, and safe learning experiences for children.
The school's curriculum emphasizes language development and literacy skills. For this reason, AppleTree has designed its own language and literacy program. This supports other curriculum areas that are taught.
It begins in the infant classrooms and continues as children progress through AppleTree.
The school's "great set for school" program incorporates child-friendly teaching strategies, such as using music and movement to bring lessons to life.
For school aged children, fun, educational spring break, winter holiday, and summer day camps will also be offered.
Transportation is provided to and from several local schools. Another feature is secure AppleCam internet access is always available so parents can "visit" their child anytime during the day from their computer or smartphone.
“As a Kalamazoo resident and AppleTree owner in Otsego, I am very excited to bring our high quality, educational child care and preschool program to area families,” says Kalamazoo Owner-operator Julia Buckham.
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Source: Gilden Woods
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