Our Program Curriculum implements activities that further enhance and support learning beyond the classroom as well as involve parents in their child's education.
A baby will develop fine motor skills naturally by exploring their world, but parents and caretakers can help encourage early development by providing children with toys and household items that are safe and engaging. Many babies are able to practice mastering fine motor skills by reaching for toys and grasping objects. Toys that have a surface that is easy to grip and handles that allow a baby to pick up the item are ideal for this age group.
Babies are eventually able to try passing objects back and forth between each hand. Stacking is a natural progression for children who are developing their fine motor skills, and learning how to grip and grasp objects requires a child to improve coordination in order to achieve their goal.
Children who are able to begin eating solid foods often develop hand-eye coordination by gripping small foods between their fingers and bringing these foods to their mouth. Practicing fine motor skills can be as simple as working on eating finger foods in a highchair. Older babies and toddlers can develop these skills by working on art projects. Learning how to color on a piece of paper with a crayon or marker is a big milestone, and children are eventually able to understand how to stay within the lines when a coloring book is given to them.
Tick Tots Around the Clock is a licensed and accredited childcare center that employs experienced staff members who are dedicated to working with children to develop their fine motor skills. The principles of open communication and self-control are used to help children learn in a friendly, loving environment.
Painting, pasting, and lots of imagination are just the beginning of the fun that comes with arts and crafts. For toddlers, colorful items, particularly those that sparkle or shine, are mesmerizing. This is part of why arts and crafts are so appealing to these very young children. What's more, having the opportunity to make their own creations as they immerse themselves in tactile substances such as finger paints, glitter and clay is an integral part of skills development for children at this age. These projects provide them a sense of fun and mastery at the same time.
Here at Tick Tots Around the Clock, fostering children's creativity while promoting child development is central to what we do. Among the skills we develop are fine motor skills. Through arts and crafts activities, toddlers begin to build small, precise movements of their thumbs, fingers and hands, developing the fine motor skills needed for more advanced activities. Therefore, children progress, for instance, from holding scissors with both hands at age two to cutting paper with one hand at age three.
As children's skills grow and develop, arts and crafts activities that incorporate coloring and writing enable them to proceed from gripping crayons and pencils with a closed-fist grasp to using a grasp with fingers pointed toward the paper. Likewise, manipulating clay to create new forms and picking up small items to include in craft projects, among other activities, further enhance children's dexterity and coordination.
Of course, the best part of arts and crafts for these young learners is the fun they have working independently and collaborating with others. At Tick Tots Around the Clock, we nurture child creativity, making learning fun and developmentally appropriate for each child.
When you trust Tick Tots Around the Clock with your little ones, you receive more than just a safe, welcoming environment where your kids are cared for. We believe in helping your children thrive and live up to their full potential as they develop physically, mentally and emotionally.
As part of our holistic approach to childcare, we at Tick Tots Around the Clock encourage toddler and child creativity. Music, art and storytelling go a long way towards instilling a love for creating and learning. Self-expression is an important aspect of child development, and having an artistic outlet — or multiple outlets — promotes self-confidence, regardless of skill level.
Although raw talent isn't necessarily the point here, encouraging kids to excel at something they're good at can help them hone their skills. There's no better time than during early childhood to start developing a skill, especially given the amount of energy the typical toddler is blessed with. Discovering innate talents or just an affinity for a certain activity can also help children develop the ability to focus.
Skills development is an essential component of a child's education. However, learning an art form is also just plain fun. Dancing, singing and creativity in all its forms are integral to healthy child development, due at least in part to the realization that expressing oneself brings joy. Artistic expression in a social setting makes toddler and child creativity even more fulfilling.
Whatever your child's level of skills development, we'd like to do our part in promoting his or her growth. We feel fortunate that Houston parents entrust us with this important role. Give us a call today to find out how Tick Tots Around the Clock can help your little ones develop into the healthiest, happiest people possible.
Reading and writing are skills that many parents and guardians believe are intended for schoolers, but children can begin to learn about the alphabet and start to read and write from a much younger age. Reading in daycare is one way that children can begin to hone the skills that they will need for school.
Reading skills begin to appear when a child begins to recognize all of the letters of the alphabet. Children who know the sounds that go with each letter will begin to understand that these sounds can be combined to form some of the words that they already know. Caretakers can teach children to sound out each letter in small words to help children with beginning to read.
The next step after reading a word is writing it. Writing in childcare is another opportunity that children have to develop their skills before attending school. Hand-eye coordination and the ability to replicate letters by tracing each letter are skills that children must develop in order to be able to write entire words. Children are eventually able to leave the dotted lines behind in order to write letters and words on their own.
Tick Tots Around the Clock provides families in the Houston area with an option for high-quality childcare program in a licensed childcare center. Tick Tots Around the Clock is dedicated to providing a nurturing environment for children by avoiding traditional punishments and aiming for open communication between children, caretakers and parents or guardians.
Counting is a skill that children start to learn in preschool, but early familiarity with numbers can be fostered when caretakers make a point to review numbers and counting skills with children. Math logic is a topic that can be introduced when a child becomes a toddler. The first step is to teach a child to associate the written number with its name.
Parents and guardians can help children understand the significance of numbers by counting throughout the day. This can start as early as 12 months, and children may be able to pick up on counting when caretakers count items like the buttons on an outfit or the crackers in a morning snack. Children are often able to imitate the process of counting by the age of two, but most children cannot understand why they are reciting these numbers until they are three to four years of age.
Preschoolers begin to learn about the significance of adding and taking away items from a group in order to change the total number of items. This is the age range in which a child is able to begin understanding the meaning of counting in order.
Tick Tots Around the Clock teaches schoolers numbers and counting skills that provide a foundation for grade school and beyond. The licensed and accredited Houston childcare center is focused on providing children with a safe learning environment led by skilled staff members.
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