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Rainbow Child Development Center's Preschool
A Unique Place
Rainbow's Preschool is a subsidized child-care center caring for
51 children at any given time. On the surface we look like any other
child-care center. We have an atmosphere that is nurturing, safe,
loving, caring, calm and supportive of the children and their parents/guardians.
The Preschool is a nationally accredited program with highly trained,
well-educated staff. We add a comprehensive educational component
and garnish it with an excellent support system through contracts
and collaborations with other agencies.
These components could describe any number of centers, so what makes
us unique? We have added another facet to our program. It is the
Social Service component that addresses the emotional and social
aspects of a child's development. We realize that children need
to be emotionally healthy to have a happy, productive life. We accomplish
this in two ways as described below:
* Classroom: At the Preschool,
teachers weave a self-esteem curriculum into every facet of the
program. All interactions are based on positive reinforcement, redirection,
problem-solving, conflict-resolution and making choices. The environment
is created to ensure that children will be successful, have pride
in their accomplishments and develop positive relationships with
the teachers and their peers. Children learn to identify their emotions
and express their emotions verbally instead of physically. Teachers
facilitate all these processes and use therapeutic techniques when
necessary.
* Support Services: We
have found that children are unable to learn when their thoughts
and energy are consumed with worries, anxieties, fears and anger.
This is why the social service component is such an important part
of the Rainbow Preschool. When teachers work alongside with therapists,
the children are supported. Their feelings are identified and validated.
They learn appropriate methods ofexpressing their feelings, reduce
aggressive responses, improve their social skills and develop a
healthier self-awareness and self-concept. As this process unfolds
they become able to channel their energy to explore and learn.
At the present time we offer the following:
a) Speech therapy three days a week. Children are seen individually
and in small groups to enhance their speech and language development.
b) Individual play therapy to assist a child in dealing with personal
issues.
c) Group therapy to support self-esteem and develop social skills.d)
Parental support through individual meetings and referrals to collaborative
agencies. Our aim is to support the children and their families
in all aspects of their lives to ensure a successful future.
SAVE THE DATE!
RAINBOW'S SECOND ANNUAL SIGNATURE
EVENT WILL BE HELD ON
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2002
6:30 P.M.
AT THE WACHUSETT COUNTRY CLUB
WEST BOYLSTON, MA
HELP US CELEBRATE OUR
30TH ANNIVERSARY
BY JOINING US FOR A FUN EVENING OF DINNER, DANCING
AND A LIVE/SILENT AUCTION
PLEASE CALL 508-791-6849
OR EMAIL
bguthrie@rainbowcdc.com
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR
AUCTION ITEMS YOU WISH TO DONATE
AUCTION ITEMS PROMISED TO DATE INCLUDE:
TICKETS TO SPORTING EVENTS, MASSAGES, SPECIALTY BASKETS,
GOLF OPPORTUNITIES, ETC.
WE PROMISE THERE WILL BE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
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