Kaleidoscope Kids

Simply the Best Quality Child Care Around…

Nurturing, Well-Trained Teachers

Rates? reasonable
Hours? flexible
Location? convenient

We pride ourselves on our A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau. All of our infant and toddler teachers are trained early childhood development professionals. Our teachers are warm and attentive, spending “heart-to-heart” time daily with each child – feeding, snuggling, dancing, reading, and laughing.

Instructors attend at least 20 hours per year of continuing education classes, including specialized courses in infant growth and development as well as safety classes such as first aid, CPR, and hygiene and food handling.

A Safe & Secure Setting

Parents enjoy peace of mind, knowing their child
is in the best of hands.

Security is one of the hallmarks of the center. In addition to meeting or exceeding all of the emergency evacuation and safety requirements for the State of Connecticut, we have a secure door code system that can be used to enter only through the front door, and an internal camera system that allows directors to monitor classrooms.

The center features the Watch Me Grow system – which lets you view your child at anytime through a secure internet site.

Keeping Parents Connected

Parents' involvement in a child's care and development is important. We work closely with parents to develop individualized care plans for each child, and provide daily communication:

Each child receives an individualized daily report with information including the times and details of diaper changes, meals and bottles, and sleep patterns.

These reports also contain detailed, personalized comments that give parents a clear picture of the highlights and experiences of each child's day.

For Infants… An Exciting World of Sights & Sounds

Infants learn by experimenting and interacting with their world. Low, open, uncluttered shelves with clean, high-quality toys invite children to play and explore. Toys are rotated on a regular basis so that the children never grow tired of them.

Mirrors are an endless source of fascination for children in this age range. The reflected image is constantly changing, and responds directly to the child's movements, which is often the key to self identification.

A large mirror at the child's level, with a foam mat on top of a padded carpet, provides an ideal spot to explore facial expressions and develop visual dexterity by focusing on objects at different focal lengths.

Exposure to music is a very important part of a child's cognitive development. The infants' lesson plans include singing songs every day, plus a wide variety of music that is used to create a rich soundscape as a background for different activities during the day.

For Toddlers… Growth, Development & Exploration

Two-year-olds need frequent opportunities to play with manipulatives – toys that help them learn and master the fine motor control they'll need for skills such as writing and drawing.  Materials such as puzzles, peg boards, and sorting games also help develop three-dimensional thinking and problem solving abilities.

Children enjoy our warm, stimulating atmosphere.

Our toddlers program includes time for at least two paintings, gluing, stamping or sticking art projects every day. The opportunity for creative expression builds self-esteem, helps foster a sense of independence, and provides a window for teachers to interact with children one-to-one and celebrate each child as an individual.

Socialization and language skills are also critical at this age. We foster both with indoor and outdoor group play, as well as “circle time” activities centering around a new word or theme each day. A dedicated dramatic play center let's kids try on different roles.

Reading and storytelling is an important part of the program. Teachers read aloud at circle time, and books are kept at low shelves where children can reach them independently. Like all materials at the center, they are exchanged on a regular basis and kept in good condition.

For Mini's…Growing Towards Independence

“Minis” are the young or pre-twos who are transitioning between the toddlers and twos. These children will not be quite as steady on their feet as the twos, will still need to develop their listening skills and are not quite secure enough in their own self to advance to the confident twos. Their attention span is still developing as well and their language is usually expanding rapidly.

The minis relate more to the characters in stories, enjoy listening to songs, act out various roles in dramatic play and are beginning to make friends in the classroom. They love being outside and like the variety of playgrounds at the center.

As they begin to communicate with their teachers, parents and friends, they try to find new words and methods for having themselves understood and will “copycat” nearly everything they see.

All minis take great joy in feeding themselves and are offered a variety of finger foods which bring fun tasting sensations. They can easily sit at a table beside their friends and enjoy their lunch and snacks and often observe what other children have to eat but are more interested in their own food.

When outdoor time comes they love the atmosphere at the center and find the different activities and areas challenging no matter what the season is!

For Twos – Learning & Exploring

Two-year-olds need frequent opportunities to play with manipulatives – toys that help them learn and master the fine motor control they'll need for skills such as writing and drawing. Materials such as puzzles, peg boards, and sorting games also help develop three-dimensional thinking and problem solving abilities.

The two year olds are entering an exciting time of development and will grow by leaps and bounds nearly every week. During this exciting year, the children will lay down the foundations of speaking, reading, listening, math, writing and science.

These children are like sponges and will absorb nearly anything they come in contact with. They will advance so quickly that there periods when they have to play catch-up and just take a break from learning. The educators at the center choose carefully when to change materials and enter new concepts in order to keep each child's interest in learning.

The famous “NO” stage of twos is handled very gently by the teachers with choices that are attractive being given whenever possible. Most twos will take a very keen interest in books and will readily expand their listening time as well as their understanding of the concepts.

When the two year olds get ready to go outside, they usually can't wait to go for a nature walk or explore. The center has beautiful playgrounds and a country setting that is very inviting for all children.