Our Classrooms
Darling Ducks
Each child enrolled in our infant program is immediately immersed in a warm and loving environment where our experienced staff will provide them with personal attention, stimulation and motivation. We work on a variety of skills from sitting up to taking first steps and everything in between.
Busy Bumblebees
Our younger toddler (12-24 months) program is completely child-centered and provides a balance of directed and independent activities supervised by a warm and caring staff. Tot 1 has a more structured program with set eating and napping times. Each day children participate in an art or fine motor activity, story time, and a sensory activity. A fun curriculum with several hands on activities provides our students with many different ways to learn.
Sweet Sunflowers
Children in the Tot 2 program follow a more structured curriculum, which is combined with supervised free play. Each day the children participate in art activities, circle time, math and science activities, and story time. They are introduced to colors and shapes and work on speech development. Every day we work on self-help skills, such as feeding themselves, putting on their own shoes, and potty training. We keep our curriculum exciting to show these beginning scholars how much fun learning can be!
Friendly Frogs
Children in our preschool program participate in circle time, art, story time, math and science activities, music and movement activities, and fine motor development activities. They learn a letter of the week, work on beginning math skills, as well as practice shapes and colors. We ensure that our program is well-rounded by spending time working on social skills alongside academic skills. Our fun and creative curriculum keeps our preschoolers busy all day long!
Pre-K Frogs
Kindergarten readiness is a key factor in our Pre Kindergarten program. Students in Pre-K will continue on with a letter of the week but will increase the amount of time spent on phonics and sight words. Pre-K students will also participate in music and movement activities, creative art and extending their learning of logical mathematics. Our Pre-K program is hands on and full of fun!
Our Facility
Waterworks Child Development Center is located just one mile north of the Waterworks Mall and minutes away from RIDC Park. If you've ever visited our facility, you know that the front of our building is deceptively small. But don't be fooled! Our center boasts two classrooms for each of the five age groups we service!
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Program Information
Waterworks Child Development Center has proudly served the community since 1989. The center is a small family-owned facility. We serve children ages 6 weeks to 5 years and provide summer camp for ages 5 to 12. We give the children outstanding care to help them throughout their development.
At Waterworks Child Development Center, children are our first priority. The child's development, health and safety are forefront in our minds. This allows us to always put their needs first and accommodate their differences as well as their unique personalities. We strive to provide an atmosphere that stimulates their intellectual, emotional, social and physical growth. WCDC recognizes that a loved and nurtured child is a child brimming with possibilities. We are honored to watch them grow and share in their lives.
Our qualified staff is required to have previous experience with children, and/or a degree in child development, early childhood education or elementary education. They are also required to take classes throughout the year to continue their education and understanding of children. All of our staff have Criminal and Child Abuse background checks on file, as well as First Aid and CPR.
Keystone STARS
Our center is part of the Keystone Stars Program. Currently, we are working toward a Star 2. This program is designed to improve childcare throughout the state of Pennsylvania. The program offers centers incentives and professional development opportunities to improve the quality of childcare. If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to ask. You may be seeing some changes throughout the center over the years, but they will be to improve the care that is given to your child. We plan to continue to participate in the program until we reach the fourth, and final star! Once the fourth star is reached, we will work towards NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accreditation.
Benefits of Our Center
- Small family owned center,
- Secure building with locked entrance and security cameras,
- Low teacher/child ratios,
- Family involvement encouraged,
- Open door policy for parents,
- Child assessments and parent conferences three times per year.
Preschool Goals
Waterworks Child Development Center strives to provide a quality preschool experience and help the children to become life-long learners. Children are engaged by incorporating a variety of learning styles into the classroom environment.
Intellectual Goals: Classrooms are geared toward the exploration of real objects, role playing, repetition, problem solving, and phonemic awareness. We utilize our curriculum to support each child's individual learning needs.
Emotional Goals: we provide a safe and secure place where each child feels accepted, respected, and encouraged to learn more about themselves and the world around them.
Social Goals: Our planned activities foster interaction with adults and other children. This encourages respect, empathy and cooperation as children acquire skills in communication and positive problem solving.
Physical Goals: We provide a variety of opportunities to support your child's physical development. These activities will encourage the use of large and small muscle groups and promote increased motor skill development.
Tot 1 Curriculum
2014-2015 School Year
Week 1 Sept. 1-5: Back to School
- Focus: school vs. home
Week 2 Sept. 8-12: All About Me
- Focus: name, family, body parts, look at pictures of students and their families
Week 3 Sept. 15-19: Color Blue – Up in the Sky
- Focus: sky vs. land, color blue, start Child Service Reports
- Sensory: Blue Items
Week 4 Sept. 22-26: Color Red – Apples
- Focus: apples, color red (Child Service Reports Due)
- Sensory: Red Items, apples
Week 5 Sept. 29- Oct. 3: Color Yellow – Fall Leaves
- Focus: seasonal changes, color yellow
- Sensory: Fall Sensory Bin (leaves, acorns, etc) *ask for donations* and yellow items
Week 6 Oct. 6-10: Fire Safety
- Focus: fire safety, review primary colors, dress up like fire fighters
- Sensory: Fall sensory bins
Week 7 Oct. 13-17: Color Orange – Pumpkins
- Focus: all about pumpkins, color orange
- Sensory: insides of pumpkins, orange items
Week 8 Oct. 20-24: Color Black – Night Time
- Focus: night vs. day, color black
- Sensory: Halloween things, stars and moon
Week 9 Oct. 27-31: Color Green – Halloween
- Focus: Halloween, color green
- Sensory: Halloween things
Week 10 Nov. 3-7: Color Purple – Harvest
- Focus: harvest time, color purple
- Sensory: plastic fruits and vegetables
Week 11 Nov 10-14: Color Brown – Turkeys
- Focus: all about turkeys, color brown
- Sensory: feathers
Week 12 Nov 17-21: Color White – Thanksgiving
- Focus: Pilgrims and Native Americans, color white, Thanksgiving play food
Week 13 Nov 24-28: Giving Thanks
- Focus: being thankful, review colors and letters
- Sensory: Thanksgiving play food, plastic table settings
Week 14 Dec 1-5: Shape triangle – Trees
- Focus: shape of a triangle, Christmas Trees
- Sensory: decorate felt tree with ornaments
Week 15 Dec 8-12: Shape Circle – Holiday Cookies
- Focus: shape of a circle, ginger bread cookies and other cookies
- Sensory: cookie cutters and play dough
Week 16 Dec 15-19: Shape Rectangle – Holiday Candles
- Focus: rectangle, Christmas and Hanukkah (starts Dec 17)
- Sensory: different wrapping papers
Week 17 Dec. 22-26: Christmas and Hanukkah
- Focus: holidays, review
- Sensory: holiday items (can be brought from home)
Week 18 Dec 29-Jan 2: New Year
- Focus: Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve and review
Week 19 Jan. 5-9: Shape Oval – Winter
- Focus: seasonal changes, oval shape
- Sensory: winter sensory bin
Week 20 Jan. 12-16: Shape Star – Snow and Ice
- Focus: what is snow and ice?, star shape
- Sensory: mittens, ice, snow if possible
Week 21 Jan. 19-23: Shape Diamond –Winter Animals
- Focus: animals in winter, diamond shape
- Sensory: animal puppets, small stuffed animals (animals found in forest or arctic habitats)
Week 22 Jan. 26-30: Shape Pentagon
- Focus: homes for people and animals, pentagon shape
- Activity: Little People, toy houses
Week 23 Feb 2-6: Dental Health Week
- Focus: how to take care of our teeth
- Activity: practice brushing teeth, paint with tooth brush
Week 24 Feb 9-13: Shape Heart – Friends
- Focus: ID friends, heart shape
- Sensory: hearts of different sizes and shapes
Week 25 Feb 16-20: Our World – Multi Cultural
- Focus: Presidents Day, Chinese New Year
- Sensory: items that represent different countries (donations) or maps and postcards
Week 26 Feb 23-27: Five Senses
- Focus: all about the five senses
- Sensory: items that encourage the senses (no taste items)
Week 27 March 2-6: All About Books – Dr. Seuss Week
- Focus: parts of a book, how to treat books, Dr. Seuss Week
- Sensory: hide objects in beans or rice
Week 27 March 9-13: Nursery Rhymes – Tell Story With Pictures
- Focus: learn nursery rhymes, “V” recognition and sound (decorate for St. Partick’s Day)
- Sensory: hide objects in beans or rice
Week 28 March 16-20: Springtime
- Focus: seasonal changes, St. Patrick’s Day
- Sensory: spring sensory bin, items can be brought in, St. Patrick’s Day items
Week 29 March 23-27: Rainbows
- Focus: rainbows, color order
- Sensory: plastic eggs (filled or unfilled), dried rice dyed green or Easter basket grass
Week 30 March 30-April 3: Eggs – Easter
- Focus: animals that hatch from eggs, Easter
- Sensory: plastic eggs (filled or unfilled), dried rice dyed green or Easter basket grass
Week 31 April 6-10: Weather
- Focus: different types of weather
- Sensory: weather bin, (blue rice, felt sun, cotton balls *clouds*, pipe cleaner rain and lightning
Week 32 April 13-17: Wind and Air – Numbers 0 and 1
- Focus: wind power, kites, sail boats, counting 1
- Sensory: blue rice or pebbles, boats
Week 33 April 20-24: Planting Flowers – Numbers 2 and 3
- Focus: parts of a flower, growing flowers, count 2 and 3
- Sensory: flowers, soil, plastic gardening tools
Week 34 April 27 – May 1: Plants We Eat – Numbers 4 and 5
- Focus: vegetables and fruits, counting 4 and 5
- Sensory: plastic fruits and vegetables, soil gardening tools
Week 35 May 4-8: On the Farm – Number 6
- Focus: animals on the farm, baby animals, counting 6 (Cinco de Mayo 5/5)
- Sensory: plastic farm animals
Week 36 May 11-15: Insects – Number 7
- Focus: types of insects, observe caterpillars, counting 7
- Sensory: soil, plastic insects
Week 37 May 18-22: Astronomy – Number 8
- Focus: planets, stars, what Astronauts do, Counting 8
- Sensory: space bin, planets, stars, astronauts
Week 38 May 25-29: Transportation – Number 9
- Focus: different types of transportation, counting 9
- Sensory: small trucks, cars, trains and airplanes
Week 39 June 1-5: Pet Appreciation Week – Number 10
- Focus: pet needs, what animals are good pets, counting and recognizing 10
- Sensory: small stuffed animals
Tot 2 Curriculum
2014-2015 School Year
Week 1 Sept. 1-5: Back to School
- Focus: school vs. home
Week 2 Sept. 8-12: All About Me
- Focus: name, family, body parts
Week 3 Sept. 15-19: Color Blue – Up in the Sky
- Focus: sky vs. land, color blue, start Child Service Reports
Week 4 Sept. 22-26: Color Red – Apples – Letter “A”
- Focus: apples, color red, “A” recognition and short sound (Child Service Reports Due)
Week 5 Sept. 29- Oct. 3: Color Yellow – Fall Leaves – Letter “B”
- Focus: seasonal changes, color yellow, “B” recognition and sound
Week 6 Oct. 6-10: Fire Safety – Letter “C”
- Focus: fire safety, review primary colors, “C” recognition and hard sound
Week 7 Oct. 13-17: Color Orange – Pumpkins – Letter “D”
- Focus: all about pumpkins, color orange, “D” recognition and sound
Week 8 Oct. 20-24: Color Black – Night Time – Letter “E”
- Focus: night vs. day, color black, “E” recognition and sound
Week 9 Oct. 27-31: Color Green – Halloween – Letter “F”
- Focus: Halloween, color green, “F” recognition and sound
Week 10 Nov. 3-7: Color Purple – Harvest – Letter “G”
- Focus: harvest time, color purple, “G” recognition and hard sound
Week 11 Nov 10-14: Color Brown – Turkeys – Letter “H”
- Focus: all about turkeys, color brown, “H” recognition and sound
Week 12 Nov 17-21: Color White – Thanksgiving – Letter “I”
- Focus: Pilgrims and Native Americans, color white, “I” recognition and short sound
Week 13 Nov 24-28: Giving Thanks
- Focus: being thankful, review colors and letters
Week 14 Dec 1-5: Shape triangle – Trees – Letter “J”
- Focus: shape of a triangle, “J” recognition and sound
Week 15 Dec 8-12: Shape Circle – Holiday Cookies – Letter "K”
- Focus: shape of a circle, ginger bread cookies and other cookies, “K” recognition and sound
Week 16 Dec 15-19: Shape Rectangle – Holiday Candles – Letter “L”
- Focus: rectangle, Christmas and Hanukkah (starts Dec 17) “L” recognition and sound
Week 17 Dec. 22-26: Christmas and Hanukkah
- Focus: holidays, review
Week 18 Dec 29-Jan 2: New Year
- Focus: Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve and review
Week 19 Jan. 5-9: Shape Oval – Winter – Letter “M”
- Focus: seasonal changes, oval shape, “M” recognition and sound
Week 20 Jan. 12-16: Shape Star – Snow and Ice – Letter “N”
- Focus: what is snow and ice?, star shape, “N” recognition and sound
Week 21 Jan. 19-23: Shape Diamond –Winter Animals – Letter “O”
- Focus: animals in winter, diamond shape, “O” recognition and short sound
Week 22 Jan. 26-30: Shape Pentagon – Homes – “P”
- Focus: homes for people and animals, pentagon shape, “P” recognition and sound
Week 23 Feb 2-6: Dental Health Week –Letter “Q”
- Focus: how to take care of our teeth, “Q” recognition and sound
Week 24 Feb 9-13: Shape Heart – Friends – Letter “R”
- Focus: ID friends, heart shape, “R” recognition and sound
Week 25 Feb 16-20: Our World – Multi Cultural – Letter “S”
- Focus: Presidents Day, Chinese New Year, “S” recognition and sound
Week 26 Feb 23-27: Five Senses – “T”
- Focus: all about the five senses, “T” recognition and sound
Week 27 March 2-6: All About Books – Dr. Seuss Week – Letter “U”
- Focus: parts of a book, how to treat books, Dr. Seuss Week, “U” recognition and sound
Week 27 March 9-13: Nursery Rhymes – Tell Story With Pictures – Letter “V”
- Focus: learn nursery rhymes, “V” recognition and sound (decorate for St. Partick’s Day)
Week 28 March 16-20: Springtime – Letter “W”
- Focus: seasonal changes, St. Patrick’s Day, “W” recognition and short sound
Week 29 March 23-27: Rainbows – Letter “X”
- Focus: rainbows, color order, “X” recognition and sound.
Week 30 March 30-April 3: Eggs – Easter – Letter “Y”
- Focus: animals that hatch from eggs, Easter, “Y” recognition and sound
Week 31 April 6-10: Weather – Letter “Z”
- Focus: different types of weather, “Z” recognition and sound
Week 32 April 13-17: Wind and Air – Numbers 0 and 1
- Focus: wind power, kites, sail boats, counting and recognizing 0 and 1
Week 33 April 20-24: Planting Flowers – Numbers 2 and 3
- Focus: parts of a flower, growing flowers, numbers 2 and 3
Week 34 April 27 – May 1: Plants We Eat – Numbers 4 and 5
- Focus: vegetables and fruits, counting and recognizing 4 and 5
Week 35 May 4-8: On the Farm – Number 6
- Focus: animals on the farm, baby animals, counting and recognizing 6 (Cinco de Mayo 5/5)
Week 36 May 11-15: Insects – Number 7
- Focus: types of insects, observe caterpillars, counting and recognizing 7
Week 37 May 18-22: Astronomy – Number 8
- Focus: planets, stars, what Astronauts do, Counting and recognizing number 8
Week 38 May 25-29: Transportation – Number 9
- Focus: different types of transportation, counting and recognizing 9
Week 39 June 1-5: Pet Appreciation Week – Number 10
- Focus: pet needs, what animals are good pets, counting and recognizing 10
Tot 3 and Pre K Curriculum
2014-2015 School Year
Week 1 Sept 1-5: Back to School
-Focus: Getting students acquainted with their new routines. Begin observations for Child Service Reports.
Week 2 Sept 8-12: All About Me
-Focus: What students know about themselves and their families. Grandparent’s Day is Sept. 7.
Week 3 Sept 15-19: All About the Alphabet
-Focus: Letters of the Alphabet, sounds, and how to make words
Week 4 Sept 22-26: J is for Johnny Appleseed
-Focus: Apples, Letter J and J sound, #1 (Child Service Reports due 9/24)
Week 5 Sept 29-Oct. 3: L is for Leaves
-Focus: Seasonal Changes, Letter L and L sound, #2
Week 6 Oct 6-10: S is for Safety
-Focus: Fire Safety, Letter S and S sound, #3 (start decorating and making crafts for Halloween)
Week 7 Oct 13-17: P is for Pumpkin
-Focus: Pumpkins, Letter P and P sound, #4
Week 8 Oct 21-25: N is for Night
-Focus: What happens at night, Nocturnal Animals, Letter N and N sound, #5
Week 9 Oct 27-31: Letter and Number Review and Halloween
-Focus: Review letters and numbers 0-5
Week 10 Nov 3-7: H is for Harvest
-Focus: Plants that are harvested, Letter H and H sound, #6
Week 11 Nov 10-14: T is for Together
-Focus: Pilgrims and Native Americans, Letter T and T sound, #7
Week 12 Nov 17-21: F is for Feast
-Focus: Foods at Thanksgiving, Letter F and F sound, #8 (Start to learn Winter Concert Songs)
Week 13 Nov 24-28: Giving Thanks
-Focus: Being Thankful, Letter and Number Review
Week 14 Dec 1-5: M is for Music
-Focus: Music, Holiday Music, Letter M and M sound, #9 (start decorations for winter holidays)
Week 15 Dec 8-12: C is for Cookies
-Focus: Gingerbread Man, measuring, following directions, Letter C and C Sound, #10
Week 16 Dec 15-19: W is for Winter
-Focus: Seasonal Changes, holidays Christmas and Hanukkah, Letter W and W sound, #’s 1-10
Week 17 Dec 22-26: Christmas and Hanukkah
Focus: Holiday Traditions, Letter Review
Week 18 Dec 29-Jan 2: New Year
-Focus: Letter and Number Review, Kwanzaa, New Year Resolutions
Week 19 Jan 5-9: Y is for Yawn
-Focus: Animals that hibernate, Letter Y and Y sound, #11
Week 20 Jan 12-16: I is for Ice
-Focus: Snow and Ice, Letter I and Long I Sound, #12
Week 21 Jan 19-23: Q is for Queens and Kings
-Focus: MLKJr., Fairy Tales, Letter Q and Q sound, #13
Week 22 Jan 26-30: O is for Owls
-Focus: Owls, Letter O and short O sound, #14
Week 23 Feb 2-6: D is for Dental Health
-Focus: Groundhog Day, Taking care of our teeth, letter D and D sound, #15
Week 24 Feb 9-13: V is for Valentine
-Focus: Valentine’s Day, Letter V and V sound, #’s 11-15
Week 25 Feb 16-20: X is for Explore
-Focus: Presidents Day, Chinese New Year, placement words, explore new materials, Letter X and X sound, #16
Week 26 Feb 23-27: Z is for Zoo
-Focus: Animal Habitats at the Zoo, Letter Z and Z sound
Week 27 March 2-6: R is for Reading
-Focus: Dr. Seuss Week, aspects of reading, Letter R and R sound
Week 28 March 9-13: U is for Unicorn
-Focus: real and make believe, fairy tales, letter U and Long U sound (start observations for Child Service Reports)
Week 29 March 16-20: S is for Spring
-Focus: St. Patrick’s Day, seasonal changes, redo Letter S
Week 30 March 23-27: O is for Over the Rainbow
-Focus: Rainbows, placement words, Letter O and Long O sound (Child Service Reports due)
Week 31 March 30-April 3: E is for Easter
-Focus: Easter, Letter E and long E sound
Week 32 April 6-10: E is for Eggs
-Focus: Eggs, What hatches from eggs?, Letter E and Short E sound
Week 33 April 13-17: U is for Umbrella
-Focus: Weather, Graph rainy days, Letter U and Short U sound
Week 34 April 20-24: B is for Boats
-Focus: Does it float?, letter B and B sound
Week 35 April 27-May 1: K is for Kite
-Focus: Wind power, kite shape, letter K and K sound
Week 36 May 4-8: A is for Astronaut
-Focus: Space, letter A and short A sound
Week 37 May 11-15: I is for Insect
-Focus: Observe caterpillars, life cycles of insects, letter I and short I sound
Week 38 May 18-22: G is for Garden
-Focus: Parts of plants, growing plants, letter g and g sound
Week 39 May 25-29: When I Grow Up…
-Focus: occupations, what children want to be when they grow up, explore magnets
Week 40 June 1-5: Five Senses
-Focus: all about the five senses, prepare for Pre K graduation
Contact Us!
If you would like to learn more about our facility or schedule a tour, feel free to contact us!
Phone: (412) 828-2801
Email: waterworkschilddevelopment@comcast.net
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