Our Mission
With equity at the heart of our work, Pike Market Child Care and Preschool's mission is to make high quality early learning accessible to all families, regardless of income. We value relationships and create a community of belonging, rich in racial, socio-economic, gender and language diversity. The curriculum in each classroom is co-constructed with the children and teachers and families through observing what the children are interested in and creating opportunities that are specific and relevant to them. It’s based on the idea that all children come to school capable and full of potential, and that every family has much to contribute.
Our Program
Based on their age, children are enrolled in one of five classrooms, and matched with a primary caregiver there from a team of trained classroom teachers. Sweet Peas is our infant room, Busy Bees and Blue Skies are toddler rooms, and Moon Beams and Rainbow Birds are our preschool classrooms. To build and sustain community, children move up to the next classroom as a cohort, often accompanied by one or more of their teachers.
“Teachers and staff at PMCCP are extremely dedicated and create a wonderful community and environment for the kids.”
Teacher Reflections
Teachers at PMCCP use Child-Centered Reflective Practice, (CCRP), an approach to teaching and learning that begins with the premise that all children are competent, curious and creative learners. Children actively pursue learning as protagonists in environments and through activities and materials selected to provoke inquiry and research. Teachers observe, document and make meaning of children’s play, and use their research to plan curriculum, including in-depth studies on topics that are most meaningful to each group. Teachers invite families into the process and use photo documentation and displays of work to share with them the stories of children’s questions and explorations.
