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CHILDCARE
 

Kountry Kids* Learning Center is located within the Healthcare Center. It is one of only three licensed childcare facilities in Colorado located within a long-term care facility.

 
 
About the Center, After School and Summer programs:

Hours: Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Extended hours available upon request

Walk-ins welcome upon complete enrollment

Center phone number: 719.456.1254

Ages: 6 weeks to 12 years accepted.

Age groups have their own programs, i.e., 6 weeks to 12 months; 1-2 years; 2-3 years; 3-5 years

Summer Program

(end of May through August) offers field trips, swimming, picnics, story hour, gardening, indoor/outdoor games, computers, movies, fishing, and intergenerational programs with nursing home elders.

After School Program

Available September through May, Monday through Friday

 
 

Our Philosophy

 
 

Children are respected as valued and unique individuals

Children are provided a healthy and safe environment

Teachers are sensitive to each child's needs and rate of development

Children learn best by doing, with opportunities for choice, problem solving, and experimentation

Basic skills are provided through a variety of activities that are relevant to children's lives

Activities are designed to enhance self esteem and positive feelings toward learning

Children develop self-discipline through positive guidance

Teachers guide children in predictable yet flexible environment that allows for creativity

Teachers recognize that they are the parent's partner and recognize the necessity of ongoing positive communication

We value community input and always strive to improve our programs

 
 

Curriculum

Our center uses The Creative Curriculum center-wide. The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos is a comprehensive curriculum that helps teachers achieve the very best program for children under three. If the interactions children have are nurturing, consistent, and loving, and the experiences they have are appropriately challenging, then infants, toddlers, and twos grow and flourish. In such an environment, children learn to trust and joyfully explore their surroundings, making discoveries and developing a sense of themselves as competent learners and caring human beings. The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool is a comprehensive curriculum designed to enhance social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development. The teacher's role is an ongoing cycle of observing children, guiding their learning, and assessing their progress. Children in each classroom are assessed twice each year with parent/teacher conferences occurring during this time.

 
Qualistar Rating*

The Qualistar Rating measures quality in licensed early learning programs that serve children birth to kindergarten. Child Care Providers volunteer to have trained quality rating specialists spend several hours in their programs collecting information and evaluating their program. In the Qualistar Rating process, programs are evaluated on five different quality components. These components include: Learning Environment, Family Partnerships, Training and Education, Adult-to-Child Ratios and Group Size, and Accreditation.

 

 

For more information or to schedule a tour, call Myrna at (719) 456-1254


 

Helpful Link:

School: www.lasanimas.k12.co.us

 

Qualistar: www.qualistar.org

 

Creative Curriculum:  www.teachingstrategies.com/page/preschool.cfm

 

 

*Qualistar Rated Childcare Facility

 
 
  • State licensed childcare organization
  • Daily contact with "grandmas & grandpas" (nursing home elders)
  • Nutritious meals and snacks are served
  • Field trips and special activities are planned
  • Special needs and BOCES services are available
  • Bus runs available for CDS lunch periods and after school pickup at Las Animas Elementary School
  • Developmentally appropriate curriculums are adapted for each child
  • Rest periods are encouraged
  • Health screenings are available throughout the year
  • "Buggy Runs" throughout facility and outside, weather permitting.

with Grandma Doris

Play Ball?


 
 
 

With Grandma


Learning How To Play Bingo



Fancy Art Projects

Lots of Learning Activities


Children enjoy stories from grandmas and grandpas


Tillie Feeding Baby


Intergenerational Art Lessons


 
 
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810 3rd Street
Las Animas, Colorado 81054
Phone (719) 456-1340
Fax (719) 456-3131

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