My 3 year old son has been going to One World for 2+ years and it is by far his favorite place! He started off at a year and a half and was in the Tiger's class where Ms. Jessica and Ms. Tippy (Tiffany) were his teacher's, Ms. Jessica had been his teacher at a previous school so that made the transition very easy and comfortable. They have a hands on approach with the kids, especially at ages when kids are starting to understand and explore senses. Ms. Jessica is often referred to as the Potty Training Queen! No Joke, she has earned it. In this class they begin the potty training process which was super helpful to me as a first time mom, having someone else assist me with the structure of potty training. The school isn't forceful with their approach with the parents and the children, but being able to talk to them (her) about techniques made it more successful both at school and at home.
When he turned 2 he moved into the Panda Class which is Ms. Sara(h) and Ms. Miranda who are kids at heart (in a respectful way). They genuinely enjoy the children they teach, and you can tell that your kid connects with them when you walk in and they would rather finish playing a game or listening to a story they are reading vs going home right away. Then there is the Koala class with Ms. Lourdes and Ms. Amparo! Ms. Amparo is bi-lingual and offers a Spanish class to her students which we happily signed up for. It is a cost separate from the Tuition but when your kid comes home knowing sentences, songs and is enthusiastic about it, you'll love it. Brenden would sit next to her at lunch as proceed to ask her what everything in his lunchbox was in Spanish, or even at home he'd ask what something was and he would rush into school the following morning to ask her. It's great that he is not only learning it but retaining Spanish. The curriculum is broken up into different categories: Art, Literature, Math, Science, Sensory, Social Studies, Fine Motor, Writing, Movement depending on their classes.
At the beginning of the month the staff sends out an email with the monthly updates that show a monthly calendar for all classes, a snack calendar. Both are extremely helpful. Nothing use to irritate me more than when I would pack a lunch for my son that had a food in it that he would have for one of the two snacks that day. Seems minor, I know but the snack calendar was super helpful and very much appreciated (at least by me!)
The monthly calendar shows a specific breakdown of what your kid will be learning on what days. Which is great because then you know what you can help with or assist your child with once they are home. It also helps you as a parent focus on realistic expectations of your child based on their age group and development.
The email also contains Monthly themes, activities (both in and out of school), etc.
They do a lot of activities with our kiddos and happily capture it on camera (with parental consent of course) and I love it, whether it's field trips, pumpkin patch visits, Trick or Treating, Summer BBQ's or science fun, it's great to see candid's of the kids while we are at work.
In the summer months they do Summer BBQ's once (or twice) a month and you can sign your kid up to enjoy a nice little picnic outside in which the school will grill up some hot dogs, cut up some fruit, and pass out some chips. They also have Pizza Day. What kid doesn't love Pizza?! The last Friday of the month ( excluding Holidays), you may also sign your kiddo up to receive a pizza lunch. Sometimes I don't know if it's more for me in which I have one day where there is one less lunch to make in the morning, but Brenden loves it either way.
Also during the summer months the kids can do water day. No risk of drowning, it's sprinkler fun, water tables, buckets of water etc and allows for relief from the summer heat. They even change them into dry clothes afterwards (winning!)
Bike Day: As long as you provide a helmet, your kid can participate. Whether they bring their own bike, scooter, etc or they use one of the many bikes, trikes, around the school this is an awesome way to get the kids to burn some energy. The parking lot is physically blocked off by employees cars so that there is no way of incident. There's no way for me to emphasize how safe they make it for our kids---trust me, your kids will have a blast and it is a safe environment!!!
The classes also partake in gardening. Age appropriate, whether it's watering plants, planting flowers, tending to the garden in the back play ground, it's a great introduction for these kids and we all know kids like to get down and dirty.
The playground was gone through several changes which we first got there, it's awesome to see them updating and maintaining the equipment for our kiddos to enjoy. There are 2 separate playgrounds that allow the little ones to play without getting trampled by the big kids.
It's affordable and academic based daycare that we are lucky to be a part of!
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