If you're still undecided on whether to send your child to afterschool day care, consider the benefits our program offers:
-Our teachers are highly trained professionals who are dedicated to working with young children.
-Our afterschool program gives kids a chance to play with other kids their age while developing valuable social skills they'll need later in life.
-In addition to afterschool day care, we also offer summer camps, so your child has plenty of opportunities to learn new skills during the break between school years.
-We welcome children with disabilities and special needs of any kind. Our staff is experienced in working with kids who have certain medical conditions or
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Young Pre-K
3-year-olds
(Seniors)
These are the CKC “Seniors.” We focus on cognitive skills, fine and gross motor skills, math readiness, language skills, sign and Spanish, reading readiness and social/emotional skills.
1. Language arts include word study, phonics, spelling, reading, and writing.
2. Continue to progress in Signing and Spanish
3. Math – hands on problem based learning and conceptual understanding.
4. Science inquiry with hands on learning and activities including outdoor nature gardens.
5. Social emotional learning includes school readiness cooperation and play skills.
Pre-K
4- & 5-year-olds
(Masters)
This age group is our CKC “Masters”, and our primary goal is to ensure these children are ready in every way to be successful in kindergarten. We focus on math readiness, social/emotional development, language arts, computer technology, cognitive skills, writing/fine motor development and Spanish/sign language.
1. Kindergarten readiness preparation
2. Language arts, handwriting, sight words
3. Math – addition, subtraction
4. Science inquiry activities and experiments
5. Expand knowledge in signing and Spanish.
6. Technology
7. Enrichment activities
114 W Cherry St. Columbia, IL 62236
Business Hours:
- Mon - Fri
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- Sat - Sun
- Closed