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The Discovery Point Experience: Creative Daycare Programs in Duluth
At Discovery Point Howell Ferry, we believe that quality child care lies in creativity and learning through play. Our daycare center in Duluth offers a safe and secure environment where your child can develop social and academic skills that position them for future success.
Take a free tour of our daycare center in Duluth to learn more about our childcare philosophy and the various programs that we offer. Just call (770) 623-3090 for details.
Creative Child Development Center Programs
At Discovery Point Howell Ferry, we don’t just want to set our students up for success in school. We aim to help them succeed in life by providing them with the tools they’ll need to navigate the world. Our child development programs in Duluth range from daycare for infants and younger children to after-school programs and summer camps for school-aged children. We believe that through these programs, we can make a positive impact on our students’ development and love of learning.
Child Care Health & Nutrition
Eating a healthy, balanced diet is a life skill that should be developed from an early age. Our comprehensive approach to health and nutrition helps children understand the power of nutritious foods while also ensuring that they get to enjoy their mealtimes in a fun and social setting.
Child Care Safety and Security
Safety is our number one priority. Our daycare center in Duluth has been custom-designed with your child’s security in mind, and we’ve taken care of details like child-proofing electrical outlets, creating age-separate play areas, and maintaining strict visitor screening policies to ensure that your child is truly secure while in our hands.
Our Preschool Curriculum
A strong preschool curriculum is key to laying a solid foundation for a lifelong love of learning and exploration. We promote children’s natural curiosity through our proprietary curriculum, which emphasizes language development and literacy. We’ve also implemented the Creative Curriculum® System for Preschool through our partnership with Teaching Strategies®, helping our students build critical thinking skills through hands-on activities.
Daycare Quality Assurance Program in Duluth
Our quality assurance program ensures that we keep our student-teacher ratios low so that your child receives the individual attention in Duluth that they need to thrive. In addition, all of our staff members at Discovery Point Howell Ferry are First Aid and CPR certified and have been trained in our daycare’s specific security protocol to give you peace of mind about the well-being of your child.
Learning & Growth
Creative Child Development Center Programs
For over 25 years, Discovery Point has invested our efforts into helping children succeed, both in school and in life. Our selection of child development programs provides the ideal environment for exploration, growth, and learning for infants to 12-year-olds. The value of preschool in a child’s formative years cannot be underestimated. When implemented correctly, these programs can positively impact a child’s development and position them for success in their future academic endeavors.
Health & Nutrition
Child Care Health & Nutrition
At Discovery Point, we take a comprehensive approach to daycare health and nutrition. Not only do our child care centers provide superior learning and growth programs, we strongly emphasize wellbeing and the value of nutritious food. We know that a healthy child is better able to learn and to grow, both academically and socially. That’s why we teach good eating habits in fun mealtime settings that also helps the children in our care to hone their social skills.
Safety & Security
Child Care Safety and Security***
At each Discovery Point learning center, child care safety is paramount. We take nothing more seriously. Every one of our custom-designed facilities is strategically outfitted with safety and security at the forefront. We employ strict policies regulating visitors as well as keypad-locked buildings to prevent unwanted entry. From electrical outlets to playgrounds, we overlook nothing. We believe child care is successful only when safety is an integral part of the program.
Curriculum
Discovery Point Preschool Curriculum
These are impressionable years. A solid preschool curriculum lays the strongest foundation for a lifetime of learning. That’s why we promote your child’s natural curiosity through our partnership with Teaching Strategies® to implement the Creative Curriculum® System for Preschool. This is a nationally recognized preschool curriculum for early childhood development; one that creates opportunities for hands-on exploration and discovery. It builds a basis for critical thinking. Each included component is: intentional, proven, and grounded in scientific research and child development theory.
Quality Assurance
Child Care Quality Assurance Program
For more than 30 years we have been providing safe, nurturing environments for children in daycare. Quality assurance is our motivation to train each member of our staff in every type of safety protocol required in a child development center. All Discovery Point employees are certified in CPR and First Aid. We conduct monthly fire drills. Our classrooms are designed with safety in mind and include sprinkler systems, age and developmentally appropriate materials, and low student-teacher ratios.