To put it simply, I would HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend A Child's Touch to you. \r
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We've been taking our children there for just over 6 years now and am still amazed at all that they do for the kids. My son started in the toddler room and went there through kindergarten and my daughter started as an infant (3-months) and is still currently there in the pre-K classroom. We will have her go through kindergarten as their program is PHENOMENAL. But, that is very far off for you seeing as you had said your son is due in July...but time flies by quickly.\r
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From the beginning, I was very impressed with the infant room as I loved the care that each and every woman provided for my daughter when she was a baby. It was always extremely clean and I really liked how they put thought into installing infloor heating so the babies would never be cold. I never had a concern about the patience, care and experience by the teachers in that room. As the children get a bit older (1 and 2), I really liked the philosophy of the playtime (both inside and outside). I didn't realize how important it was to separate out the play areas so that the younger kiddos could still have their 'own' play area and not worry about getting trampled...and vice versa. Potty training...a challenging stage in life...both our kids were always treated with such patience through that stage which attributed to their success. The education that the kids receive as well at each age is so carefully planned out and our children just thrived (and continue to thrive) in their learning environment. \r
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The three year old class had approrpiate activities that kept their busy little minds and energetic bodies always entertained...not an easy task. My experience with the pre-K classroom (which my daughter is in now) is still a wonderful program as it was with my son. She has learned all of her letters, knows how to write and spell her name, spells other words and her vocabulary has exploded. \r
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The kindergarten program is something that I continue to brag about. I do admit that I had doubts about making statements about the level of reading that the kids came out of knowing...but its all true. My son started in kindergartne not reading much to ending the school year reading books with paragrahs at a 1st and 2nd grade level reading. He continues to love reading to this day. \r
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There were times that I had concerns about some teachers and those concerns were always addressed immediately with open communication by the staff. I never felt uncomfortable about asking about things that I might have seen as issues.\r
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The Christian influence was also very important to us and its wonderful to take your children to a place where God is openly talked about as well as the holidays are celebrated and embraced. The other item that I noticed is that they care for their staff and teachers. This was important to me as happy teachers make happy care-givers. The end result are teachers who have that much more patience with our kids and WANT to be there...again, a critical benefit for us parents.\r
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Make sure you have checked out other schools in addition to A.C.T. One thing you'll notice immediately is that no other care center has the play areas and acreage like A.C.T. They continue to add new additions to their play areas all the time - its constantly evolving...and its ALL for our children.
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