The Principles that Guide Us

Child Centered

• Celebrating childhood and nurturing the whole child
• Understanding and attending to the full range of each child's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs

Respect and Caring

• Respecting and caring about individuals, families, relationships, and cultures
• Respecting one another's words, contributions and opinions
• Respecting our planet, its seasons, and all its wonders

Fun

• Letting children be children
• Children deserve and need joy, laughter, and merriment

Professionalism

• Respecting and valuing those who work with and nurture young children
• Building, maintaining, and supporting a fully engaged, deeply satisfied, and passionately committed community of early childhood educators