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* Children should have a fun filled academic program to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond. We teach advanced math, science and prereading skills. Each child hears at least 3 quality stories a day. We spend our time working on vocabulary and reading comprehension. We work daily on thinking skills.
*Our children should exposed to art and music each and every day.
*Children should be given the opportunity to be as independent as possible.
*Our children have physical education opportunities each and every day to help build young bodies.
*Our children should have free health screenings including hearing, speech and vision and parents should be helped keeping up immunization records. We are able to enter records on the Louisiana State system and give you and updated state health certificate.
*Testing should show how much they've grown in our school, not testing to get children into school.
We do NOT do the following:
* Teach children to read.
* Test children for placement.
* Require children to do workbook material.
* Require children to sit at desks.
Currently taking applications for Babies, 1, 2, 3 and 4 year old
Call 504 376-8966
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We get your child "Kindergarten Ready."
Is your child being prepared to succeed in school? Life?
At Fellows we provide your children with breakfast, lunch and two snacks. We introduce your children to a variety of new foods including healthy whole grains, fruits, salads, and fresh fish and other non-processed foods. We deemphasize sugar.
Let's Cook
At Fellows we try to encourage our children to do things for themselves ..... one of these is cooking.
For the toddlers that means to drink with a glass and use a knife, fork and spoon properly. We eat at the table and talk to one another. Our children learn to open their own packaging and clean up and stack their dishes. Children place creme cheese, peanut butter and jelly on their own bread, baggels and English muffins.
Older children learn to set the table.
For our older children we do some basic easy cooking. This has included deviled eggs, cookies, pies, stuffed celery, bread and other simple dishes.
Children learn some very basic skills: how to measure, how to break an egg and how to stir.
In all these activities they learn basic sanitation and the importance of clean hands.
Let's Grow Our Food
The preschoolers have a balcony garden at Fellows. Over the summer they grew tomatoes and green bell peppers that were added to their salads. We plan to expand our garden to include herbs and other vegetables this year.
*meals
*bedding
* 9 hours daily care
No application fees
No diaper fees (you provide diapers)
Lots of love provided!
Get started early - we accept babies at 6 weeks.
Loving care provided. Babies are read to and played with.
You provide the canned power formula and we mix the formula on site. You provide diapers for your child.
We have no hidden fees!
Our competition is not between male or female, rich or poor, New Orleans or the rest of the state. It is in the preparation of a World Class education that will prepare our children for the world of tomorrow.
Give your child the start in life that they need....let them be a Fellow's Student.
Fun...Loving Care...and the development of a World Class mind
This school closes for any manditory evacuations issued by the New Orleans Mayor. It will not reopen until the state of emergency is removed. It is important that you remember to view this web site for details about the school or email Fellow Children's Academy.
Holidays
We are closed for the following days as paid holidays: Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after, Christmas (Federal), week from Christmas to New Years, New Years (Federal), Martin Luther Kings Birthday, Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras (We are New Orleans!), Good Friday and Easter Monday, Memorial Day and 4th of July.
Other closures:
We don't close for anything else (unless a government agency would tell us to close) ----- try that with your public school.
Our children know their neighborhood. From the fall through the spring we take neighborhood walks. On our walks we learn a little of everything: names of plants and animals, building construction, extensive vocabulary, math. If we walk by it, we'll learn something about it.
We offer special computer classes every other week to our children through LapTot Computers. This company give children an exposure to computers from ages 2 forward. Individualized instruction for 4 children at a time. Children learn basic computer knowledge through hands' on computer games.
Good programs can be found in a variety of settings, including public schools, community-based facilities, churches, synagogues and mosques, and for-profit pre-kindergartens. Every family should have voluntary access to high quality pre-kindergarten programs that meet the individual needs of each child. Although successful programs may look very different, research shows there are characteristics common to all thriving programs.
These include:
*Well-educated teachers: Research shows that the most effective pre-kindergarten teachers have bachelor’s degrees with specialized training in early childhood development. Teachers with these qualifications not only speed the development of early academic skills, they are also better able to support positive social and emotional growth compared to teachers with less formal education.
* Low teacher-child ratios and appropriate group sizes: Individualized attention is important for children of all ages, but it is especially important for young children. Classrooms serving four-year-olds should have no more than 10 children per teacher (including the lead teacher and assistants), and include no more than 20 children total. Classrooms serving younger children, and children with disabilities and other special needs, should have fewer children per teacher in addition to smaller group sizes.
* Age-appropriate curriculum: High quality pre-kindergarten programs use a balanced curriculum that encourages active engagement in learning, and fully supports all aspects of children’s development—cognitive, physical, social and emotional. Good curricula capitalize on children’s natural curiosity and the many ways in which children learn. A high quality pre-kindergarten curriculum will help children learn to identify letters and numbers, to express their thoughts, ideas and feelings appropriately, to pay attention and stay on task, and to relate well to others in the classroom.
* Engaged parents: Quality pre-kindergarten programs involve and inform parents, integrating them into the overall program and communicating with them about their children’s progress and developments on a regular basis.
* Well-designed facilities: All pre-K facilities, at the absolute minimum, must protect the health and safety of the children and staff. Yet high quality facilities are distinguishable as they also have ample indoor and outdoor spaces that allow the children to be physically active. They also provide specialized areas that promote children’s development in every domain of learning—dress-up and pretend areas, art and reading areas, writing centers and spaces for children and teachers to interact both in groups and individually.
At Fellows we have lots of children's literature to work with. Our toddlers become well versed in nursery rhymes. Our preschoolers become well versed in fairy tales. Of course there's more......more literature, science, social studies. It's important in our main mission to give children a wealth of vocabulary that will help them increase their reading comprehension.
At Fellows your child's health is very important to us.
1. We teach health. Good nutrition, exercise, and healthy living are a core part of our mission.
2. We follow health standards from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association and the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.
3. Our staff is certified in Medicine Administration. We will help you by administering medicine that your child needs to be healthy.
4. Our vaccination records are kept on the Louisiana Links system. Most doctors enter their vaccination information directly into the system. We make sure your information is there, update it if necessary and give you the timely information that you need to keep your child's vaccination records up to date.
5. We work as hard as possibile to keep our building and your child healthy. If we call saying your child is sick, we expect pickup in 1 hour. If we call saying your child must remain out for 24 hours, we expect your child to remain out for 24 hours. Our rules are designed to keep all children healthy and to prevent the spread of any illness throughout the center.
6. We use the dental health checklist http://nrckids.org/dentalchecklist.pdf. Starting September 7th we will be brushing teeth twice a day. We are requesting that all parents bring toothbrushes, cases, and toothpaste for their children. This covers all children from babies to preschool.
7. All our staff is certified in CPR and First Aid for Children.
8. We provide your child with doctored ordered substitutions including Lactaid and Soy Milk.