​                   Our Philosophy...

​We at ACE believe in a developmentally appropriate approach based on creating an inclusive environment and understanding that each child is a unique individual. Our program fosters creativity, self esteem, and growth, based on encouraging our students to think outside the box. Offering a variety of activities that takes each child into consideration is a high priority at ACE. Our classroom space is carefully designed with a warm, exciting, innovative approach where all children feel welcome, included, and engaged. We are committed to building strong relationships, with our children and families within our program, and the community as a whole. As educators we believe we are an important role model and pride ourselves in being active participants in the community we serve. 

  ​                    Our Vision...

​Our understanding of how unique all children are is what makes ACE's program function to its full ability and is what our program philosophy stands for. The key element is offering a wide range of activities that meet the needs of each child’s interest. We encourage our students to think independently while helping them implement their own ideas and creativity. Our classroom space is carefully designed with a warm,
exciting, innovative approach behind it that make all children feel welcome and engaged. We offer
a variety of activities and enrichment programs daily that are up to each individual child's choosing
on what they want to participate in. Our main goal is to provide a program and space where all
children feel safe, comfortable, at home and excited to be a part of each day.

S.T.E.A.M.

S.T.E.A.M. is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. S.T.E.A.M. Is an important part of our programming that will be implemented each day at ACE.  Students have the opportunity to choose daily from a wide variety of structured activities led by our staff.  ACE implements what we like to call "Out of the box thinking". This time encourages our students the space to be independent. Our staff will help guide them through problem solving methods so that students can create and implement their own ideas and visions as part of our ACE day.

 Healthy and Active Lifestyle ​

 
​Promoting healthy lifestyle habits starts from a young age. We at ACE encourage this Philosophy by serving nutritious snacks each day and providing Physical Activity. Eating right and being physically active is part of each day at ACE. We provide structured and free play based physical activity programming and offer nutritious snacks daily which always include fresh vegetables, fruit, milk and water. 

Health and Hygiene

Health and Hygiene - We practice daily hygiene routines, provide essential protective equipment (EPE), and conduct effective cleaning routines. In addition we have a professional cleaner come into our classrooms  for deep cleanings weekly.
Face Coverings - To best protect students and staff against COVID-19, we encourage students to continue to mask indoors but it is no longer required. We will continue to assess guidelines set forth by the CDC on an ongoing basis to determine how and when to update masking protocols.
Symptomatic children: Should your child have any of the following COVID-19-like symptoms during the preceding 72 hours, we ask that you kindly please keep them home and notify ACE  as  soon as possible:  Cough, ,Fatigue, Muscle or body aches, Headache, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea. Fever at or above the threshold temperature of 100.4° F.