by on 07/12/2018 3987
My Kiddyland, Mont Kiara offers a holistic early learning journey for infants and children aged 2 months to 6 years. The focus stretches beyond education to encompass the overall health and wellbeing of every child. As children step through the front door they become immersed in a home away from home. The centre exudes a family atmosphere where devoted child care professionals ensure children are loved and feel a sense of belonging, and parents feel at ease leaving their children under their care. Co-collaboration is the cornerstone of all relationships formed here and parents can comfortably communicate their expectations and concerns at all times. It is a place where growth and learning walk hand in hand towards success, one in which happy memories are made daily.
Children of My Kiddyland are supported by a responsive, connective approach in educational and developmental thinking. The early learning model is designed to inspire and ignite each child’s passion for learning and give them the opportunity to become the best versions of themselves. The centre sees every child as a unique, capable individual with their own talents, skills and interests, and develops them through the following programmes and services:
The programmes build upon each other through a thematic approach and recognize the connectedness of all the key developmental domains: intellectual, cognitive, language, social, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing. These components work together, holistically, to achieve the learning outcomes that are fundamental to children’s current and future engagement and success as a young learner.
Planned and flexible learning experiences provide children with meaningful and realistic opportunities to grow at their own pace. Teachers value play as a medium for all aspects of development and learning, and believe that it should be integrated across of curriculum areas. Since children learn best by doing, they get to explore and discover activity-based experiences across multiple learning domains:
As children grow and become more active, they learn to absorb the world around them. While the day’s exact schedule may vary, a day in the life of a My Kiddyland child can fit to include story time to learn shapes and sounds of letters, music with movement to learn rhyming, using materials to expose them to number concepts, activities that stimulate the sense to understand how things work, role playing to encourage cooperation and listening skills, play-based activities to understand healthy food choices, and much more. The aim is to develop the whole child, inculcating independence, teamwork, confidence, sense of self-worth, important practical skills, cultural awareness and good character traits.
Children are exposed to elaborate presentation opportunities at yearly graduation concerts where every child is given a chance to grow and progress with confidence over time. Educational outings are integrated actively into the curriculum to involve children in their community and cultivate their understanding of new ideas. Care and connections to the environment are also strongly promoted, in which children will find a personal responsibility towards it; the use of recycled materials as instructional resources and Meatless Mondays highlight the care of the environment.
Throughout, children are provided with many opportunities that addresses moral development and values education. Teachers reiterate which behaviours are acceptable and which are not, they attend to the values that children express in their daily interaction with others, and engage them in an annual Grateful Tea Session to display their filial affection to their parents.
The centre has a long record of providing unwavering commitment to the individual child and service to its community of families. Full day programmes are offered with busy schedules of working parents in mind; children who stay through the day participate in enriching learning activities such as art and craft, practical life exercises, cooking, action songs and role playing. The safety and health of the children are of paramount importance in the centre; policies and procedures administering safe management of the care of children are strongly in place; safety features such as child-safe gates, constant supervision, surfaces sealed with antibacterial and antifungal coatings, authorized drop-offs and pick-ups, and installation of CCTV cameras are essential standards to childproof the centre. Communication is maintained well and parents are updated frequently in relation to their children’s progress and other developmental issues. My Kiddyland works alongside you and your children to establish positive experiences in education that give children the opportunity to develop excellent foundation skills vital for success at school and in life.
