Discovery Lane Day School in Spring Hill, TN | Child Day Cares

Discovery Lane Day School

Curriculum:
We do not follow a purchased standardized curriculum. Our curriculums have been developed over the years by owner/director Wendy Lane, who is a certified and experienced teacher. This system works very well because the teacher can adapt the lessons and art projects to the children's age and skill level. Also, the kids aren't stuck making the same crafts and hearing the same stories year after year!
Our staff:
At DLDS, our teachers are either degreed, certified, or have experience working with young children. All teachers are required to receive 18 hours of continuing education each year. All teachers are CPR certified.
Your child does not have to be potty trained! We will be glad to work on that with you when your child is ready. Just let us know what methods you are using at home, and we will do our best to incorporate them at school.
Snaks:
Snacks vary each day. We offer a variety of healthy selections such as: animal crackers, Cheerios, popcorn, Goldfish crackers, snack mix, pretzels, and Nilla wafers. On special occasions, we may offer cookies or cupcakes, but this is rare. Peanut butter is allowed in your child's lunch. However, due to the prevalence of childhood peanut allergies, we will never put those children with peanut butter at a lunch table with a child who is allergic.
Outside going:
As long as the temperature is above 35 and below 95, and there is no inclement weather, the children will go outside for an hour each day.
Rainy day Activities:
Our rainy day activities vary. We may have extra discovery time in the classroom, we may sing and dance classes, complete and extra art project, or we may watch an educational DVD.
The policy at DLDS is to re-direct inappropriate behavior whenever possible. This works best with young children, and can be done unobtrusively. As a last resort, we will use time-out equaling the same number of minutes as the child's age.
There are two teachers in each room. Our student to teacher ratios vary according to age group, but there will always be two teachers in every room.
Wendy Lane – Director/Owner, B.S. Elementary Education, Licensed Teacher, State of Tennessee. Experienced teacher of Pre-K and 1st Grade.
“Education is not about memorization and schedules, it is about teachable moments that can occur at anytime or place. Teaching is knowing how to use these moments of opportunity to create a lifelong thirst for knowledge."
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am-3pm