Educating and Caring for your Child with Confidence

Teachers are your child’s link to an enriching early childhood educational experience.
Kiddie World Early Learning Center chooses teachers based on education levels, experience and character. We understand that each family’s experience at our centers will be based on the quality of care and education each teacher has to offer your child. An educated, experienced, professional teacher makes a difference in each classroom, from physical environment to positive interactions. Our high standards are apparent as you meet and form trusting relationships with your child’s teachers.

Upon joining our team of teaching professionals, teachers go through an extensive interview process to assure their compatibility with our high standards. Each teacher completes an Orientation and Training Program which comprehensively covers everything from understanding the Kiddie World Early Learning Center mission statement, goals and objectives to health and safety, supervision, curriculum, communication and so much more. Each staff member is assigned a mentor who is available to coach and support them during this training process. We have confidence in knowing that each teacher joining our team will start off on the right foot and be enthusiastic to grow and learn with us.

The center director creates and maintains individual Professional Development Plans for each member of our staff. Appropriate courses, trainings and in-services are continually researched and made available to our team of teachers. Our continuing education meets all state licensing requirements as well as school readiness criteria.

We strive to assure that every classroom, infant through preschool, has a lead teacher with a minimum of a CDA Credential (Child Development Associate Credential).

In addition, preschool teachers must have a CDA Credential and a minimum of 12 Early Childhood Education college credits.

Mandatory initial year training for all preschool teachers:
Pre-literacy Skill Development – encourages teachers to create a lifetime love of stories, books and literature for children
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity – creating a positive environment that embraces and celebrates all children
CT Preschool Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks - mastering the Preschool Curriculum Framework and the Preschool Assessment Framework processes necessary to complete individual development assessments that guide intentional teaching practices
Captain Five-A-Day Nutrition Curriculum – a nutrition program designed to help teach children about the importance of good nutrition and being active
Open Wide Oral Health Training – a dental program that promotes early oral health habits including proper tooth brushing
Second Steps Curriculum – a violence prevention program that focuses on developing children’s social skills and self-control

Mandatory annual trainings for all staff:
Child First Aid and CPR training
DCF Mandated Reporter training
Playground Safety training
Policy and Procedure review training

Mandatory training for select staff members/administration:
Medication Administration Training (MAT) – training to administer prescription medication

Trainings available to Kiddie World staff in the 2005-2006 year:
Appreciating Diversity
Supervision and Classroom Management
Maintaining Confidentiality
DCF Mandated Reporter training
Food Safety, Allergies, and Emergency Preparedness
Gateways to Literacy
NAEYC Curriculum Standard and Intentional Teaching
Using Intentional Teaching
Using Preschool Assessment Framework Software
Car Seat Safety
Blood Borne Pathogens
Child First Aid and CPR training
Medication Administration Training (MAT)
CT Preschool Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks
Behavioral Health Case Consultation
NAEYC Accreditation Overview of the New Process
NAEYC Accreditation Criteria Study Groups
Storytelling with Ease
Confidentiality: Balancing a Person’s Right to Privacy
Behavior Management
What Do We Get from Diversity?