Curriculum & Educational Services

Educational Components Outline:

• ACCREDITATION:  National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• Degreed and Certified Teachers
• Assessments for all Children
• Computer Lab
• Regular parent/teacher conferences
• Supplemental Educational Services Provider (SES) – School-age tutoring
• Strengthening Families Seminars
• Field trips and other cultural activities

Comprehensive Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum

Our research based curriculum is based on the philosophy that young children learn best through play. The curriculum incorporates at its foundation experiences that allow learning through guided play and active discovery. We focus on oral language and literacy development with the ultimate goal that each child will be ready for school (kindergarten).

The learning environment is primarily based on a research based curriculum. Each classroom is arranged in learning centers that offer choices encouraging children to explore the world around them while primary objectives are introduced through classroom facilitation. Language development (i.e., letter shapes and sounds, pre-reading, sight words), mathematical reasoning (i.e., number recognition, counting, sorting) and scientific thought (i.e., making comparisons, cause and effect) are emphasized in each learning center. Typical learning centers include language/library, blocks and manipulatives, science, dramatic play, art and outdoor learning.

A parent information guide and the family letters are used to help parents reinforce learning concepts. Additionally, the developmental skills checklist keeps parents abreast of their child's progress. Teachers maintain portfolios on each child. These portfolios include a sampling of a child's work that has been collected at different times.

Referral Services and Professional Assessment for Children With Special Needs

Premier Academy, Inc. recognizes that each child is a unique individual with different abilities. Teachers are constantly observing children in order to maximize strengths and develop the best plan to address any challenges related to learning, behavior or physical development. When concerns arise, Premier Academy, Inc. relies on its resources to get the best possible services to address any special needs. We collaborate with agencies that provide classroom observations and extensive hearing and vision screenings. If continued services are deemed necessary, services such speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy services can be provided on-site with parental consent.

Our collaborations include:

• Fulton County Babies Can’t Wait Early Intervention Services
• Atlanta Public Schools
• Fulton County Public Schools
• Fulton County Human Services – Transforming the Lives of Children
• Partners-N-Therapy

Premier Academy Partners

Premier Academy, Inc. realizes that our work must benefit not only the children and the families, but the community as a whole as well. The following represents a partial listing of formal and informal linkages with community partners who provides referrals as well as services:

• Atlanta Community Food Bank
• Atlanta Public Schools
• Black Child Development Institute – Atlanta Affiliate
• Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures
• Educational Access
• Fulton County Babies Can't Wait Fulton County Human Services – Transforming the Lives of Children
• Fulton County Library System
• Fulton County Public Schools
• Georgia Prevent Child Abuse
• Georgia State University
• Habitat for Humanity
• Kroger
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• Odyssey Family Counseling
• Partners-N-Therapy
• Smart Start Georgia
• South Fulton Hospital
• United Way