RiverRidge Kids utilizes the Creative Curriculum for Preschoolers® and the Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos®. The main ideal set forth by this curriculum is that children learn best through a combination of directed and self-initiated play and exploration.


Infants and Toddlers (birth to age 2 ½):
The term "curriculum" may seem too formal to use in reference to infants and toddlers. The Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos® however, simply creates a framework for how we: 1)learn from and interact with each child and family, 2)create a warm, nurturing, and stimulating environment, 3)promote health and safety, and 4)plan and evaluate our program. This framework allows us to foster the development of social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language skills in each and every child.

Preschoolers (age 2 ½ to 5):
At this age, a child's abilities may become a bit more sophisticated, but their basic needs remain the same. The Creative Curriculum grows with them, while maintaining a focus on developing social/emotional, cognitive, physical, and language skills. Weekly themes are used to expand the children's learning on a variety of topics. These themes are incorporated into the classroom's learning centers and focuses on the core concepts of literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, the arts, and technology.

6 - 8:15	Active Imagination Play Time
8:15 - 8:30	Bathroom
8:30 - 9	Breakfast
9 - 9:15	Circle Time
9:15 - 10	Art, Sensory, Math, Science, Fine Motor
10 - 10:30	Gym and/or Outside, Large Motor
10:30 - 11	Music
11 - 11:15	Circle Time
11:15 - 11:25	Bathroom
11:25 - 11:55	Lunch
11:55 - 12:05	Bathroom/Brush Teeth
12:05 - 2:30	Nap Time/Rest Time
2:30 - 2:45	Bathroom
2:45 - 3	Quiet Time: Coloring, Books, Puzzles
3 - 3:30	Bathroom and Snack
3:30 - 4	Circle Time
4 - 4:30	Gym and/or Outside
4:30 - 6	Children's Choice

• All payments must be received on the Friday preceding care.
• In the event that your child is absent for any reason, full payment is required or your spot cannot be held.
• At enrollment, an annual registration fee is due: $38.00 per child; $48.00 family maximum.
• A $5.00 per week delinquent fee applies if payment is not made on time. Child care will be terminated for non-payment as well as repeated late pick-ups.
• A late fee of $5.00 for the first 5 minutes and for every 15 minutes or portion thereafter, applies to each child not picked up by 6 p.m.
• Other fees may apply for field trips and other additional activities.
• Child care fees are not refundable unless a two-week written notice is given prior to removing a child from the program.
• When there is more than one full-time child enrolled in any Waypoint Child Care Program:
  • A 10% discount is given for older children in School Age and Summer Camp Programs (full-time Kindergarten - start of 6th grade).
  • A 20% discount is given for older children in Uptown Kids or RiverRidge Kids Programs (6 weeks - start of full-time Kindergarten).
• Financial assistance is available to families who qualify. This assistance is available from funding we receive through United Way of East Central Iowa to help families who could otherwise not afford child care services. For more information, call the RiverRidge Kids Site Director at 294-1722 ext. 10.