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Romeoville, IL
Creme de la Creme

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

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Telephone: (815) 306-0307  · Website: www.cremedelacreme.com

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
  & Tuition
• Application &
  Admissions

General Approach to Learning

Director's Comments

The program focuses on developing the total-child while nurturing each child's potential, building upon successes and mastered skills. Emphasis is placed on the role that social skills and interactions play in building a foundation for meeting future academic challenges.

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (3.5)
This school has increased my child's:
Ability to listen and follow directions
Ability to sit still for longer periods of time
Ability to be a part of a group of children
Self-sufficiency and independence

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Curriculum and Teaching Approach

	PLAY-BASED	PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE	MOSTLY TEACHER LED	NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM	CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Language					Yes
Oral language	-			-
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs	-		-	-
Storybook reading	-			-
Emerging literacy skills	-			-
Cognitive Development
Math and number sense	-			-	Yes
Time & space	-			-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-			-	Yes
Music	-			-	Yes
Visual arts	-			-	Yes
Physical activity	-		-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught	Spanish, Art, Music, Science, Math, Computers, Creative Movement, Manners & Etiquette

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Director's Comments

Children's attention spans are short. They need a constant exchange between passive and active activities. At Creme, children move between theme-based classrooms that work in consort with their ability to maintain attention. Brain development research findings indicate that the brain is more receptive to information and pays closer attention to information when things are new and different. When the brain grows accustomed to a particular activity, or space, it has a tendency to tune it out. It blocks learning. According to Dr. Gold Scheible, Director of Brain Research Institute at UCLA, unfamiliar activites are the brain's best friend. Researchers believe that children placed in novel and stimulating environments, but not over-stimulating, are more focused and more likely to process the information they are learning. Our theme-based classrooms are designed to encourage learning.