In The Classroom

About Cainhoy Children's Academy

At Cainhoy Children’s academy we are creating a caring community of LEARNERS while making sure your child is ready for kindergarten.

Once you’ve made the decision that your child is ready to start preschool or needs a childcare center, your next step is to tour potential schools. These visits will give you a chance to see the teachers in action, and to see how they run their classrooms.

A well-run classroom should offer kids developmentally-appropriate learning opportunities, without pushing them beyond what they can handle. It should provide them with chances to engage in playtime (whether structured or unstructured), as well as designated times to rest and refuel (e.g., naptime, snacktime). And yet, even though these are great signs of a well-run classroom, they’re not the only ones.
  • Clean and Safe Environment
  • Curriculum
  • Stimulating Environment
  • Adequate Staff for Ratios
  • Flexible Schedule
clean and safe enviroment
  • Teachers make sure the children in our preschool practice good hygiene, which includes activities like washing hands after using the restroom
  • Disinfect, sanitize, and wash items (with safe products) frequently
  • Vacuum frequently
  • Have a designated spot for dirty toys and other items
  • Create a cleaning schedule that you can check off daily to ensure no steps are missed
  • Childproof dangerous areas of the space, which can include outlets, windows, shelving, etc.
  • Prohibit running in crowded spaces
  • Make sure that heavy items, like furniture, are secured in place
  • Maintain carbon monoxide and smoke detectors
  • Create an evacuation plan
  • Keep emergency packs with parent information on whom we will call in case of an evacuation emergency
curriculum
  • Teachers utilize our creative curriculum and pair it with daily with activities that can be adjusted to benefit each individual child
  • We offer Spanish, PE, Science ( 2 and up) and Yoga on a weekly basis
  • CCA is proud to utilize STEAM activities each week
  • Daily Circle Time to encourage sharing and to help further communication development between students
    • Calendar, including the seasons, days of the week, and months of the year
  • Social and play based learning
  • Setting learning goals for children that are challenging but achievable with help
  • Teachers hand in weekly lesson plans to ensure all activites are age appropriate and in compliance with DSS
  • Continued education and training on the educational portion of our curriculum
  • We follow the South Carolina Public School Standards when setting our curriculum and implementing lesson plans
stimulating enviroment
  • Reading areas
  • PE weekly
  • Recess twice daily for over 12 months and daily strolls for under 12 months
  • Music and movement daily
  • Colorful and visually stimulating environment
  • Limited screen time
  • Quiet spaces for infants
  • Adequate areas for nap time and mealtimes
staffing ratios
Age Staff-to-Child Ratios
Birth to one year 1:5
One to two years 1:6
Two to three years 1:8
Three to four years 1:12
Four to five years 1:17

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