Quality Child Care Services

JOY'S learning program is also supplemented  with HOORAY FOR ENGLISH material and a 

 a wide range of peripheral educational books, video/dvd media, computers, and original fine art that help to bring to life the curriculum's subject matter and children's interest in learning more. Studies have shown that young children are dynamic learners who learn best by moving, speaking, and playing as much as possible.  Therefore, JOY'S teachers introduce academic topics, to children, much like the rules of a fun outdoor game. After a short session of rule    study (basic academics), JOY'S teachers employ TPR (Total Physical Response) activities which allow children to physically play-out what they have learned.  The more senses children use during TPR activities, then, the more profound is their retention of the learned material.  

JOY Child Learning Center's educational program is aligned well with Texas's new higher elementary school standards.  It is keenly focused on providing its young children with a preschool education that exceeds the standards of most daycare centers in the area.  JOY prepares all its enrolled children for a successful transition into Texas's elementary schools.

JOY Child Learning Center's preschool educational  program is divided into academic sessions, brainstorming sessions, and TPR
activities.  Academic sessions emphasize the following skills*: basic phonics, pre-reading, pre-writing, pre-math, and pre-science.  Then, children's newly learned skills are put into
practice through a creative class of brainstorming.  Teachers help promote children's inference, analytical, and comprehension skills through group reading, discussions, and critiques.  Students are
encouraged to question everything and to think in terms of  "what if...?".  After brainstorming, JOY'S daily educational program concludes with TPR activities which allow children to physically play-out what they have learned.  TPR activities make learning life skills an easy and fun experience.

JOY'S Art program is about creative teaching, learning, and the innovative application of one's talents.  At JOY, children can learn painting, drawing, 2 & 3D design, sculpture, and pottery every week*.  Except for the art materials, this program is included in the tuition price.  All five of children's developmental domains-physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and language development-are cultivated in this one creative program.  The creation of art demands coordination of a child's five developmental domains in manipulating materials, expressing a concept, and constant effort in thinking of new and better ways of using materials.  JOY'S Art program will enlighten and help blossom your child's artistic nature far beyond the ordinary programs of others.

* Skills are taught in different combinations

    and may not include all 5 skills for each day. 

SCHOOL AGE FINE ARTS PROGRAM

In 2024, JOY'S Director, Mel Bydalek, will be offering master level teaching of drawing and painting for young school-age children. Mel received his MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
degree in painting from the UNIVERSITY OF
HOUSTON and has taught painting and  
drawing at HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE and the UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.  In 1985, he was honored by the ART LEAGUE of  HOUSTON as an emerging artist.  He has also won several art awards, was once a commercial artist and is presently painting and drawing from nature and live models.  Examples of his work are provided in the page below.

JOY is a 3,000 square foot, stand alone, child care center. It is adjoined with a fully furnished 11,450 square foot playground.  Security is
provided by a pass code entrance door and closed circuit tv cameras that monitor the Center's grounds as well as each classroom.  All meals are prepared daily, on site, in our fully equipped kitchen.  

 JOY'S interior space is divided into four purposeful rooms. Two rooms are designed to help 3 and 4 year old children learn their basic academic and fine motor skills, more productively, by providing them with noise
dampening floors and ceilings. A third room is designed to help toddlers, ages 18 months to 3
years old, safely explore their environment by providing them with cushy furnishings and
toddler-appropriate toys.  

 A fourth room, alternately shared by all groups, affords children 1,200 square feet of activity space.  In this large area, energetic children can involve themselves with art, recreational games, and many other multi-sensory activities. 10-foot ceilings provide our young scholars with spacious surroundings.  Many classrooms have long horizontal windows for added natural light.  These studio-like qualities help children feel relaxed, focused and inspired. 

 For limited periods, these environments are designed for focused, structured learning, facilitated by  JOY'S teachers, that is brought to life  in an uncluttered space. Then, the rooms are transitioned to open-ended  exploration and play with child age-appropriate materials. In a word, JOY'S child environments are dynamic spaces for our teacher's guidance, instruction, and our  children's creative child learning. Our children excel in good character, creative thinking, and language arts. In partnership with you, let's bring out the best in your child.