NEW: First Friends Daycare will be expanding beginning in 2022 to include an additional BRAND NEW 6,000 square foot building in the vacant lot adjacent to our current location. Each room offers full-time, part-time, half-days, and flexible, drop-in care slots available for enrollment. The infant room has a capacity of 8 children ages 6 weeks to 18 months of age, the toddler room has a capacity of 8 children 18 months to 2 years, and the Pre-K room has a capacity of 9 children ages 3-5 years old. Our STEM lessons focus on the areas of learning that children today need to be comfortable with to excel in their futures by becoming creators, thinkers, problem solvers, innovators, and inventors.įirst Friends Daycare provides care for children from ages 6 weeks to 5 years in three classrooms segmented by age group. S.T.E.M: The toddler and Pre-K rooms have regular, age appropriate S.T.E.M projects and activities that integrate science, technology, engineering, and math problem solving skills into real world experiences. The screening results are then used to create lesson plans that focus on the children’s specific developmental needs. Our approach to effective teaching includes many hands-on activities related to the teaching subjects.Ĭustomized Curricula: Within the first 45 days of enrolling, incoming children are screened using Ages & Stages, our developmental screening tool, to determine their baseline abilities and developmental progress. Philosophy: First Friends Daycare focuses on a ‘learning by doing’ philosophy because we believe learning should be relevant and practical, not passive and theoretical. One of our biggest competitive advantages in the childcare industry is our ability to understand and prioritize the needs of working families and create a program that blends the educational and developmental needs of children with the schedules and chaotic lifestyles of young, working families. The founders of First Friends Daycare understand, first-hand, the rollercoaster of emotions and decisions associated with selecting a daycare to trust with the safety and education of young children. Our ‘Learning by Doing’ philosophy engages children in quality activities designed to capture a lifelong love for learning by creating tangible experiences.įirst Friends Daycare is a small, privately owned childcare center on Harlem Road behind Hotdog Heaven created by local parents who wanted a cozy, individualized, fun learning environment that was not too overwhelming or over-institutionalized for their own 3 young children. Mission Statement: First Friends Daycare was created for the families of Cheektowaga and neighboring communities to provide flexible, nurturing care where children can grow together, inspire each other, and prepare for kindergarten guided by teachers and parents working together.
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