About Our Program
Our Purpose
The primary purpose of The Little Nest is to share the gospel with the children and families in our community. We strive to teach the basic truths of God's Word so that children learn about Jesus' love for them and make Him a part of their daily lives. Training a child in the way God wants them to go is an enormous parental responsibility. The Little Nest was established to assist parents of young children in this most important task. The Little Nest is a ministry of Friedens Lutheran Church.
What We Teach
The Little Nest follows a HighScope curriculum. In a HighScope program, caregivers support children's natural desire to be active learners. Creating an active learning environment for infants and toddlers means consciously considering all their needs — their social and emotional, physical, cognitive, and sociolinguistic needs.
The principles of active learning guide the decisions infant-toddler caregivers make about:
The primary purpose of The Little Nest is to share the gospel with the children and families in our community. We strive to teach the basic truths of God's Word so that children learn about Jesus' love for them and make Him a part of their daily lives. Training a child in the way God wants them to go is an enormous parental responsibility. The Little Nest was established to assist parents of young children in this most important task. The Little Nest is a ministry of Friedens Lutheran Church.
What We Teach
The Little Nest follows a HighScope curriculum. In a HighScope program, caregivers support children's natural desire to be active learners. Creating an active learning environment for infants and toddlers means consciously considering all their needs — their social and emotional, physical, cognitive, and sociolinguistic needs.
The principles of active learning guide the decisions infant-toddler caregivers make about:
- Adult-child interaction
- Arrangement of the room and physical environment
- Daily schedules and routines
- Observations and planning for children (how to evaluate what children are learning and plan from there)
- Approaches to learning
- Social and emotional development
- Physical development and health
- Language, literacy, and communication
- Mathematics
- Creative arts
- Science and technology
- Social studies