About The Village Child Development Center
Our Philosophy & Vision
At Three Bears Learning Center, we offer a progressive series of early childhood programs, starting with Toddlers and continuing through three levels of Preschool, culminating in our exclusive Private Kindergarten. We focus on helping children recognize their unique strengths, value themselves as individuals, and appreciate diversity in society. By fostering positive social skills, we encourage children to build cooperative relationships.
Our mission is to provide a safe, nurturing environment with a strong emphasis on early education and childhood development. We aim to create a developmentally appropriate setting where every child can experience success, build confidence, and gain independence. With the guidance of qualified, caring educators, we offer a blend of structured and independent learning opportunities to support cognitive growth and prepare children for academic success.
Our Facility
In November of 1988, The Village Child Development Center became the second school to join the Bradford Early Education family. At 8,900 square feet, The Village Child Development Center is the perfect size, serving more than 170 families.
With over-sized playgrounds, a state-of-the-art kitchen, an outdoor swimming pool and our in-house curriculum, we offer our children an appropriate balance of play and learning every day.
OUR FACILITY & AMENITIES
Safe & Secure Environment
The safety and protection of your child is our number one priority at The Village Child Development Center. Our teachers are thoroughly screened prior to employment through our comprehensive hiring process which includes reference checks and a background check through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Central Registry. Our playgrounds have been designed to emphasize age-appropriate safe play. Other programs include safety and health education and children practice safety procedures on a regular basis. Finally, to add to your peace of mind, our security cameras and secured entry access system at our front door monitors traffic in and out of our center, along with the Raptor Visitor Management secure check-in and our coded family check-in system.
Our Playground
Our spacious, secured and shaded playgrounds ([sg_popup id=”4008″ event=”inherit”]view[/sg_popup]) have been designed to emphasize age-appropriate safe play. Well-equipped with large play structures, heavy-duty trikes and large grassy areas, our playgrounds offer a variety of activities for active gross-motor play and development. A spacious play area is designated just for toddlers with special play structures designed specifically for toddler safety. To add to peace of mind, our security cameras offer continual monitoring.
Onsite Swimming Pool
One of the best summer experiences for your child will be the opportunity to swim regularly in our beautiful in-ground swimming pool ([sg_popup id=”4010″ event=”inherit”]view[/sg_popup]). At a mere 3 ½ feet deep, our pool encourages confidence in our young swimmers. We offer both daily swim time and formal swimming instructions taught and monitored by certified lifeguards. Our pool is secured by a safety fence, which is locked at all times, and is monitored through the closed-circuit camera system.
Nutrition, Health & Safety
At The Village Child Development Center, we place a strong emphasis on the health and nutrition of our children. We work quarterly with a registered dietitian to ensure our menus follow official guidelines for child care meals and snacks. We strive to serve kid-friendly, uncomplicated, familiar dishes that allow for flexibility to accommodate food allergy, religious and lifestyle restrictions. Our menus emphasize at least 2 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Our lunch entrees aim to follow the USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion’s “MyPlate” philosophy. Our cook is SAFE certified and prepares all meals in our state-of-the-art kitchen with recipes largely based on home-style cooking.
Regular visits from our on-call registered nurse help us to maintain the health of our children, and all staff are trained in CPR, First Aid and Universal Precautions. Our administration and selected staff are also specifically trained through the state approved Medication Administration.
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Our Family
Bradford Early Education, Ltd. | 9145 E. Kenyon, Avenue, Suite 200 | Denver, CO 80237 | (303) 770-8502 | www.BradfordEarlyEd.com
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Referral Program
We always appreciate when our families refer new friends to our school, there is no better compliment. For a limited time, if you refer a new family that enrolls in our program and has attended for one-month, you will be rewarded with a $100 tuition credit!