9949 Mccree Road, Dallas, Texas 75238, United States
School Information
Mission Statement
Our goal at Kiddie Krafts Preschool is to teach children to grow from the world around them. We want them to think, create, engage, and explore with their entire body. We encourage children to gain information from their friends as well as teacher. We can all learn from each other.
At Kiddie Krafts preschool, children engage in both indoor and outdoor play. By utilizing the outdoors, children will have activities and classroom experiences expand to the outdoor classroom. We want the outdoors to be an extension of our learning.
Kiddie Krafts Preschool will utilize Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggio-Emilia methods. By combining the best from these methods the learning will stem from the children. Children learn best through play and experiences. At Kiddie Krafts we focus on independence, self-help skills, responsibility to others, a passion for learning, inclusiveness, and inner motivation. We want children to learn to be creative, empathetic, independent, confident, and curious. Children are curious by nature and we want to expand on that artistically, physically, emotionally, and socially.
We are licensed by the Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Licensing and we are a part of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children (TXAEYC).
Emergent Curriculum
Our emergent curriculum will focus on using the Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggio-Emilia approaches to learning. The experiences each day will focus on using the children in the classroom as a source of information. The teachers are able to expand on that information through the experiences with the children. Teachers will document children’s learning using pictures, notes, and videos. Children’s learning will focus on the process rather than the end result. Learning process projects may have more than one step and may take a few days to a few weeks to complete. Children will have the chance for cooking, art, science, and gardening.
Within our program, we celebrate all holidays. We are non-denominational and work alongside families as we celebrate holidays, cultures, and special family celebrations. We teach with a secular teaching of the holidays.
Our Teachers
We believe that to have a great program you need a great staff to implement it. Our staff is here to ensure the safety of your child as well as love and provide guidance for them. Every two years our staff goes through CPR and First Aid training. All staff are trained before the school year begins as well as monthly trainings for a minimum of 24 hours of training from September-May. We hand pick all our staff to ensure your child is in good hands. All of our staff goes through a screening process including background checks and fingerprinting in accordance with the Minimum Standards of the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. You can be sure your child is in the best of hands while at Kiddie Krafts Preschool!
Our Facility
We are located inside Highlands Christian Church off McCree Road. We have a very expansive outside learning space where the children are able to play in sandboxes, mud kitchens, sports, gardening, tree climbing, mud pits, outside classrooms, and more!