Objectives

Our aim is to make a positive and lasting difference to children during the crucial early developmental stages of their lives. To this end we raise funds for, and provide support to, the Centro Infantil Bellota (Acorn Childcare Centre) in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

Key Objectives of the Centro Infantil Bellota:
     
To ensure that children receive good basic nutrition by means of a balanced breakfast and main meal each day they attend.
To promote good daily hygiene practices, such as brushing teeth and washing hands.
To provide a safe and caring environment and a consistent daily routine that allows children to feel secure.
To offer a stimulating learning environment in which children can actively engage with a wide range of materials.
To nurture trusting relationships with adults and with other children, adopting a problem solving approach to conflict resolution.
To develop skills and evaluate children’s progress in relation to the 10 Key Experiences identified by High/Scope: Creative representation; Language and literacy; Initiative and social relations; Music; Movement; Classification; Seriation; Number; Space; and Time.
To provide opportunities for families to visit the Centre and to offer workshops for parents in order to build an understanding of the Centre’s philosophy and to include parents in the work of the Centre.
To visit families in their home environment in order both to learn more about the home situation of children and about the beliefs and traditions of their community, and to share with them the progress their children are making within the Centre.
   
 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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