The NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children),
reports that children have five core components of development:
socio-emotional, language, cognitive, physical, and aesthetic.
We, at The Kid’s Corral, spent a great deal of time researching
many curriculums before choosing the nationally-approved and
renowned curriculum, Pinnacle.
What Is Pinnacle Curriculum?
Marketed by the Child Care Institute, www.cceionline.com,
the Pinnacle curriculum is based on the works of Piaget,
Gardner, and Erikson. The lessons include hands-on, center-based
activities that promote the development of emerging skills. Written
by early childhood experts with years of child care experience,
Pinnacle Curriculum provides a research-based educational foundation
for infants through elementary aged children. It also features the
best all-around program elements for the children and teachers.
Pinnacle is a guide for the daily curriculum of the early childhood
classroom. It is designed to assist teachers with program planning
that encourages children to develop their emerging skills in all
developmental areas (socio-emotional, language, cognitive, physical,
and aesthetic). The program offers activities for both group time and
the learning areas, and teachers have an abundance of ideas to enrich
the learning centers in their classroom. The activities meet learning
objectives that help children move toward their potential as they explore
the materials and activities in the classroom.
Because Pinnacle Curriculum offers teachers so many ideas in an easy-
to-use format, the burden of program planning is lighter and more time
is available for meeting the individual needs of each child.
Each month of curriculum contains five weeks of programming, centered
on a specific theme and tailored to the development skills for each age
group. The teachers expand on the units using their own creativity. From
infant through pre-school, the themes grab your child’s attention as
they grow and master their skills.
Our after-school program also provides students with support in
completing homework assignments, as well as encouraging students to be
active outside and enjoy free time.
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CURRICULUM