The first few years are a joy to behold and the learning and fun that happen within them is formative for success ahead! West University United Methodist School is a center-based child care provider serving children, parents and families in Houston. Centers like West University United Methodist School are popular choices with families that value getting the best of early educational enrichment, in the form of stimulating activities and a peer set of similarly-aged children, along with an environment that feels like formal school and can help smooth the transition ahead. West University United Methodist School’s part-time schedule additionally gives Houston parents exactly what they may be looking for - the flexibility to work and take care of household responsibilities but the ability to still spend as much time as possible with their child. Children are able to form bonds, make friends and learn the joys of collaboration at West University United Methodist School with the time that they’ll be with each other, but still benefit from time outside of their structured setting to grow every day. In addition, West University United Methodist School teaches a mixed-age curriculum that facilities peer learning and communal growth. In a mixed-age classroom like at West University United Methodist School, students receive open-ended, stimulating activities and are encouraged to move at their own pace. Younger students receive help and encouragement from older students, boosting their confidence and self-esteem, and older students get to lend a helping hand, teaching empathy and the joy of giving. Mixed-age learning replicates the best of a family or neighborhood group structure as children socialize with peers a little ahead or a little behind their own development path.