The first few years are a joy to behold and the learning and fun that happen within them is formative for success ahead! Star - Marquez is a center-based child care provider serving children, parents and families in Los Angeles. Centers like Star - Marquez 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. A full-time schedule for young children can additionally help children develop the social, behavioral and language skills that’ll help them succeed in the years to come. Star - Marquez offers this schedule in a structured learning environment that’ll unlock the best that those precious early years have to offer. Children will play amongst peer of similar ages, learn from the same adults day in and day out, and explore the world around them. Parents will benefit from the community that comes with seeing the same faces every day, too! Additionally, Star - Marquez takes an arts-based educational approach, giving students exposure to the visual arts, music, movement and storytelling. Arts-based educational approaches value the process of creation over the end product and focus on building student confidence through the emotional satisfaction that comes with creating something personal. Through hands-on experience in a variety of mediums and exploration with peers and staff, students gain a unique blend of emotional, intellectual, creative and motor skills.