Open Arms Family Childcare

About Open Arms Family Childcare

Open Arms Family Childcare provides early education and child care in a home-based setting in Philadelphia. In-home care is a popular choice with many families because it can be a warm, familiar environment that helps young children transition from spending most of their time in the family home to spending more and more time in a structured learning environment. With often small group sizes and that family-like community and environment, in-home care like what Open Arms Family Childcare offers is well worth considering. Open Arms Family Childcare likewise affords Philadelphia parents a full-time schedule for their children to enjoy. Full-time means children get the full benefits of a structured learning environment for them to explore, play, and laugh with their peers and get the most out of what the wide world of learning has to offer! Children will form close bonds with each other and parents benefit from having enrolled their children in a community while they spend time away. In addition, Open Arms Family Childcare teaches a mixed-age curriculum that facilities peer learning and communal growth. In a mixed-age classroom like at Open Arms Family Childcare, 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.