GeoKids

GeoKids

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GeoKids Early Childhood Development Center • Join Us For Our Open HouseSaturday, April 18th 10am - 11:30amRSVP Here! • Currently Enrolling for the 2025-2026 School Year. Click Here if interested. • “ In rainbows, all the colors are next to each other, and there’s not just one color in the rainbow. And at GeoKids, there is not just one kind of kid.” • - Lucy, 4 years old • We believe children learn best when we... • OVERVIEW • HISTORY GeoKids Early Childhood Development Center is a nationally-recognized, NAEYC-accredited cooperative childcare center and preschool for children ages 3 months to 5 ½ years. GeoKids is open 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, year round. GeoKids was founded in 1987 by a group of parents who worked at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) campus. Since then, GeoKids has become one of the most celebrated early childhood programs in the region, offering a wonderfully supportive, play-based learning environment for local families and educators. At GeoKids, we believe children are competent and capable, and deserving of dignity and respect. Our environment and curriculum reflect our values of community, interconnctedness & care, empowerment, joy, and multiple perspectives. Our goal for the GeoKids community is a lifelong commitment to joyful inquiry, courageous compassion, and thoughtful participation. Our philosophy is greatly influenced by the child care centers in Reggio Emilia, Italy and by the work of notable early childhood educators and theorists such as Magda Gerber, Maria Montessori, Lev Vygotsky, Loris Malaguzzi. Through emergent, play-based curriculum and a focus on social-emotional problem solving, we encourage children to be active participants in their learning. Our positive discipline approach focuses on life skills and “strong hearts.” Support their natural predisposition to learn Help them develop the social skills that are essential to relating to others Provide exposure to [Google Places type: child care agency]