Continuity of Care
Corning Children's Center
was the first in the area to
offer continuity of care as an
option for families. This
enables children to stay with
the same classmates and primary
caregivers every year, from the
time they enter the Center
through their Preschool year.
For their final PreKindergarten
(PreK) year, children leave
their primary caregivers and
gain practice in moving to a new
classroom and making new friends
within the context of a safe,
familiar environment. Many
parents find that this
consistency over time gives
their children a sense of
comfort and stability as they
form bonds with friends and
caregivers who become like an
extension of their family. Our
continuity of caregiving option
was developed in response to the
increasing body of research
demonstrating the many positive
results of firm, sustained
attachments in a child's early
years.
Because we know that
continuity of care is not right
for all families or all staff,
we also offer a more traditional
approach, in which children move
to new rooms as they reach
milestone birthdays at 18 months
and three years of age. Some
families believe that making
such transitions a part of their
children's lives early on helps
to prepare them for the changes
they will encounter when they
enter school.
Both approaches can be
valuable for children. At
Corning Children's Center, we
are happy to be able to offer
families a choice.
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