ELM Curriculum
The Early Learning Matters (ELM) Curriculum is a highly accessible and adaptive program that supports optimal learning and development of children from birth to five years of age. There is influence of the standards established by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) on the curriculum’s content and methods.
Promoting Quality
- can be efficiently used by staff with different levels of professional preparation and experience.
- reflects high-quality research on child skills that matter and program practices that work.
- promotes responsiveness to children’s actions, understandings, and interests.
Preparing Children
- is full of developmentally appropriate experiences that support a broad range of skills linked to school readiness and life success.
- offers easy-to-use activity plans that emphasize active learning, including guided play.
- includes tools and strategies to help staff adapt and individualize learning experiences.
Empowering Staff
- includes numerous implementation suggestions in a set of developmentally sequenced learning plans.
- supports staff as experts in adapting planned activities to meet the needs of children.
- eliminates the challenges of developing or finding research-informed learning activities and coordinating different curriculum resources.
Infants & Toddlers
- 25 weeks of activity plans
- Five focus areas of development for infants and toddlers
- The activities are sequenced according to the way infants and toddlers typically develop particular skills and knowledge.
- The activities are organized by blocks that cover a two-week period.
Blocks:
Preschool (3-5 yrs)
- 50 weeks of activity plans
- Eight focus areas of development for preschool age children
- The activities are organized by blocks that cover a two-week period.
- ELM activities are designed for mixed-age preschool classrooms enrolling children from 3 to 5 years of age. Scaffolding tips and related suggestions in each activity plan can help classroom staff accommodate a range of child abilities and interests.
Procare Childcare Software App
We believe in creating meaningful experiences that inspire and connect us. Instant communications and mobile payments have become a necessity in today’s childcare business busy world. The child care app allows parents to be immersed in their children’s day-to-day activities, including tracking developmental milestones, sharing photos and videos as well as enabling two-way communication. The Procare Child Care Mobile App is available across North America on both Apple iOS and Android devices.
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Family Engagement
- Newsletters
- Family messaging
- Text messaging (limit 400/month)
- Activity sharing
- Child care mobile app
Classroom Management
- Lesson plans
- Room management
- Capacity planning
- Secure Check-in and Check-out
- Staff-to-child ratios
- Track milestones
Child Learning
- Assessment and goal setting tracking
- Record Milestones and Share with Families
- Shareable Student Portfolios
- Alignment With State Standards
