Welcome to The Pa-Paw Patch!
Thanks for visiting our site, which we hope you find inspiring! Our
smiling and happy children, our crafts and projects to bring fun learning to
the classroom, and the fun-filled attitude around this place everyday are inspirations
to us!
We’re a
licensed childcare center in small town Vale, North
Carolina that has been open since February 14, 2000. We accept all children, ages 6 weeks through
5 years. We offer a school-age program
as well, with before and after school care.
We have a school-age room open during the summer for ages 5 through 12.
We built our center from the ground
up to look more like home rather than a school, because we want everyone who
comes in to feel at home. We believe
that every child deserves a happy childhood and the chance to be a kid. We encourage learning through play, and we
build lots of playtime learning into our curriculum.
We have large playgrounds to support outdoor gross
motor play, at least an hour a day. Our
classrooms are fully stocked with art, science, and music supplies, along with
areas for dramatic play (housekeeping and dress-up), block play (supports early
math skills), and quiet areas for book reading.
We encourage imagination and learning led by the child’s interest, which
develops critical thinking skills. Our
Patchers are well-prepared for “big school,” learning numbers, letters, and writing. We also focus on teaching rhyming, opposites,
colors, shapes, and many more basic kindergarten skills. If you're interested in getting an idea about the kinds of activities we do, head over to our HomePlay page for a few examples. We also offer a free weekly music time for all the
children, and we have a gymnastics instructor who comes weekly to teach a
gymnastics class for a small fee to all who are interested.
