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Downtown Education Center Preschool & Infant Care

A Caring Community of Life-long Learners

Garden Pathways Downtown Education Center, located in the heart of downtown Bakersfield at 17th and M Street, is now enrolling.

For more than a decade, our preschool and infant care center has nurtured comprehensive readiness for success with an established research-based curriculum, a faith-based foundation, and a safe, loving environment.

Call 661–633-2302 to arrange for a personal tour.

We offer preschool and infant care, age 6 weeks to 6 years. Afterschool care is available until your child’s 6th birthday.

• Early literacy curriculum
• Arts education
• Safe, loving environment
• Partnership with families
• Christian foundation
• Healthy food prepared on site

 We welcome all private clients and Community Connection for Child Care!

Enroll your child at Garden Pathways  for success in school and success in life.

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“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6 (NIV)

What parents are saying

“I appreciate [Garden Pathways] so much; Mattox is thriving and also loving it”

– parent of 4-year old

“Excellent job by staff and volunteers.  My child loves her school.  She is prepared socially, culturally, and academically to go forward to kindergarten with confidence.”
– parent of 4-year old

“I love how friendly the staff is.  I love how comfortable and welcoming they make me feel, especially since I come in daily to spend my lunch breaks with my son.

– parent of infant

“I love how staff tell me about my son’s day and all the interesting and funny things he says.”
– parent of 4-year old

Learn More About Our School!

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Licensed Child Care

Garden Pathways Downtown Education Center, a division of Garden Pathways, Inc.  is a fully-licensed child and infant care center (California Day Care Center License #153808748, 153808747) . We welcome all private clients and Community Connection for Child Care.

Our fully-qualified staff engages in ongoing professional development to ensure the optimal care and education of your child. Our energetic and experienced teacher’s continual quest for excellence and our love of children elicit the finest in child care.

Research-Based Practices

Your child benefits from the best of research in early childhood education. Guidelines of the premier national early childhood education associations judiciously shape our curriculum and practices. We perform ongoing assessments of your child’s progress to allow us to effectively help your child during the critical first years of development.

Three major projects have formed the foundation for the development of our core curriculum:

• the report of the Committee on Early Childhood Pedagogy of the National Research Council;
• the report of the Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development of the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine;
• the joint statement of the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), a statement endorsed by twelve other professional associations concerned with the education of young children.

Early Literacy Curriculum

Our engaging, research-based core curriculum, Houghton Mifflin Pre-K: Where Bright Futures Begin, incorporates these ten principles that reflect learning from early childhood studies and informed practice:

1. An integrated curriculum
2. Standards-based instruction
3. Age-appropriateness
4. Cultural and linguistic diversity
5. Balance of exploration and instruction
6. Oral language development
7. Focus on literacy
8. Focus on math
9. Social and emotional development
10. Family involvement

Our curriculum features high-quality literature, child-centered themes and a flexible lesson structure that specifically develops critical early literacy skills, such as oral language, listening comprehension, vocabulary, phonological awareness, print awareness and alphabet knowledge. The program also teaches mathematics on a daily basis, and incorporates activities to address social/emotional development, physical development, science, social studies, music and art.

Amazing Athletes

Garden Pathways Downtown Education Center offers optional classes with Amazing Athletes for an additional monthly fee. Classes are Tuesdays at 9am. Coach Natalie works with the children on the basic fundamentals and mechanics of 9 different sports.  For more information, go to http://www.amazingathletes.com/author/bakersfield or see the brochures at the front desk.

Arts Education

The preschool provides your child with unique opportunities for education in the arts. We give children rich experiences in many art forms, encouraging creative expression through music, movement, language, and visual art. Gifted teachers in the arts enhance your child’s learning experience. Our arts programs reflect application of research that shows the significant benefits of the arts on child development and academic achievement.

Partnership with Families

Garden Pathways Downtown Education Center closely partners with families to help you support your child’s learning and development and to enable us to achieve shared goals. Frequent communication with families underpins collaborative partnership based on trust, respect, and positive regard.

Character Education

Our staff members partner with you to develop positive character traits in your child. We model and teach important social skills and character qualities such as kindness, honesty, generosity, and self-control. Our Christian values-based training reinforces the values that are the foundation of our society.

Healthy Food Prepared On Site

Downtown Education Center serves nutritious meals and snacks based on the United States Department of Agriculture Child and Adult Care Food Programguidelines.  Our cook lovingly prepares all meals on site with attention to high quality ingredients and freshness. Parents are always welcome to join their children for lunch!

Ongoing Assessment

1) Children are personally and socially competent.

2) Children are effective learners.

3) Children show physical and motor competence.

4) Children are safe and healthy.

5) Families support their child’s learning and development.

6) Families achieve their goals.

We truly partner with families to best assist the growth and development of the child and the success of the family as a whole.  Assessment of children is done upon entry into the program, to establish a baseline, and then up to twice a year thereafter.  Completed assessments will be followed by Parent-Teacher Conferences to share your child’s strengths and areas for development.

More information on Desired Results can be found at www.desiredresults.us

Facility Security

Our spacious facility is equipped with a state-of-the-art security system and cameras to ensure your child’s safety.

Contact Us

(661) 633-2302

1130 17th Street (corner of M St)
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Mon-Fri 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM

Karen Goh, President/CEO

Laurie Fontaine, Director of Childhood Education

Small Wonders Preschool | Bakersfield — Valley Baptist Church

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Our Philosophy

Small Wonders is a place where your child will experience love, laughter, and learning! In an atmosphere of Christian beliefs, our goal is to work with parents in the nurture and development of their child for a lifelong journey of learning. The goal of our program is to enhance the total growth of each child with

• Music

• Language

• Bible time

• Visits by community members/agencies

• Community service projects

• Established Abeka curriculum

• Arts, crafts, and sports activities

• Spiritual development to give children an understanding of God’s presence in our world

• Help children develop a positive self image through the knowledge of God’s love

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Developmental Goals

• Spiritual Development

• Social Development

• Intellectual Development

• Physical Development

• Emotional Development

Snacks & Lunches

• Morning and afternoon snack will be provided by Small Wonders

• A voluntary meal plan is available at a cost of $3 per day to feed your child lunch

  • If you do not wish to enroll in the meal plan, you are expected to pack a lunch for your child

  • Sack lunch food items cannot be heated or prepared in any way and cannot contain any nut products

• Our weekly menu will always be posted the first of the week.
  **If there are food allergies or dietary restrictions for medical reasons, contact our office.

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Days & Hours of Operation

7:00am – 5:30pm, Monday through Friday.

• Minimum enrollment is 2 days.

• Enrollment options of 2, 3, 4, or 5 days a week.

Phone: 661.387.6363

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Tuition & Fees

Potty Trained | Monthly Tuition

5 Days – $840
4 Days – $672
3 Days – $504
2 Days – $336

Non-Potty Trained | Monthly Tuition

5 Days – $920
4 Days – $736
3 Days – $552
2 Days – $368

In addition to monthly tuition, there is also a $100 Annual Registration Fee

Small Wonders will be closed on:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving & Friday after, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day.

Small Wonders will also be closed 2 weeks out of each calendar year: one week in the month of June as Valley Baptist Church hosts Vacation Bible School and the week between Christmas Eve day and New Year’s Day for cleaning and maintenance of our facility.

Job Opportunities:

• Small Wonders is looking to hire. Stop by the reception desk for questions or to fill out an application. Requirements: Minimum of 12 Early Childhood Education Units.

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