Here We Grow Learning Center opened in 2019 right before the COVID pandemic. We are a family-owned business. Our families are made up of a variety of cultures and ethnic backgrounds. We serve a Hispanic community of hard-working individuals. Some of our families are dual language speakers and some are English learners. We offer a self-paced but cognitively rich and fun curriculum that is developmentally and age-appropriate for each child. Our facility is open to all children ages 8 weeks to 12 years of age in the Hillsborough community.
Mission
Our mission is to provide a safe, nurturing, and inspiring child development environment full of developmentally rich materials and plentiful opportunities to ensure each child gets the best possible start in life.
Vision
Our vision is to develop well-rounded, confident, and responsible individuals who aspire to a lifelong love of learning. We will accomplish this by providing welcoming, happy, safe, and supportive learning environments.
We value being welcoming and supportive, inclusive and individualized, professional and ethical.
Learning Goals and Objectives
Our curriculum is centered on the following six learning goals and objectives necessary to ensure a successful transition to kindergarten and elementary school.
- Objective 1: Personal, Social, and Emotional Growth
- Objective 2: Communication, Language, and Literacy
- Objective 3: Problem-Solving, Reasoning, & Numeracy
- Objective 4: Knowledge and Understanding of the World
- Objective 5: Physical Development
- Objective 6: Creative and Artistic Development
Our classrooms include centers that are equipped to assist in meeting specific learning goals and objectives. We encourage children to explore and use their imagination in our centers so that learning is fun and interactive.
As a Home Center:We encourage role-playing for socialization.
As a Block Center:We promote spatial relationships and geometric understanding of math concepts.
As an Art Center:We support individual expression and creativity.
As a Science Center:We influence exploration and discovery of the world we live in.
As a Music Center:We teach auditory learning skills and the distinction of different sounds.
As a Reading Center:We encourage a love for reading and books and promote self-expression through storytelling.
As a Sensory Center:We expand knowledge learned through the five senses: sight, sound, touch, and taste.
As a Writing Center:We strengthen fine motor skills; eye/hand coordination and helps children to develop a love for the writing
In partnership with the USDA Nutrition Program, we offer our families hot breakfast, hot lunch, and P.M. snacks.
Developmental assessments are used to chart each child’s growth and development to strengthen any weaknesses and continue to build on strengths.
Contact us! We invite you to tour our learning center. We look forward to seeing you.