Our Children's Center
Preschool in State College, PA 16801
Public Transportation: Bus
Language(s) Spoken: English
Part Time / Full Time: Full Time Part Time
Our Children’s Center (OCC) is a private non-profit Montessori preschool and kindergarten. We welcome families from diverse religious cultural and economic backgrounds. Located in downtown State College Pennsylvania OCC offers a variety of educational programs for children ages 2 years to 6 years of age.
- Child Ages:
- 2 years - 6 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
- Vouchers:
- This provider accepts vouchers
- Special Needs:
- Administer Medication Behavioral/Emotional Issues Cognitive Dysfunction/Delay Speech/Language Delay
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- 7:45 am - 5:30 pm
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The programs and practices of OCC are based on the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori a pioneer educator scientist and child development researcher working in the early 20th century. The Montessori method aims to discover each child’s unique range of abilities and talents while also celebrating his or her cultural community of origin. Respect for the self and others competence self-initiative and self-management responsibility and perspective-taking are highly valued in the Montessori philosophy. In all aspects of learning children move at their own pace repeating activities until a sense of inner mastery prompts redirection.
Goals for each child
- independence
- self-direction
- responsibility as a group member
- self-discipline/self-monitoring
- self-acceptance
- enjoyment of learning
- appreciation of self as unique
