Ever wonder what your child is doing at school or childcare?  

Here is what they are learning at Training Wheels . . .​

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Spiritual Development - Growth and assurance in the Christian faith through understanding, experience, retention and teachable moments where each child grows in their own relationship with God; our utmost and foremost important value.​



Social & Emotional Development - Social and Emotional milestones are often harder to pinpoint than signs of physical development.  This area emphasizes many skills that increase awareness and self-regulation.  Research shows that social skills and emotional development (reflected in the ability to pay attention, make transitions from one activity to another, and cooperate with others) are a very important part of school readiness.*



Physical Development - From the start, babies want to explore their world.  They are eager to move their eyes, their mouth, and their bodies toward the people and objects that comfort and interest them.  They practice skills that let them not only move closer to desired objects, but also move desired objects to themselves.  As they grow, children's determination to master movement, balance and fine-motor skills remains intense.*

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Motor Development - There are several physical movements and skills that enhance the growth of muscular coordination in a child in the use of "big" muscles like legs and arms and "small" muscles like their fingers and eyes.  Involves grasping, throwing, jumping. rolling from side to side, climbing stairs, etc., as well as doodling, picking up objects with fingers, dressing, and feeding themselves.



Cognitive Development -  Refers to how a person perceives, thinks, and gains understanding of his or her world through the interaction of genetic and learned factors.  Among the areas of cognitive development are information processing, intelligence, reasoning, language development and memory.**



Language Development - Infants use their bodies, vocal cries and other preverbal vocalizations to communicate their wants, needs and dispositions.  Even though most children begin to vocalize and eventually verbalize at various ages and at different rates, they learn their first language without conscious instruction from parents and caretakers.  In fact, research has shown that the earliest learning begins in utero when the fetus can recognize the sounds and speech patterns of his or her mother's voice.***

*Obtained from www.pbs.org

**Obtained from www.answers.com

***Obtained from www.wikipedia.com



So, how do we accomplish all these important developments?