Founded in 1974, The Discovery Center is a preschool and kindergarten program serving families in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area. Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., the center offers a curriculum that focuses on dramatic play, creative art, math activities, music, stories, science/nature, communication skills and outdoor play. It also provides full day and half day preschool programs as well as a program for kindergarten-aged children. The Discovery Center is accredited by the National Academy of Early childhood Programs.
Our program has been designed to enhance the whole child in a positive atmosphere of warmth and caring. Through our constant awareness of child development and consistency, our goal is to meet the social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs that are unique to each child. Children learn through their daily experiences and routines to make decisions, to carry out responsibilities, to express him or herself creatively and to discover friendships. Children are exposed to music, movement, art, science, reading, dramatic play, life skills, blocks, outdoor play and manipulative experiences. Themes and activities are planned around the interests of each group of children and staff. Being located directly across from one of Ann Arbor’s best parks, County Farm, allows for awesome field trips for all rooms to the park as well as the butterfly farm. We believe a daily schedule helps to provide a familiar flow to each day. It balances learning, active and quiet play with child and teacher directed activities within various learning centers and sessions. We strive to achieve these goals through the partnership of child, parent, staff, school and community.
We never teach toward the group but toward the individual. So each child learning method is individualized.
