The State requires all staff to be CPR and First Aid certified. Leading Learners Academy offers this certification every two years and at that time all current staff will be certified.

All staff must complete a department approved standard precautions training that meets current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and counts towards ongoing training requirements.

All staff who work with children must complete a minimum of fifteen (15) clock hours of training each year.

All management level staff have a CDA (Child Development Associates) or higher degree in Education.

Offering our staff, the opportunity to pursue formal Early Childhood Education is a priority at LLA. Formally trained caregivers further our mission to provide high quality childcare to working families in our region.

Leading Learners Academy is committed to providing a warm, inviting, and calming space to learn and grow. All Leading Learners Academy staff will have reference checks, a background check, and fingerprints on file with the Department of Children and Family Background Screening. To learn more about our committed safety measures, please review our Emergency Procedures Policy.

The Creative Curriculum for Preschool is a comprehensive curriculum for preschools that builds children’s confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills through hands-on, project-based investigations. Trusted for decades by early childhood educators, our curriculum:

Your child’s curriculum will be supplemented with additional rigorous activities when necessary. This is to ensure each child is being appropriately challenged and provided with an individualized learning experience.

Your child(ren) will learn through a hands-on theme-based curriculum. In every classroom, there is a “Parent Board” that we encourage you to look at every Monday so you know what concepts we are working on and Friday night to see what concepts will be taught the next week. You will also receive daily and weekly alerts via the ProCare app. If you see that we are working on a certain color or concept during the week when your child(ren) is not at school, point it out to your child(ren)to continue with the process of learning at home.

At Leading Learners Academy, we strive to encourage appropriate behaviors through positive reinforcement, praise, and modeling. Structuring the environment with thorough planning and activities that are geared to meet the children’s needs and level of development minimizes inappropriate behavior. Most undesirable behavior can be handled with a gentle reminder, or by redirecting the child. More repetitive or hurtful offenses will merit a talk, walk, or quiet time. We will discuss why the behavior is inappropriate with the child, what is acceptable, and expected at school.

Children will not be subjected to discipline that is severe, humiliating, or frightening. Withholding of food, rest or toileting will not be used as a discipline method. Spanking or any other form of physical punishment is strictly prohibited at Leading Learners Academy.