Program

The Children’s Garden is a private, tax exempt, not-for-profit preschool serving children and their families in the Grant Park and Ormewood Park neighborhoods, Southeast Atlanta, and surrounding communities. We employ a highly experienced, professional team of teachers dedicated to early child learning and nurture.

Since its inception, TCGP has continued to meet the the needs of families of all backgrounds, beliefs and traditions.

TCGP’s core, whole-child, holistic approach to the joyful way of “learning through living” is our primary goal.   What we share in common with our community is a love of children and a belief that all children should be nurtured and honored while being guided and given time and space to grow.  We feel the means to provide all of this for a child in the preschool setting is in small groups, with an emphasis on process-oriented experience. Our teachers provide a calm, warm, home-like atmosphere while creating opportunities for children to satisfy their natural curiosity and immersion into joyful learning.  We support and nurture the whole child  through activities such as  free play, circle and singing, watercolor painting, craft, story telling, baking and cooking, outside play, and activities such as nature walks and gardening.

Through creative play, the groundwork for learning is founded.
We see intellects grow and imaginations emerge.

At The Children’s Garden, children often experience their first efforts in making friends and being in a classroom setting – this is a marvelous opportunity for nurturing self-esteem and confidence.  Each class takes on the feel of and connection to a little village.  Children view themselves as friends and members of a caring community.

Regular daily, weekly and monthly rhythms (schedule/flow)  help children learn to adapt to daily routines and respond beautifully to consistency and repetition.  This practice provides the children a supportive and secure environment to explore and develop their independence.  The sense of certainty a child experiences in this way allows him or her the time, space and freedom to reach their capabilities.

Please refer to the Holistic Curriculum under Program more information on our approach and work with children.