


Morgantown Early Learning Facility
Site 1: 302 Scott Avenue Morgantown, WV 26508 (304) 291-5845
Site 2: 72 Distributor Drive Morgantown, WV 26508 (304) 241-4632
Our Philosophy


Parents and staff of Morgantown ELF cherish the worth and dignity of each child. Our goal is to provide a succession of experiences whereby each child may have the opportunity to develop at her/his own rate as he/she becomes an individual who develops the following skills:
Personal Values & Skills:
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Learning to manage feelings
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Develop the ability to organize, plan and follow through on simple tasks
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Increase ability to make wise choices and decisions in a consistent manner
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Develop the ability to set standards for personal behavior and to live by them, reaching immediate concepts of right and wrong
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Establish routine and patterns of living
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Find both satisfactions and limitation in the field of make-believe
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Expect failures as well as successes
Academic Learning:
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Satisfying natural curiosity resulting in creative learnings
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Develop new interests and build on recent ones
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Bring to consciousness their environment that he/she does not perceive (physical and biological)
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Learn to think, learn how things are done
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Expand knowledge through exploration, investigation, assimilation and reflection
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Develop appreciation and interest in books
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Apply mathematic and scientific information to a solution of a problem
Group Values & Relationships:
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Feeling wanted, valued and cared for by his/her peers and adults in his/her life
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Become a social person, learn to interact with age mates
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Learn to be a part of a social group
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Learn to share and cooperate with others
Partnership with Parents:
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Learn to relate self to family and near associates
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Selection of clothing, toys and activities appropriate for his/her development level
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Develop and understanding of change through developmental sequence
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Participate in educational experiences that cannot be offered through the home situation, extending experiences through cooperative involving teacher, parent and child
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Begin to recognize his/her individuality through identification with family members and other age peers
Our enrollment consists of families with diverse cultural backgrounds. In relation, our curriculum emphasizes multi-cultural awareness. One component for our Pre-K collaboration includes the integration of Spanish and Sign Language lessons. Furthermore weekly diversity lessons are completed in each classroom. These lessons tie into the planning involved in creating a variety of multi-cultural themed meals that the children enjoy for lunch every Friday.