2020-08-12

2020-2021 Focus on Oak Grove City Guide Page 24 state of Missouri as a Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Center. Magic Kingdom offers a comprehensive preschool curriculum that aligns with National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards and Missouri Common Core Standards for preschool. Little Lambs Learning Center, 600 SE 12th St., is located across from Oak Grove High School. Kristin Fangmann Liles, a 2003 graduate of Oak Grove High School serves as director and can be reached at 625-0108. This Christian preschool is sponsored by Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. Little Lambs welcomes children ages 2-12 and is able to accommodate 34 children in its two-room facility during the hours of 6 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Playground equipment and activities are available for all age levels. Oak Grove school district kindergarten outline is used to prepare children for entry into kindergarten. Program is offered Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. beginning the week after Labor Day. Children attend library programs and field trips are taken during the year. A special preschool Christmas program, holiday parties and prekindergarten graduation are additional activities at the center. They offer a Summer Program of activities for school age children, which includes field trips. Duncan Academy East, 1103 SW 1st St., a convenient location visible from I-70, provides academic, physical, and emotional enrichment for children ages 2 through 12. Academy provides baby-sitting services and Parents Night Out every 6-8 weeks. Families are provided a secure facility. A passcode is required for entry and cameras record every inch of space throughout the school and playground. All teachers are required to obtain 12 training hours per year in the child development field. The Academy transports children before and after school to Stony Point Elementary in the Grain Valley district and Oak Grove buses transport Elementary and Primary students to the facility. They have spots available for all ages 6 weeks to school age. Jessicia Keown, director, can be contacted at 625-0186. Oak Grove offers several day care and preschool facilities, including Sunny Days, Magic Kingdom, Little Lambs and Duncan Academy East. Each provides a variety of learning programs for children, as well as full- and part-time day care. Sunny Days Day Care and Preschool, 508 E. 12th St., across from Oak Grove Maple Elementary, was established in August 1977. The 25-member staff includes Sarah Dunham, director and Janea Robinson, a former Grain Valley Middle School teacher who is now the kindergarten readiness teacher at the preschool. Sunny Days welcomes children from 6 weeks to 12 years of age, and provides a nurturing and caring environment where the focus is on social, emotional and educational development. An academic enrichment program is offered for ages 2-5 working to develop children’s math, reading and spelling skills readying them for kindergarten. Summer programs include a summer camp for school-age children, a fitness program including outdoor activities and daily field trips including swimming every week. Children also participate in the summer learning program at the library. Sunny Days has been in business for 43 years and prides itself as a community-minded preschool and day care. To enroll or for more information, contact Michelle Munson or Sarah Dunham at 690-3540. Magic Kingdom Child Care and Preschool is located at 704 SE Salem St., 690-3933. Staff includes Director Jamie Ballowe and 18 fully trained members. Magic Kingdom accepts newborn children to sixth-graders. Center offers a year-round preschool curriculum, as well as full- and part-time child care. A summer program is available for children who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade, offering an exciting enrichment program that includes curriculum, field trips, and weekly trips to the Aquatic Center. Facility includes one room for infants and one room for toddlers, as well as a room for each age group, and two rooms for school-age children in first through sixth grade. The facility is recognized as an advanced level Missouri Eat Smart program, a voluntary program focusing on providing healthy and nutritious meals for children. Center also has Missouri MoveSmart certification and is recognized by the Schools Preschools & daycares Magic Kingdom Child Care and Preschool