The Garden at Greenwood

The Garden at Greenwood
Educating Young Children in Spanish, Chinese, ASL, and English
Age range: Birth– 2 1/2 years
Tuition: Infants (birth-12 months): $1,550 (diapers/formula included); Younger Toddlers (12–24 months): $1,450; Older Toddlers (24 months-36 months): $1,400 Prices include diapers, formula, snacks and organic meals for older children. Part-time rates are as follows: 0 to 15 hours: babies, $775,  twos and up: $675; 15 to 20 hours: babies: $900, twos and up: $775; 20 to 30 hours: babies: $1000, twos and up: $875.
Scholarships available: Small discount for two or more children. We have a contract with Child Care Services and DSS for subsidies.
Accreditation: We have a Four Star License from the State of North Carolina. College Educated Teachers.
Application deadline: Can apply any time during the year.
Application fee: $75, non-refundable one-time application fee and $275 enrollment fee.
School starts: School runs year round. We accept children year round, depending on availability.
School runs:
1.   First Shift is from 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
2.   Second Shift is from 2:30 p.m. – 11:00 pm.
3.   Third Shift is from 10:30 pm – 7:30 am.
Early and late hours available at different rates and by special arrangement. Evening, and weekend care also available upon request.
Class size: Five children under 3 years if age and no more than TWO babies at a time. Will accommodate older siblings for evening/weekend care as needed.
Student to teacher ratio: Infants 3:1; Toddlers 5:1;
Boy/girl quota: No quota: we take what comes and normally there is a happy medium.
How toilet-trained do children need to be? We do that; not required for admission. Parents provide pull-ups while child is being potty trained.
Parental participation required: We are Family Child Care Home, parents are encouraged through school activities to participate in gatherings/picnics/parties/activities and parent/teacher days.
Special features: We offer a mix of Curriculum/Montessori. We are a multilingual program (Spanish, Chinese,  English, and American Sign Language, ASL).  We have music classes once a week by a teacher/tutor/musician trained to work with young children. Also, we offer  Baby Creative Movement & Yoga to make children aware of body and enhance your child’s love for physical movement. Baby Massage and Exercises are used twice a week (and as needed) to relax, soothe, and nurture babies’ bodies.   American Sign Language is used with newborns as an early language acquisition tool to help infants communicate early and cut down on frustrations due to the lack of proper speech development. We are located on three acres of land and have a miniature goat, chickens, ducks, rabbits, cats, birds, fish and more. No indoor pets. We spend two to four hours outside, rain or shine. We go on neighborhood strolls.
Email:   [email protected]