Our Philosophy

Tauxemont has been teaching children a love of learning since 1942. The Tauxemont learning experience encourages parents to participate with their children during this major step away from home. At Tauxemont, we enjoy being involved with our children both during school and at our special events. Your family involvement is what makes your child's experience at Tauxemont unique. In fact, the parents play an essential role in the learning process as they help in the classroom, drive children on field trips, build play equipment, or participate in our annual Spring Fun Fair. The intimacy between parent, child, and teacher is something quite rare and special - and something you and your child may never enjoy again to the same degree.

Tauxemont lights the spark of learning that will continue for a lifetime. Newcomers and long-time area residents alike find "our little school in the woods" a center for lifelong friendships.

Our Program

Tauxemont Preschool believes that formal education is best begun in the first grade and that our primary purpose is to provide an environment for a child to grow emotionally, developmentally, physically, socially, and intellectually.

We believe, therefore, that preschool should allow them to:

• discover that school is a happy place, that learning is fun and rewarding and that teachers are understanding and stimulating human beings;
• learn how to work and play successfully with other children;
• learn to develop their own skills, talents, and interests, and to expand each of these to the fullest extent;
• develop a sense of personal worth and an understanding of the needs and rights of others; and to
• develop a sense of excitement and interest in the world in which we live and an eagerness to learn more.

We feel that children whose preschool experiences are of this nature will approach formal schooling ready to learn anything the school is prepared to teach. In order to provide experiences of this nature, our preschool:

• provides a wide variety of activities geared to the proper age and skill level of the children;
• emphasizes personal standards and pride of achievement rather than simple conformity to group standards and encourages the child to recognize that the process is as important as the product;
• encourages creative arts in addition to crafts, and dramatic and creative play in addition to organized games and activities;
• considers individual needs and different rates of development in children along with the aims of group activity and socialization
• recognizes that the most desirable discipline is self-discipline, and that encouragement and consistent standards are more effective than punishment in the development of self-discipline
• offers a developmentally appropriate program with out the use of formal devices, drills, competitive learning, or rigid routines.

Special Features

• A natural woodland setting
• Two large, age appropriate playgrounds
• Large classrooms, small class sizes
• A professional teaching staff
• Home visits to all new families
• Flexible co-oping for working parents
• Partial scholarships available
• State-licensed
• Accredited by the NAEYC's National Academy of Early Childhood programs

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