Scope of Services

The children in Gate City Day Nursery Association's program range in age from birth to five years, with the majority of children being 3 to 5 years old.  Gate City offers educational, recreational, and social services. Staff members and teachers are trained in early childhood education, and have had experience with many kinds of social and educational challenges.  Through individualization of educational expereinces offered and the supportive services of a social service staff, Gate City children are afforded the best preschool education Atlanta has to offer.

We recognize parents as the primamry educators, nurturers and advocates for their children. It is our pledge to provide the opportunity for our parents to become actively involved in the shared planning and decision-making process affecting their children.

Program Goals

(a) To use developmentally appropriate practices to provide a print-rich environment where children will acquire the essential building blocks of learning at a very early age, and continue to develop more complex learning skills as they progress through our program.  (b) To provide a program of support that strengthens families and enriches their lives through training and education.  (c) To provide a safe, nurturing, and wholesome environment based on sound educational principles to enable all children; including those with special needs, to reach developmental milestones and to develop the skills necessary for them to enter kindergarten prepard to learn.

Center Characteristics

(a) highly skilled teachers; (b) small class sizes and high adult-to-child ratios; (c) age-appropriate, evidenced-based curricula and stimulating materials in a safe physical setting; (d) a language-rich environment; (e) warm, responsive interactions between staff and children; and (f) high and consistent levels of child participation.