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BY CHLOE YOUNG
Children are provided play-based learning opportunities through toys, games and other activities.
COURTESY CHILDREN'S LIGHTHOUSE
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2501 Brushy Creek Road, Cedar Park www.childrenslighthouse.com/brushycreek
Children’s Lighthouse’s curriculum focuses on learning through playing and hands-on activities.
CHLOE YOUNG COMMUNITY IMPACT
Children’s Lighthouse blends learning with play Since 2019, Children’s Lighthouse of Cedar Park-Brushy Creek has provided play-based learning opportunities for children in the community. The private day care center and preschool has imple- mented new forms of technology to aid students’ learning and enhance safety. The overview Children’s Lighthouse provides day care and
education for infants and toddlers six weeks to two years old as well as preschoolers ages two to ve. The tuition-based center o ers after-school programming for ages ve to 12 and camps during school breaks and the summer. Through a play-to-learn curriculum, children complete activities based on what they’re learning each week, owner Noor Attia said. Children may play with toys created by Children’s Lighthouse to learn science, technology, reading, engineering, art and math, or STREAM. Children may also use the center’s age-speci c playgrounds and participate in outdoor activities such as yoga.
The features At the end of 2024, Children’s Lighthouse part- nered with PBS Kids to provide iPads for kids to play games for limited periods, Attia said. Students in the after-school program, known as xSTREAM Quest, can play games through a new interactive TV board. Looking ahead Children’s Lighthouse aims to continue to evolve its curriculum, Attia said. “Our goal is always, ‘how can we make this bet- ter,’” Attia said. “Children this age and time are a lot di erent than children 10 years ago. It’s constantly evolving.”
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