Carol’s House operates during the academic year as a preschool for twelve children, ages 2-5. In summers, many school-aged alumni return to attend Carol’s House as a summer program, reconnecting with their old friends and being teachers and role models to the younger children. The center is staffed year round by Kate and Noah. Beside short breaks during holidays and for two weeks in summer, the center is open 7:45 to 5:15 Monday through Friday.

Snacks and Lunch

We provide morning (10:30) and afternoon (4:15) snacks every day, and prepare a nutritious lunch (1:00) each day. Friday’s lunch is pizza made from scratch by the kids and Noah!

Please let us know if you have any special dietary concerns! We strive to provide all of our kids with healthy and safe food choices and have worked with vegans, vegetarians and children with food allergies.

 

 

 

OUR CENTER

 

 

 

• Carol’s House is open Monday- Friday. 7:45 am- 5:15 pm
• We care for children two and up.
• Children in diapers are welcome; we have helped support many children as they transition to underwear.
• Each day we provide a morning and afternoon snack and lunch.
• We strive to accommodate dietary restrictions and have worked with children with vegetarian, vegan and allergy-conscious diets.
• Carol’s House is open all year, with the exception of most national holidays, a break in the summer, a break in the winter, and a few days throughout the year which usually correspond with closings at OU and Norman Public Schools.
• We offer only full time spots and require children to attend from 10:00 am- 2:00 pm most of the year.  This allows children to become confident members of their small community and to fully absorb the unit curriculum.
• The summer program allows the school year families to leave for summer break without losing their school year spots, and for older children to have a fun summer activity. These months are much loved by both the younger and older crew, as well as by Noah and Kate.
• Children at Carol’s House are rarely broken up by age group allowing the older children to become more effective teachers and younger students to have many opportunities to learn.
• Our focus at Carol’s House is on the growth of the whole child, however we also enjoy delving into academic material.  This is expressed through play and identified as color-, shape-, number- and letter-of-the-week, week or two-week units covering the seasons, animals, insects, seeds/food production, dinosaurs, animal classification and more.  We also take every chance we get to use incidental learning opportunities to explore the world around us, and the subjects that children are particularly interested in.