Reaching Your Child’s Milestones
Your child will make friends while developing mental and physical coordination and self-help skills.
Infant Program (6 weeks-1 year)
Our goal is to provide a safe and nurturing “home away from home,” where babies can explore and make new discoveries. Our Infant Program is designed to give babies the skills that will serve as the building blocks for a lifetime of learning.
Our infant program includes:
- Free meals and formula
- Safe and developmentally enriching caregiving
- Activities that help infants acquire developmental skills
Toddler Program (1 year-2 years)
Believing that children learn best through experiences; each day is filled with fun activities that excite and develop toddlers. Our program helps them explore their world in a safe and nurturing environment; providing the comfort and confidence to speak those first few words, and make their first friends.
Our toddler program includes:
- Free meals and snacks
- Activities that encourage language, thinking, and motor skills development
- Opportunities to touch, taste, look at, listen to, smell and manipulate objects
Discovery Preschool Program (2-3 years)
Our Discovery Preschool Program prepares our two-year olds to a world of learning, sharing, and exploring. Engaging our young scholars with a blend of music, art, and movement.
Preschool Program (3-5 years)
With individual attention suited to your child’s unique needs, our program focuses on Language and Literacy Development, Building Brain Power, Social/Emotional Development, Physical Development, Cognitive Development, and Creative Expression for learning success.
As time approaches for your child to graduate from preschool, we offer transition workshops with information on how to register your child for kindergarten. Preschool graduation is an exciting time for you and your child. YWO takes time to celebrate this milestone with your family at the end of summer. This is the perfect time to begin thinking about any before and after school care needs once enrolled in school.
Before and After-School Care
Young With Options’ before and after school program supports busy families with adult supervision for their children when they are not in school. We offer:
- Service for children 5- to 12-years-old
- Transportation
- Homework help and tutoring
- Enriching activities: drama, art, technology and more
- Safe and secure environment
- Nutritious meals and snacks included
- Passionate and caring teachers
- Payment through vouchers/subsidies
We provide safe and reliable transportation to and from select schools. Review the list below to find out what schools we currently serve.
West Philly, Southwest, Darby/Upper Darby, Manayunk, Roxborough, North Philly, Northeast, South Philly, Downtown
Summer Camp (Up to age 12)
Summer of Wonder! Young With Options offers an engaging summer camp program from June through August. YWO makes summer exciting, educational, and tons of fun while soaking up the sun with exciting weekly themes, fun daily experiences, and fields trips that the children will love.
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