Issue 7 2023, Acquisition International | 9 connecting with Yellow Brick Road’s directors, the leaders of each branch work to tailor their training, support, and development to suit individual members of staff, benefitting all parties. As a result of its excellent programs, Yellow Brick Road has been named Most Outstanding Education Programs Provider, Minnesota, in the Global Excellence Awards 2023. On the company’s success, Yellow Brick Road comments, “We appreciate this award and the recognition it brings to our amazing teachers for all of the work they do to put good humans into the world!” Contact: Jessica Johnsen Company: Yellow Brick Road Early Childhood Development Center Web Address: www.ybrecdc.org Yellow Brick Road: Paving the Way to Children’s Future Yellow Brick Road offers a variety of educational programs for young children, helping them to learn, grow, and develop from the age of six weeks to five years old. The company understands that the early years of a child’s life are an important stage of development. Each program is catered to suit a specific age group; for example, the infant program is focused on sensory and motor skills, whilst the pre-k program helps children prepare to embark on their academic journey. When their child attends one of Yellow Brick Road’s programs, parents can rest assured that their child will be provided with the best standard of care possible. The preschool works hard to create a warm, stimulating, and comforting environment that encourages them to explore their surroundings, learn about the world, and develop a love for learning through outdoor classrooms and child-led academics. Yellow Brick Road believes that every child is unique and that they should be allowed to grow at their own pace. The preschool is equipped with a team of teachers who share this belief and are committed to spending time nurturing their individual strengths whilst encouraging them to reach new heights. Their teaching methods are guided by the standards set by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, knowledge of child development, theories of child behaviour, and acceptable best practices for educating young children. Several factors are crucial in Yellow Brick Road’s delivery of high-quality education. First, the program operates based on a deep understanding of children’s active discovery and the role of education in facilitating their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Secondly, it builds relationships with the children and their families by engaging in meaningful interactions with them. Thirdly, the school encourages children to make decisions and strives to help them understand how their decisions affect others. Moreover, Yellow Brick Road offers a customised curriculum based on the preferences of the children in the classroom. To do this, the teacher identifies the group’s shared interests, encourages them to want to learn more, and finally guides them to satisfy their curiosities. Yellow Brick Road, comments, “We feel that our teaching method is innovative and unique to early childhood education because it is carried out by our one-of-a-kind teaching staff! There truly are no ‘trade secrets’ it is all about execution. Our team is well equipped to execute our unique curriculum and extremely passionate about what they do each day.” Alongside its educational offerings, parents can choose to enrol their child in one of Yellow Brick Road’s varied enrichment programs. This allows them to participate in a range of beneficial extracurricular activities, from dance to tennis to music, without taking away from parents’ quality time with them in the evenings and at the weekends. Yellow Brick Road’s mission of putting good humans into the world refers to every person it encounters, including teachers, leaders, parents, community members, and students alike. The company’s leadership team is truly second to none, embodying its mission as well as its core values of fun, positivity, nurturing, communication, collaboration, and innovation. By Located in Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska, Yellow Brick Road is an early childhood education development centre focused on providing children with a safe place in which they can learn, explore, and grow. For its exceptional educational childcare programs, the program has been named Most Outstanding Education Programs Provider, Minnesota, in the Global Excellence Awards 2023. Yellow Brick Road Early Childhood Development Center 137 | Acquisition International, Global Excellence Awards 2023
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