Preschoolers Ready To Shape The World of Tomorrow
At AsheBridge Children’s Academy, your child gains real confidence knowing that they can make a positive impact on others and the world while building their foundation for becoming caring, empathetic, happy, and successful as adults.
Preschoolers Ready To Shape The World of Tomorrow
At AsheBridge Children’s Academy, your child gains real confidence knowing that they can make a positive impact on others and the world while building their foundation for becoming caring, empathetic, happy, and successful as adults.
Preschool and Child Daycare Center Serving Apex & Fuquay-Varina, NC
we are inviting your child into a world of continuous positive transformation
Fun
“Do a loony-goony dance ‘cross the kitchen floor, put something silly in the world that ain’t been there before.”
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Innovation
“Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are hidden in the most unlikely places.”
The Minpins by Roald Dahl
Respect
“A person’s a person,
no matter how small.”
Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
Excellence
“You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
Keeping Your Family Safe From COVID-19
With Enhanced Policies, Procedures, And Practices
Kindergarten Readiness
That Starts From Day 1
The impact of your child’s early education can’t be overstated. These years lay the foundation for your child’s future school success, emotional well-being, ability to think and reason, and overall self-esteem. We nurture creative thinking, problem-solving, and self-love in your child at this crucial stage so that they can confidently take their next step to Kindergarten.
Character-Building Is
A Part Of The Curriculum
The skills children need most for today’s world are social-emotional skills. We go beyond academics to include negotiation, conflict resolution, creative thinking, and decision-making in your child’s lesson plans. With interpersonal relationship skills and practical life skills built into the curriculum children learn to take care of themselves, and each other.
A Blend of Educational Methods Set A Solid Academic Foundation
The Building Bridges Curriculum blends the best of education models to include learning through play and direct instruction with influences from Reggio Emilia and Montessori methodology. It’s proven that young children retain lasting knowledge through such immersive experiences. S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) education is woven into daily experiences.
What Are The Hidden Benefits Of Child-Led Activities and Play?
There’s a reason children have the opportunity to engage in child-directed activities and playing, as well teacher-lead activities. Partaking in these exercises builds social skills, cooperation, and sense of a classroom community. Along with social-emotional skills and teamwork skills, your child develops judgment, comprehension, and listening.
Practical Life Skills That
Will Last For A Lifetime
Giving children age-appropriate tasks and chores develops their belief in themselves and their capabilities. They learn self-help skills like getting dressed by themselves and life skills like sweeping up and setting the table. Bonus! They inherently gain a sense of responsibility and pride as an active participant in their classroom community.
Caring, Qualified Teachers
Light Up Your Child's Mind
Teachers with a love of children who have early education as their vocation are also highly degreed and qualified. Your child learns from an experienced and passionate teacher: someone who is dedicated to their subject matter, committed to them, and whose calling is passing along their love of learning.
A Warm And Welcoming
Haven Awaits Your Family
Teachers and children alike exude a real warmth, which can be felt from the moment you step through our doors. Our sunny, creative classrooms are a place where your child can laugh, relax, learn, and, most of all, thoroughly enjoy their experience.
Feel Secure Knowing Your Child is Safe
There is nothing quite like knowing that your child is in capable hands. To this end, all staff are CPR/First Aid certified and receive approximately 20 hours of health and safety training. For added security, we do background checks, and all of our entrances are keypad locked to prevent unauthorized access. Feel secure knowing your child is safe.
Expect A Sparkling Clean
And Organized Classrooms
Parents often remark on the cleanliness of our classrooms, which are kept neat, tidy, and orderly. We sanitize our classrooms frequently throughout the day and keep the space spotlessly clean. This increases your child’s sense of calm, peace, the ease of routine, and makes our space ever-so inviting.
Eco-Healthy Certified
Protects Good Health
Green construction features include individually climate-controlled classrooms and low-VOC materials to maintain superior air quality. Learning areas are designed to delight, intrigue, and inspire young learners while limiting exposure to harmful toxins. We believe the eco-healthy certification is a prerequisite for a quality childcare environment.
Children Learn Values Through Positive Behavior Management
We use a positive approach in our classrooms. Teachers remain centred and calm as they provide children with objective feedback that helps them reason through -and change- any unwanted behaviour. Through compassionate, understanding interactions with teachers and peers, they can mirror this understanding and compassion in the world.
Healthy And Nutritious Meals Are Included In The Cost Of Tuition
During the first few years of life, a child’s brain and cognitive function undergo significant growth and development. Nutrition plays a vital role in healthy development during these critical stages. We provide healthy lunches and snacks to support your child, free of charge, to support you and your family.
National Recognition And Accreditation by NAEYC
Our Fuquay-Varina preschool has been fully accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and the Apex preschool anticipates accreditation in 2021. Our NAEYC accreditation program holds us to a much higher standard than daycare centers.
In-House Visits Bring
A World Of Excitement
Several times a year, we receive in-house guests including magicians, musicians, dentists, doctors, animals (wildlife & pets), gymnasts, firefighters with their trucks, police, and our absolute favorite is frequent visits from grandparents (parents too).
Your Parent App Provides
Photos And Daily Reports
You’ll receive photos and live updates through our mobile communication app. It’s a fun way of connecting and an asset because it also expertly promotes our guiding principles: fun, education, kindness, safety, and family partnerships.
Natural Playgrounds Are
Where Children Learn Best
Current research shows the numerous benefits of exploring natural landscapes. When your child explores their natural environment they use imagination, boost their mood, enhance thinking skills like problem-solving, all while getting fresh air, sunshine, and exercise every day.
Large Indoor Play Spaces
For More Daily Movement
Our gross motor areas are designed for your child to run, jump, and play. Big movements train large muscle groups and such active exercise is essential to your child’s development. We make sure your child experiences such liberating play every day.
Art, Music, and Dance
Are
Exciting Daily Enrichments
Children are guided through activities that develop their self-expression and imagination. Daily practice in the creative fields of art, music, and dance, has many other benefits, such as patterning, understanding rhythm, and being fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus.
Computer Technology
For Modern Day Skills
This program is designed to promote and enhance literacy, math, language, creativity, and problem-solving. The developmentally appropriate software used in this program emphasizes discovery and learning. This optional program is for ages 3 and up and is available for a nominal fee.
KidoKinetics Sports
Keeps Your Child Fit
An active, energetic program encourages kids to get up, get moving, and get in shape. We set the tone for a lifetime of physical fitness by starting active lifestyle habits now. This optional program is for ages 3 and up and is available at a nominal fee.
Our Founders
Christine Teander began her career in early childhood education in 1994 while in college. She is a Level III Childcare Administrator and has a degree in psychology. Jeff Teander has been working with preschoolers since 2010. Both were born with an entrepreneurial sprit, starting their own small businesses while in middle school!
Both Jeff and Christine attended North Carolina State University and are avid Wolfpack fans! They love going on adventures with their family to the beach and mountains with their children, Ella and Tyler. The Teanders have three chubby guinea pigs named Pip, Squeak, and Pumpkin.
Christine and Jeff’s love for education is shown with a focus on the needs of families and children at AsheBridge Children’s Academy. They personally understand the importance of a confident partnership with families and are committed to providing a positive environment for children.
Christine Teander was instrumental in the formation of this delectation, as part of her mission to improve the lives and health of children in the state
Our Guiding Principles of Safety, Kindness, Partnership, and Cherishing Education
Our practice of building partnerships with parents as well as the children in our care is
something parents notice, and families love. It’s simple; we cherish education, the process of learning, and our community. Along with teaching and partnership, kindness and safety are our top guiding principles.
Read on for excerpts from our favorite children’s book as examples of how we bring these guiding principles into our day-to-day.
WE CHERISH:
Education
“There are a whole lot of things in this world you haven’t started wondering about.” Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
WE FORM:
Partnerships
“Now I see! We are all just dots together.” Not Just a Dot by Loryn Brant.
WE DEMONSTRATE:
Kindness
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, ever wasted.” The Lion and Mouse from Aesop’s Fables.
WE PRACTICE:
Safety
“We must always face the choice between what is right and what is easy.” Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling.
Parent Reviews
"It’s nice to know your children are with good people "
I don't even know where to begin. My children have been at AsheBridge Children's Academy since 2014, and it seems like forever. Everyone in the whole building knew my kids within a week and just went out of their way to us welcome. My youngest had a hard time at first, but they made him feel comfortable and now hes happy to go to school. It’s nice to know your children are with good people and having fun! If you haven't visited yet, what are you waiting for?
E.J.
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"We could not imagine him attending school anywhere else!"
Our son has been attending AsheBridge in Fuquay full-time since he was 3 months old. We interviewed several places before we chose Ashebridge in FV and by far, it was the cleanest, most organized, and welcoming place we visited. We could not imagine him attending school anywhere else! He is now 21 months old and always happy when we drop him off and happy when we pick him up.
T.K.
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"They truly care about our daughter and want her to succeed and grow!"
The family atmosphere at AsheBridge Cary is so amazing. All of the teachers have become part of our family. They truly care about our daughter and want her to succeed and grow! Every day my daughter comes home with something fun that she did! The different activities the kids partake in are age appropriate and create such a positive learning environment! Every weekend my daughter throws a fit because she wants to go to school!
A.J.
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Our Locations
how old is your child?
Infant
6 weeks - 1 year
Toddler
1 - 2 years
Early Age Preschool
2 - 3 years
Preschool
3-4 years
Pre-K
4-5 years
