We believe children are:

• Capable, competent, rich and powerful in ideas and abilities
• Both uniquely individual and yet similar to others, in thinking and development
• Active organizers of experience and thoughts
• Interested in learning primarily through meaningful human relationships
• Constantly constructing and re-constructing their own theories and understandings of how the world works

Dunkin Academy Preschools are based on the child development model which incorporates the theories of Jean Piaget, Montessori, Erikson, and others. Learning through play is viewed as the cornerstone of the curriculum. Adults provide protection, security, stimulation, support, limits, and affection.  Children are respected as individuals within a child-oriented rather than teacher-directed program.

At Dunkin Academy, children are given the opportunity to explore materials and participate in a variety of experiences. Children are free to choose from age appropriate activities including art, music, language development, pre-math skills, science and nature, and dramatic play. Children develop self-esteem, independence, and problem solving skills as they make choices and assist in planning the environment and the activities.

We recognize that children develop at different rates and have different interests, with this in mind, small group size and appropriate teacher-child ratios allow for meeting the individual needs of each child.