§ NAEYC Quality Predictors

Quality at Mainspring Schools

The National Association for the Education of Young Children, NAEYC, defines the gold standard for early education and care. Centers who wish to be accredited by NAEYC undergo intense review. Only the best are awarded NAEYC accreditation.

Mainspring Schools was among the first centers to be NAEYC certified. We continue to maintain our certification because it is important to have a standard of quality as our common vision and practice.

Read more about NAEYC and quality early childhood education at www.NAEYC.org.

Mainspring Schools is also a 4-Star Texas Rising Star provider (maximum number of stars is 4) through the Texas WorkSource Board’s Child Care Services department.

 

To contact us:

 

 

512/442-2301 Phone

512/912-1731 Fax

Rudi@MainspringSchools.org

 

1100 West Live Oak

Austin, TX 78704

We Provide NAEYC Accredited Quality.

Making referrals and connections with resources are also some of the key components of our family services program. We link parents to other agencies who provide specialized services such as behavioral assessments.

 

Mainspring Schools focuses on children’s health. We provide healthful, hot breakfasts and lunches everyday, which are often a child’s only healthful meal for the day. We also provide heath Screenings, which are vital for students in order to catch vision and hearing problems early and to get vaccinations required for public school.

 

Proper nutrition, heath care, and stimulation during the early years of a child’s life improve learning and social-emotional development. An independent evaluation proved that Mainspring Schools’ high-quality services have considerable long-lasting effects on children’s lives.

· Low student-teacher ratios

· Small class sizes

· Educated staff

· Quality curriculum

· Enriched play

Mainspring Schools has very low child to adults ratios in order to provide better individualized attention to children. Well-trained teachers with lots of continuing education are better able to plan for individual children’s learning needs. We value learning through carefully structured play and make sure that children are able to learn through exploration. An age-appropriate, research-based curriculum is planned for each child that addresses issues identified in the child’s assessment.

 

Mainspring Schools supports the whole family by implementing a cohesive family service program. Social workers on staff reach out to families to provide counseling and play therapy. Parent Education on topics like nutrition, discipline, and helping children succeed in school is facilitated with encouragement, connection and role modeling.