Grannie Annies Childcare & Learning Center, Pasadena

Grannie Annie’s Child Care & Learning Center has been providing cozy care and quality education for families in Pasadena, MD since 2003. The owners, Ann Golueke (Grannie Annie, herself) and Ruthi Claytor each have more than 22 years of experience caring for children of all ages. At Grannie Annie’s our mission is to create an environment where parents and caregivers work together in the development of our children. We provide every child the opportunity to grow in a safe, loving, healthy, and imaginative atmosphere. With a class size of only three children in the Bee's Room, we are able to offer each child one-on-one attention from the teacher throughout the day. The parents and teachers use a written daily note to communicate important information about the child and his day. Our teachers are very knowledgeable in child development and use regular observations of the children to track progress and provide opportunities for growth towards the next milestone. In the Caterpillar Room, the children are working mostly on social and emotional skills. We guide them in learning how to get along in a group, take turns and sharing. We also assist in self help skills like potty training and dressing. With lots of sensory activities, fine-motor manipulation and gross-motor play, the children are working on their pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-math skills. By the time our children leave the Butterfly Room, they are very ready for Kindergarten. Our MSDE approved curriculum, Little Treasures, prepares the children in all of the domains of development: Math, Science, Social Studies, Language and the Arts. There are ten units in the curriculum, each very relevant to the children's lives, which are covered during the school year. Our children’s learning continues through the summer with a Camp theme that changes each summer. We also continue the social / emotional development in this classroom to be sure that the children enter Kindergarten ready to learn! We provide Before and After School care for Riviera Beach and Sunset Elementary Schools. Transportation is provided to and from school. After school, we give the children snack and an opportunity to play for a bit before starting their homework. Seasonal activities and arts & crafts are planned for inside play time as well as board games and manipulatives. But if the weather is nice, we just like to be outside after school on our large, shady playground.