Curriculum:
One of EES’ strongest points is their intense dedication to each individual child and that child’s development throughout their enrollment with EES. Each EES child has their own developmental profile where both developmental assessments and a child’s individual samplings of art and pre-literacy are kept. As children leave the EES program, these folders are available for distribution to the child’s elementary school.
 
EES’ staff is required to make detailed notes of a child’s progress, both randomly
through observation, and on a more regular basis through Desired Results Developmental Profile. These profiles allow parents, teachers, and future educational staff to understand the child’s developmental process, through both personal and interpersonal competency areas.  

EES’ curriculum also allows the children to express their creativity through artwork
and play. EES staff collects artwork, along with photographs of the children themselves, to further document the child’s progress. Children are also given a journal in which they can write or draw in when they choose to do so. Parents are also encouraged to write journal entries about their child’s progress in the home environment.
 
EES also keeps a full library, in English and Spanish, of numerous resources designed to foment the parent/child relationship in the home environment. These resources are packaged in a small backpack, filled with reading materials on topics ranging from proper nutrition to plants. Each of these incorporates a 2-week lesson plan per subject. Parents are asked to check out these different materials, and teach their child on the topic presented. This not only gives vital information to the child, but also allows the parent to gain confidence in their skill as a teacher and mentor to the child. 

EES’ activities throughout a classroom day include the following: Interest Centers – art, dramatic play, blocks, table activities, games, puzzles; Circle Time – stories, languages, music, movements, science; Outside Time – wheel toys, climbing equipment, tricycles, sand play, playhouses; Activity Time – independent play which encourages exploration and interaction with others; Short stories and songs, Naps; Toilet Learning (where appropriate); Meals – breakfast, lunch, snacks.