The Bright Years Academy Promise

At Bright Years Academy, learning shines brightly through curiosity, creativity, and connection! Our Bright Years Curriculum showcases multiple components that cover every aspect of a child’s growth, development, and early childhood experience. Your child will grow minds that wonder, and hearts that care.

Our Bright Minds Early Education Framework blends early academics with whole-child development — inspiring children to think deeply, move joyfully, and grow brightly every day.

The Bright Intentions Wellness Approach further expands a child’s experience by focusing on Mind, Body, and Heart through Mindful Moments, Playful Poses, and Kind Connections.

Further rounding out the experience is the American Sign Language (ASL) initiative for our very early non-verbal children infant through young toddlers, where they are taught to communicate with sign language to express their needs and feelings.

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Why Bright Years Curriculum is the Gold Standard in Early Learning

Our proprietary Bright Years Curriculum has been specifically developed over 30 years to be the best experience for each individual child, at each stage of their development. Each element below is intentionally woven into daily activities including classroom circle time gatherings, outdoor classroom experiences, gym time, and presented by thoughtfully designed classroom learning centers.

  • Learning Experience Plans
  • Observations, Assessments, and Portfolios
  • Parent Teacher Conferences
  • American Sign Language
  • Mindful Moments
  • Playful Poses
  • Kind Connections

Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs is a resource that helps Teachers make informed decisions about educating young children. It provides sketches of characteristics and widely held expectations for children’s development in four domains: gross motor development, fine motor development, language and communication development, and social and emotional development.

Learning Experience Plans

Depending on the age group, Teachers create either a weekly or monthly Learning Experience Plan, focusing on an interesting theme that reflects the interests of the children in the classroom. Learning activities that challenge each child at their own level of growth and development are presented through play with gentle guidance. Learning Experience Plans outline upcoming activities such as circle time, songs, stories, art projects, science experiments, music & movement classes, outdoor games, dramatic play and much more! Teachers give careful thought to each child’s needs and take advantage of “teachable moments.”

Observations, Assessments, & Portfolios

Your child plays with purpose. We showcase their important efforts. Each day, teachers observe and document your child’s developmental progress in the ELDS domains. This information is summarized on Developmental Assessments which are presented to parents at conferences.

Throughout the school year, we gather language and artwork samples from your child’s work. When viewed chronologically, this portfolio will show the progress in written and creative expression that your child has made.

Parent Teacher Experience

One-on-one private Parent/Teacher conferences are held twice per year, in January and May. Bright Years Academy Teachers share your child’s Developmental Assessment that details which milestones your child has successfully achieved. Teachers also identify which ones they will continue to gently challenge your child with, and they will also present your child’s portfolio of language and artwork samples.

You will also receive a Narrative Summary from your child’s Teacher expressing specific goals for the upcoming months.

This is a wonderful opportunity to personally discuss your child’s growth and development with their Teacher.