Amphitheater, Tucson

Preschool & childcare in Amphitheater, D&J Creative Beginnings

A neighborhood preschool on First Avenue, minutes from the Amphitheater schools, with shaded play yards and small classes.

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Visit our Creative Beginnings center

D&J Creative Beginnings welcomes families across the Amphitheater district and central Tucson, with infant care, toddler care, preschool, and before- and after-school care.

2690 N First Ave
Tucson, AZ 85719

(520) 477-4480

creativebeginnings@dnjeducational.com

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Programs at this center

Infant care through preschool, plus before- and after-school care and drop-in care.

Infant careToddlersPreschoolBefore & after schoolDrop-in careSummer camp

Our approach

Creative Curriculum, aligned to national early childhood education standards
Developmentally Appropriate Practice, the NAEYC standards, as our teaching philosophy
A curriculum overview sent home every September, so you know the year ahead
Monthly newsletters for toddler families, weekly for preschool families
Activities you can repeat at home to reinforce what your child learned in class

Our mission

Our mission is to nurture and help children to be confident, responsible, creative, cooperative, and resilient individuals. We follow the Developmentally Appropriate Practice standards set out by the National Association for the Education of Young Children as our philosophy.

Our curriculum

We base our curriculum on Creative Curriculum, which aligns with national early childhood education standards. Teachers use it to build developmentally appropriate activities for their own classes. Every September, an introduction and overview of the coming year’s curriculum goes home to parents. Toddler families receive a monthly curriculum newsletter and preschool families receive a weekly one. Both explain the current theme and suggest activities you can do at home to reinforce what your child is learning in class.