• Year-round program operates Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for children ranging in age from 6 weeks to 5 years
• Low ratios of teachers to students, which promotes more attention to each child
• Emphasis on the continued education and training of staff
• Health, vision, hearing and literacy screenings for the children, to help them participate successfully
• Well-balanced, hot meals served for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack
• Safe, healthy, nurturing surroundings and a stimulating indoor and outdoor environment
• Active involvement by parents as classroom volunteers, through the Parents and Teachers as Partners in Education (PTAPE) group, and as Board members
• High/Scope curriculum encourages children’s choices and active learning, and promotes growth of the whole child – cognitive, physical, social and emotional
• Accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), which sets high standards for quality
• Center of Distinction awards – granted to high quality programs – from the Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006
• Affordable Fees. Subsidies are accepted

Quotes from parents.

Scottdale has been granted the Center of Distinction from Bright from the Start in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004.