About SAOL

Igniting the spark of genius in every child

We Work to Understand Your Kids Needs

We provide a warm and encouraging atmosphere that enhances self-concept, instills basic moral values, encourages social interaction, and enriches awareness of the natural and cultural world. We’re a warm and loving community of preschoolers, teachers, and parents who inspire imagination, creativity, and play for every learner.

In an environment rooted in respect and compassion, we strive to nourish each child's spirit and provide a protective space for him or her to grow.

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We believe children learn by building on the knowledge they already have – primarily exhibited through play. Teachers help children learn by creating a rich environment to explore via exciting educational activities.

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SAOL childcare believes that every child should be treated with respect and dignity, and to feel safe and secure while having an opportunity to learn at their own pace to include those with disabilities.
The Environment

We strive to provide a nurturing environment that fosters trust, self-confidence, autonomy, and acceptance of individual differences helps to facilitate the learning process.
Positive Discipline

Activities offered, stimulate sensory, gross and small motor development, language development and social interaction. Children learn to respect one another and each other’s property.

We prioritize the physical, emotional, and psychological safety of every child. All activities are conducted in a secure, supervised environment that promotes trust, consistency, and well-being.

We maintain clear standards of responsibility and professionalism among staff, families, and program leadership. Accountability ensures children receive consistent care, quality instruction, and positive role modeling.

We believe every child deserves access to developmentally appropriate, stimulating educational experiences that support curiosity, creativity, and school readiness.

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Opportunity for Learning
Leadership
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Growth and Development
Partnership with Families
Excellence in Care and Education

We have a focus on recruiting and retaining quality teachers and offer competitive remuneration, good student discipline and relatively small class sizes

Ms. Lynelle Sam

Owner/Lead Teacher

Ms. Brenda McSwain

Co- Provider/Lead
Toddler Teacher

Mrs. Estoria
Quander- Pierce

Lead Infant Teacher

Ms. Joenika Laney

Substitute

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Elements of Learning, Committed to Excellence

The SAOL curriculum is designed to provide a developmentally appropriate, stimulating educational experience that supports the whole child—academically, socially, emotionally, and physically. The curriculum intentionally balances individual learning, group instruction, supervised free time, and outdoor play to promote school readiness and lifelong learning skills.

Individual activities are tailored to each child’s developmental level, learning style, and interests. Group activities promote collaboration, communication, and structured learning in a classroom-style environment.

Educators implement the SAOL curriculum through:

Planned daily schedules
Age-appropriate materials and learning centers
Positive guidance and intentional teaching
Ongoing observation and adaptation to meet individual needs

Curriculum Elements

Fine Motor Development

Activities which promote the development of small muscles such as holding pencils, coloring, puzzles, scissor skills, playing with blocks, manipulating play dough, and using silverware while eating.

Gross Motor Development

Activities which promote the development of large muscles such as crawling, marching, running, jumping, dancing, and sports participation such as-playing catch, soccer, basketball, kick ball, Frisbee, riding bikes.

Dramatic Play

This type of play engages the imagination, builds confidence and prepares young scholars to engage in real life situations. Items included in this play area are themed prop boxes, housekeeping, dress up, blocks, babies and other miscellaneous items.

Arts & Crafts

Arts and Crafts are projects that emphases creativity and instils a sense of achievement and pride in children. These activities boost a child’s self-confidence. Please remember to praise your child’s work, it may be junk to you but to them it is a masterpiece.

Music & Movement

These activities promote language arts, expand communication and imagination, create a sense of belonging, and is a mood booster. It also promotes memory and cognitive development. Daily use of songs, rhymes, poems, finger plays, dancing, and music.

Science

Science also helps to develop their natural intellectual side and builds math skills. Our activities will encourage investigations, observing, discovering, and problem solving (cooking, growing plants, and short walks in the neighborhood.)

Math

Good math skills are essential for academic success. It teaches skills such as critical thinking and logic. Math is a big part of our every day. Other activities involving concepts such as volume, size, shape, and measurements, and many manipulatives for active play.

Language Arts

Language Arts promotes critical thinking, and speech development. Once a month we will visit the Charles County Public Library during story time.

Outdoor Play

This activity will allow the children to explore the weather, ride bikes, play ball, run, jump, climb, enjoy nature, and play games. All these activities are important in the growth and development of young children and overlap with each other in developing skills. The materials all are developmentally appropriate and accessible for all children.

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