Philosophy: The North Star Foundations

At North Star, our philosophy is rooted in a play-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum where children learn best through hands-on exploration and positive, secure relationships. Our mission is to foster a lifelong love for learning, promote critical social-emotional growth, and ensure reliable consistency of care for your child.

Four Core Program Pillars

These guiding principles shape every child’s experience across all of our classrooms:

• Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) First: Our program’s distinguishing feature is a strong, intentional focus on Social-Emotional Learning and emotional regulation. We build this foundation first, with age-appropriate expectations, as the essential groundwork for all academic success.
• Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies (PBIS): We utilize a center-wide model of PBIS to establish a consistent, positive, and supportive learning environment. This framework is key to building connections and teaching children essential life skills for positive behavior.
• The Lilio Curriculum: We implement the Lilio Curriculum, which uses engaging weekly themes and integrates hands-on STEAM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) to encourage problem-solving and critical thinking from an early age.
• Individualized Development Screening: To ensure we meet every child’s unique needs, a developmental screening using the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) is completed within the first 60 days of enrollment, and annually thereafter. This process helps us identify individual strengths and areas for focused support.

To learn more, click here or if you want to learn more about where our behavioral intervention and positive behavior support stems from, click here.

The Pyramid Model

The pyramid model is an evidence-based framework aimed at promoting health social and emotional development in infants and young children. It is not a curriculum itself — instead, it works alongside our regular curriculum to support children’s social-emotional growth.

Purpose & Impact

The Pyramid Model aims to support every child’s social-emotional wellbeing from infancy through early childhood, including children with or at risk for developmental delays or behavioral challenges. Because it’s evidence-based and tested over many years, it offers a solid framework for early childhood settings to promote healthy development, prevent challenging behavior, and respond appropriately and compassionately when behavior challenges arise.

To learn more about the pyramid model, click here or watch the video below.

At North Star Child Care Center, we make enrolling your child simple and convenient with our online process through Brightwheel. Families can easily complete registration forms, submit documents, and manage enrollment details all in one secure platform.

Enrolling online saves time, keeps everything organized, and gives you peace of mind knowing your child’s journey with North Star Child Care Center begins smoothly.

Reach out to our team to set up a personalized visit to our facility.

Explore our classrooms, meet our dedicated teachers, and experience our nurturing learning environment firsthand.

Complete the Admissions Packet and all required forms through the Brightwheel website. Enrollment is first-come, first-served, and depends on space availability. If there are no openings, your child can be added to a waiting list.

Secure your child's placement by submitting the $50 application fee and the $500 non-refundable enrollment deposit.

Finalize your tuition agreement and coordinate with our staff to officially welcome your child on their first day.

If you have any questions or concerns, the primary mode of communication with North Star Child Care Center is through Brightwheel messaging. You can also reach out directly to the leadership team via email or phone.

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