Parents and children are involved together in learning activities. A typical separating class includes three components. They are given the opportunity to move together from activity to activity, enjoying art, small motor, reading, and large motor challenges. Second, the children and parents gather together for songs and finger plays and books. The final section consists of a session of parenting with a Family Educator for the parents, while the children have organized activities with an Early Childhood teacher.
Research shows that the human brain has a remarkable capacity to change, but timing is crucial.
There are optimal periods of opportunity prime times during which the brain is particularly efficient for specific types of learning or intelligence. For many intelligence areas this learning window is from birth to age 3. The Farmington ECFE program has called a variety of locations home. The program has moved 12 times in the last 15 years to various buildings in Farmington. The current site is on the 3rd floor of the District Service Center.