The Bentonville Schools Child Enrichment Services Adventure Club and Building Bridges programs provide quality childcare for children of working parents. Adventure Club is a before and after school program for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. There is also a summer program, which offers a fun and safe place for children. Building Bridges is for infants through 5 years of age. The program’s purpose is to serve the parents and students of the Bentonville School District.
The Parents as Teachers program provides families with home visiting services primarily to families in the Bentonville School District and Benton County. PAT Parent Educators work with families to provide parent education so they can be their child’s first and best teacher and provide their child with developmentally appropriate learning activities. The goals of PAT are to increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve parenting practices, provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues, prevent child abuse and neglect and increase children’s school readiness and school success.
Our Values:
TEAMWORK...Everyone doing their part by putting the greater good of the whole above personal recognition or gain. We are all part of one team. We recognize the vital importance of working successfully with others and are committed to being a trusted partner with all who join us in pursuing our vision. The team members support the self-esteem of others and take pride in others’ successes. Team members hold themselves accountable for their performance. As individual team members improve and grow, we all improve and grow.
TRUST/TRUSTWORTHY...To rely on the character, ability, inner strength, and the trust of the organization and its people. To deserve trust, you must be trustworthy. Shared values and expectations are essential for developing trust. Our leadership team will take the lead in creating an environment which dissolves traditional barriers between work groups and promotes communication and cooperation, leading the systems thinking. This will diminish fear and mistrust among members of our organization.
RESPECT FOR PEOPLE...All people have value and should be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect. Employees want to be proud of their work. Leadership’s responsibility is to cultivate an environment that fosters pride and leads to personal and organizational growth. The first step is to empower the employees to improve work processes. We will lean toward improving performance rather than evaluating performance. And we will encourage the employees to join leadership in focusing on long term versus short term goals. We will invest in the
future by investing in people through a vigorous program of education, training, and encouraging self-improvement. We know that our greatest resources are our employees. We also understand that learning is a lifelong process. In addition, we will respect ALL of our families, no matter the culture, socioeconomic level, lifestyle, etc. All families deserve our best efforts.
COMMITMENT TO OUR PARENTS...A pledge of excellence in service and partnering with our families. This is the reality born of good intent, excellent skills, an understanding of our parents’ and children’s needs, and a commitment to continuously improve on the part of all employees. We must listen to our parents’ evaluation of how we are meeting their needs as an opportunity to improve our services to them, rather than viewing their comments as complaints. Generosity and caring are the nutrients that help us grow. Self-serving activities only
detract from our growth.
LOYALTY...Faithful to the organization and its people. We show commitment to our Purpose, Vision, Values, and to our parents by displaying a caring attitude and an interest in all those with whom we come in contact. In order to enlist our parents’ partnership with our organization, we pledge to pursue open communication allowing continuous feedback and to treat our parents in accordance with our values. We seek a long-term relationship with each other.
Staff Qualities:
- A sincere and loving attitude toward children. Patience and concern for their wellbeing is a must.
- A dedicated and loyal attitude for your work and your fellow staff members.
- The ability to handle any situation calmly and sensibly and the willingness to help others when the need arises.
- Pride in your work, exemplified by offering the children creative activities while keeping your work area clean and tidy at all times.
There are many rewards in working with children, which include sharing their sense of wonder, curiosity, warmth,and spontaneity. Helping them grow intellectually, physically, and emotionally can be a very involving and satisfying experience. Most importantly, the love of the children you care for is the greatest job satisfaction.
