What is Our Philosophy and Our Mission? To Help Adults to Help Young Children – through practicing the 5 core values of: Honesty/trustworthinessRespect for selfRespect for othersRespect for the environmentGood citizenship (not political, but as as member of any and all groups such as faculty, classroom, etc.) Combined with: Kindness Compassion Knowledge of child development Knowledge of current research and methods The belief that EVERY child can benefit from and deserves to be offered high quality early childhood education Knowledgeable, well-paid, and kind staff