We offer full-time, part-time, and drop-in childcare for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old, 24 hours daily Monday through Saturday. For more information about our full-time & part-time Infant, Toddler, or Preschool Program, please e-mail or contact us at
(763) 971-8100
Arena Early Learning Center …
Enhancing Learning Readiness!
Our Goals Are
- Foster positive attitudes
- Encourage creativity and self-expression
- Promote language and communication skills
- Encourage self-discipline and respect for others
- Stimulate interest in art, reading, math, music, and science
- Develop a support system for strengthening home-school relationships
- Promote understanding of personal hygiene, physical health and fitness, and fine motor development
Infant Care Program (6 weeks to 16 months)
The staff at Arena will provide your infant a nurturing, safe, loving, and caring environment, so your infant will be able to grow and explore all areas of development such as language and cognitive development, social and emotional, gross and fine motor skills. The care is more specialized to your infant's needs.
Social and Emotional Goals for our Infants
- A. To begin the process of becoming independent
- Feed him/herself
- B. To begin pursuing curiosities
- Creating an environment for self discovery
- C. To feel secure with him/herself
- The child no longer uses a bottle
- The child does not need a pacifier during awake hours
- D. To begin playing with others
- Having group activities that are teacher directed/self directed
Cognitive Goals
- A. To begin to express themselves through verbal and non verbal communication
- Child will communicate wishes verbally/non verbally
- Child can understand and carry out a simple direction
- B. To begin to coordinate fine and gross muscle skills
- Teacher assisted walking
- Teacher moving different body parts on infants – smaller infants etc.
- Through various activities infants will use their gross and fine motor skills through teacher assisted activities or self directed activities.
