SCHOOL DESCRIPTION
What We Do
Established in 2007, Dr. Sofia’s Daycare and Learning Center was the first enterprise of its kind in the city of Karachi. We realize that working mothers and fathers are both becoming a strong pillar for our country’s growing economy so it is our privilege to support them and provide their children with a completely safe daycare and learning program. We are committed to providing a safe, stimulating, and above all, caring environment for children ranging between the age of forty days and up to 12 years. We understand the obstacles that today’s educated working parents face with regards to child care. Hence, making sure that our well-equipped team of trained and experienced professionals are ready to address your every concern and fortify your trust in us. Our focus is to provide a clean, secure and encouraging educational experience that promotes social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
As a private daycare center, we are operational for nearly 12 hours a day (7:30pm to 7:00pm) and we cater to children between the ages of 2 weeks to 12 years. In addition to the day care we offer the following services: • Morning Preschool Classes ranging from Playgroup to Kindergarten • Morning Prepatory Classes for Kindergarten Students • Evening After-School Learning Support and Recreational classes
Our educational program is a well-balanced mix of Emergent Program, Montessori Teaching and is also focusing on Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory of learning. We also offer an Intensive Preparatory Program for your child to qualify in the leading private schools in the city.
We strive to provide the children with an encouraging educational experience, along with emotional, social and cognitive skills that shall benefit them, their families and their communities.
Our mission is to make sure that parents take pride and remain confident about their decision in appointing us as their childcare service provider, and that their children are safe, engaged, educated and smiling. Be it the present or the near future, we put in endless effort in making sure that parents get the well-deserved peace of mind, knowing that their children are in good hands. .
Our Daycare Program
The Daycare Program is designed by a qualified team of Doctors, Pediatricians and Canadian Early Childhood Educators.We ensure safety, cleanliness and proper development of the children physically, emotionally and academically for ages 40 days to 12 years from 7:30 am to 7:00 pm, we offer preschool program in the morning and after-school learning support and recreational classes to our children The daycare rooms are designed to facilitate interactions between children and staff, as well as between the children themselves. All routines that are kept at home, such as feeding, bottles and sleeping times, are carried through in your child’s day at the centre in order to promote regularity.
The educators use a number of ways to communicate to parents the activities their child participated in throughout the day. The daycare program is designed with each child’s growing knowledge and competencies in mind, and therefore there is a balance of experiences provided which are both teacher and child initiated.
• Other Services Meals, Saturday, Nazra Classes, After-School Learning Support, After-School Recreational Classes
Program for 40 days-6 Months We help infants to develop a good eatingand sleeping pattern, our governesses and nannies help the child to develop a personal routine; our infants are regularly massagedand bathed. Mothers are encouraged to visit the center and personally nurse their child if possible. If the baby is bottle-fed then sterilizing and keeping things hygienic is the top most priority at the center. We track the baby’s development and also make them go through supervised baby exercises like tummy time and encourage them smile and roll over after 3 Months. Play time for infants includes interaction with nannies that encourage communication with eye contact, babbling and language. Some supervised time in a cradle gym and in an activity center with primary color toys and rattles where they can enhance their audio visual and touching senses.
Program for 6 Months to 12 Months We try to provide an atmosphere which the babies can explore with their peers and caregiver. Babies of this age group are given exercises that allow muscle control and balance. All baby milestones in this age group are checked such as sitting without support, crawling, walking etc. Our governesses also groom our children when it comes to cutting nails or cleaning their hair followed by massage and shower is given to the babies. Special attention is given when the baby show signsof teething. Solid foods are introduced with the consultation of parents and a new eating and sleeping pattern is familiarised. Babies are exposed to different tastes and their preferences are monitored. By the end of the 12 month finger foods are introduced and self-feeding is taught. Small phrases are introduced in baby vocabulary which helps the baby to listen and understand simple directions like “come here” “no” and “give me the ball”. We encourage a bilingual environment so Urdu and English phrases are used back to back. Babies happily develop a very strong bond with their caregivers, peers and environment. Flash cards are introduced to help the baby give names to things and people around them
Program for 1 to 2.4 Years Babies of this age group are constantly given guidance on cleanliness and safety activities like washing hands and face and brushing teeth are carried out before and after meal. We try our level best to make all the children of this age sit in groups on the dining table for their meal consumption. Nap and shower time for children is given depending on the hours they spend at the center. Children who reach the age of 1 year and 4 months have now entered into the play group class of Dr. Sofia’s Learning Center. We try to improve communication skills of the baby in this class where they are basic action words like running, jumping, clapping are taught along with exposure to nursery rhymes. We try to improve the child’s listening skill with story time with puppets, pictures and flash cards are also carried out both in Urdu and English. Outdoor supervised play time on swings is introduced where we try to improve social skills of the baby like taking turns, sharing and showing kindness. Lessons in the class include recognition of basic colors, shapes, animals and things around us. We start informal potty training after the child turn 1. We familiarise with the bathroom and sink and they are encouraged to tell after they have soiled their diapers before washing. Formal potty training of the child begins from the age of 1 year and 9 months with the help of the parents.
After-School Learning Support and Recreational Program for 3 years to 12 Years We provide daycare and preschool facility under one roof. At 3 years of age it is mandatory for the childrento be enrolled in Dr. Sofia’s Learning Center or any other pre-school they wish to attend. We cater children from other preschool and schools to come after school to the center. During this time they are given their lunch, shower and afternoon nap. We also offer Quran-Nazra lessons and tuitions upon request. Our Learning Support Program varies from simple home-work completion to extra attention in a particular subject. Our After-School Recreational Program offers a variety of extra curricular activities to children and offers them a chance to unwind after school in Reading Club, Islamic Classes, Art & Craft Classes, Basic Life Skills Classes, Computer Classes and Physical Education Classes
Our Learning Program
We have four levels in our learning school and the teacher-student strength in each class is 30 students with 4 teachers. Over the past ten years we have a 100% result of our students getting admission into the following schools
| • Mama Parsi Girls’ Secondary School • Convent of Jesus & Mary Schools • St. Joseph’s Convent School for Girls • Karachi Grammar School • Springfield Academy School • B.V.S. Parsi High School For Boys • St. Paul’s English School For Boys • St. Michael’s Convent School • St. Lawrence's School • St. Patrick’s High School • Frobel's School • Habib Public School for Boys • Habib Public School for Girls | • The C.A.S. School • The Learning Tree • The Indus Academy • The Bayview • Generation’s School • PECHS Girls’ School • Army Public School • Dawood Public School for Girls • The Z International School • Beaconhouse School System • The City School • Lady Bird Grammar School |
Our Learning Program is designed by a group of qualified montesorri directors and Certified Canadian Early Childhood Educators. We offer a blend of Montessori Teachings, Emergent Programming and also focusing on the Multiple Intelligences Theory of Learning by Howard Gardner and Cognitive Developmental Theory of Piaget-Vygotsky followed by with an Intensive Preparatory Programme for your child to qualify in the leading schools in the city.
.We give children experienced preschool teachers who help them develop their listening and understanding skills, keeping in my mind their individuality and encourage happy social interactions with their class mates, identify and name things around, teach them proper pronunciations (Phonics) of both English and Urdu which allows to express their wants and needs. We conduct interactive storytelling, picture reading, question and answer sessions with the students in groups that allows to them listen, speak and read in groups. With these group activities with their class fellows they learn how to share, take turns and best of all make friends. Language enhancing lessons also include how to spell and make sentences in both Urdu and English. We give our children interactive Math lesson where begin counting exercises and being problem solving skills. Our teachers plan their lessons which allow the children to participate so that their focus and concentration is increased. During art classes children are exposed to basic colours and shapes activities range from pencil colouring, painting, finger and vegetable printings, our teachers work on their fine and gross motor skill activates for their hands like pencil & scissor holding, pegging , pouring , sponging and others). We also have weekly activities like audio-visual lessons, displaying of science experiments, taekwondo classes and rhyme-time.Our monthly activities include various celebrations, colour day, competitions and field trips. By the time the child reaches kindergarten we start giving exclusive importance to their preparatory lessons for entrance test for Grade 1 of various private and missionary schools.
