Philosophy

 At You're Invited the environments look very different from what most child care centers might look like.  If you walked on the campus on any day, you would notice there is a lot going on at our school as the children are freely moving indoors and outdoors, choosing their own experiences, working hard, making their own decisions, and engaging deeply into their activities. 

Research and experience tells us that to learn and develop most effectively, children need environments that are relevant to them, individualized, and provide long periods of interrupted PLAY! This happens everyday at You're Invited.

Throughout the day the children in this program have opportunities to develop socially, emotionally, academically (cognitively), physically and creatively.   Based on many years of education, research and experience we design our program with the child in mind first.  We desire the children's learning to be deep, relevant, a part of who they are and a solid foundation for learning in the future.

Founder and Executive Director Jami West has been in the Early Childhood field for over 30 years.   You're Invited opened in 2005 offering playful learning for ages 2 - 5 years. In 2010 we expanded to offer care for school age children.

Jami has a Masters degree in Human Development/Child Development and is passionate about play-based learning, respectful caregiving and brain development in the early years.