Our Affiliations

The Learning Gardens is proud to be associated with such incredible organizations in order to make our school a resource for our families and their children. To find out more about the different agencies and organizations that The Learning Gardens is affiliated with, just follow any of the links below:

• City of Madison Child Care Accreditation 
• Madison Metropolitan School District
• MMSD 4K
• Wisconsin Child Care Rating System (YoungStar)
• Wisconsin Department of Children and Families  (State of Wisconsin Licensing)
• The Registry
• Community Coordinated Child Care  (4-C’s)
• Dane County Human Services

Accreditation

Madison Child Care Program

The main goal of the Madison Child Care Program is to support and promote high quality child care and early education for children and families in the City of Madison.

To accomplish this, the City established a voluntary Accreditation process based on a set of quality standards. The Standards are designed to promote the optimal development of the child. These Standards go far beyond the mandatory licensing regulations that enforce basic requirements to protect the health and safety of children. The Child Care Center Accreditation Standards are used in Madison Accredited early care and education programs such as day care centers, preschools, and Head Start programs, as well as school-age child care programs (after-school and summer day camps).

To become accredited centers and family child care homes go through a thorough review process. The Madison Accreditation Program evaluates:

• The kind and quality of attention children receive from adults
• The activities, environment, and materials offered to children
• The language and learning experiences provided
• The communication with families
• The health practices
• The administrative practices

The Madison Accreditation Program offers training and consultation services to help child care programs and providers meet the City Accreditation Standards.

City of Madison Child Care Accreditation Standards:  Standards Revision

For more information,  http://www.cityofmadison.com/commserv/communityaccreditation.html

The Parent Advisory Committee

The purpose of the PAC is two-fold.

First, to provide parents with a formal avenue of input into the program that is serving their young children in accordance with City of Madison Accreditation standards. Second, to foster a sense of community within the center through the organization of center-wide activities.

Committee members will:

• have an advisory role regarding, but not limited to, the following areas:
  • programming & policy,
  • fundraising,
  • parent involvement and
  • marketing.
• include parents of children who are enrolled at The Learning Gardens, teachers and the Executive Director.
• will maintain confidentiality at all times. Issues relating to individual families will not be discussed.

The PAC meets the third Thursday of the month November-May at 4:00 p.m.