“I want to provide families the safety and security I felt when dropping off my son in a high quality daycare.” – Kathy Balderrama, Owner
Welcome to Children’s Safari Learning Center where your child’s learning will be an adventure.
Children’s Safari Learning Center is a play-based educational center that was established in 2006. Believe it or not, learning happens during play. Play at our learning center is both child-directed and teacher-initiated. Our staff is involved in play to encourage positive interactions and support your child’s learning.
Why I Created Children’s Safari
Hi, I am Kathy Balderrama, and this center has been a dream of mine since I was young. I was raised in a family that owned childcare centers back in New Jersey. I used to draw pictures of what my center was going to look like.
Fast forward many years later, I ended up choosing a different career but after 15 years found it was not as fulfilling as I imagined working with children could be. I went back to school and started designing this center with a focus on quality, accreditation, calming colors, and a family-oriented environment. I’m thrilled to say we’ve successfully built Children’s Safari to be a child’s educational home away from home.
Services We Are Proud To Offer
- Contactless QR scan for entry
- Free phone app for parent communication
- Two separated age appropriate outdoor activity areas
- Larger than required classrooms to give children their own space and allow them to interact with others or have space to themselves
- Educated, experienced caregivers who treat your children like their own
- Strict hiring requirements and background checks for caregivers
- High quality cleaning and classroom management standards
- Classrooms are cleaned and sanitized throughout the day
- A center with a home-like feel which allows children to feel safe and secure
- Individualized focus on each child’s development
- Partnerships with parents
Why The Safari Theme?
Our Learning Center has a Safari Theme capitalizing on the early years of a child’s life being an adventure. Each age group has its own room associated with a safari animal. For example, infants will be enrolled into the Joey’s room, one-year olds will be in the Koala room, etc. Each class name was chosen for the endearing quality of that age group. Each caregiver is referred to as a teacher as they will be guiding the children through many of their first experiences.
Parents and guardians are most important in the children’s lives. Therefore, we have an open-door policy and encourage parents to visit and participate at any time. To ensure parents comfort with their child’s development, there are bi-annual guide/parent conferences, as well as daily reports, to discuss our observations of their child’s behavior and experiences.
Enroll Today!
Contact us if you’d like for more information or to enroll today.
480-621-4031 | admin@azchildrenssafari.com
