Early Learning and Development


Our Educational Philosophy


Early Learning Activities at Rainbow

  • Letterland:

    Letterland is a structured, systematic program with an emphasis on:
    • language: listening, speaking and communicating
    • phonic skills and phonemic awareness
    • whole word recognition
    • linking reading and spelling
    • sentence awareness
    • reading for meaning
    • early creative writing
  • Story time:

    Story time is a fun and enjoyable time which takes place each day of the week in all rooms.

How Rainbow Developmental Learning Centre is linked to Montessori?

Rainbow Developmental Learning Centre and Reggio Emilia Approach

  • It is all about the children
  • Emergent curriculum
  • Children's Learning Made Visible

Rainbow Learning wheel

Early Learning and Development
  • Word smart means language development
  • People smart means emotional development, communication and teamwork
  • Hand smart means gross and fine motor skills, activities preparing children to write
  • Picture smart means art classes and creative arts and crafts
  • 123 or numbers smart means numeracy and logic development
  • Music smart means movement, dance, music-making and music listening activities.
  • Body smart means indoor and outdoor fitness


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