We're Hiring! Cornerstone is looking for a new Child Care Director.
Welcome to your Cornerstone Christian Academy. Cornerstone Christian Academy offers quality childcare for children between the ages of six weeks to twelve years of age. Children are divided into classrooms based on age and developmental levels, and each classroom offers a safe, nurturing Christian environment where children can learn and grow. Our motto is Children FIRST!
Cornerstone Christian Academy is proud to be recognized as a Silver Circle of Quality according to ExceleRate Illinois. ExceleRate Illinois is a statewide quality recognition and improvement system designed to make continuous quality improvement an everyday priority among early learning providers. The Silver Circle of Quality recognizes that the program has met quality goals. Silver Circle programs meet or go beyond quality standards in three areas: learning environment and teaching quality; administrative standards; and training and education. Programs are actively engaged in continuous quality improvement. More information may be found under the our classrooms section.
Fine and gross motor skills
Physical health, safety and nutrition
Self-help skills
Understanding basic concepts
Using imagination
Developing a love for learning
Expressing ideas, both verbal and non-verbally
Making choices
Self-control
Independence
Secure feelings
Accepting responsibility for actions
Social interaction with peers and adults
Developing socially acceptable behaviors
Understands there is only one God and He is the Almighty
Understands Jesus is God's son
The Bible was written by God and is true
Jesus died on the cross for all sins and rose again
Understands God loves him/her and everyone
Understands we can talk to God/Jesus through prayer
Participates in prayer, Bible lessons, songs, and fingerplays
Can recite the Lord's Prayer