{"id":802,"date":"2020-02-20T21:09:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T21:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceandemos.entnet8.com\/install-template-melissa\/?page_id=802"},"modified":"2026-06-23T19:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:26:20","slug":"our-learning-philosophy-and-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksideearlyeducation.com\/emmaus\/our-learning-philosophy-and-curriculum","title":{"rendered":"Our Learning Philosophy and Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"802\" class=\"elementor elementor-802\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f7e6e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97f7e6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb016b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddb016b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7960e87 elementor-widget__width-inherit imageheight elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7960e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksideearlyeducation.com\/emmaus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iStock-1367828290-1024x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2323\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksideearlyeducation.com\/emmaus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iStock-1367828290-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brooksideearlyeducation.com\/emmaus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iStock-1367828290-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksideearlyeducation.com\/emmaus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iStock-1367828290-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brooksideearlyeducation.com\/emmaus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iStock-1367828290.jpg 1195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b9f3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81b9f3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d277d06 no-margin elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d277d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Encouraging Positivity &amp; Reflection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2a4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d2a4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brookside follows a play-based learning approach that recognizes play as an essential part of a child\u2019s growth and development. 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