A 5-star Early Learning Center in Goldsboro, NC serving children ages birth- 5 years old
(formerly known as the Wayne Child Development Center)
FOR AUGUST 2026:
Pre-K (ages 4-5) - 3 slots available
Preschool (ages 3-4) - 4 slots available
School Age After Care - 2 available slots
Northwest Elementary School has been added for the 2026-2027 school year.
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Creating Life Long Learners!
Parents Corner
TEACHER WORKDAYS
The Creative Academy provides several early release days throughout the year that are designated for center cleaning and staff training. Creative Academy holds very high standards when it comes to early care and education, and by providing ongoing training to our staff, we are keeping your teachers abreast with the most current early childhood research that will utlimately benefit your child.
Creative Academy will be close early on these days:
October 19, 2026
March 15, 2027
June 4, 2027
HOLIDAYS
The Creative Academy acknowledges a number of holidays throughout the year. The center will be closed on these days:
Labor Day - September 7, 2026
Veteran's Day - November 11, 2026
Thanksgiving - November 25 (Close at 3pm) - 26 & 27, 2026
Christmas- December 23 (Close at 3pm) , 24& 25, 2026
New Years - December 31, 2026 (Close at 3pm), January 1, 2027
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 19, 2027
Presidents Day - February 15, 2027
Good Friday-March 26, 2027
Memorial Day - May 31, 2027
July 4th - July 5, 2027
At Home Resources
Parent Strategies
Emotional, Fine Motor and Communication Development
Here are some basic guidelines that we follow at the Creative Academy. We have set-up these rules to ensure that our day flows as smoothly as possible.
1) Breakfast is served at 8:30 am and is over by 9:00 am. If you wish for your child to eat, then he/she needs to be in the classroom by 8:15 am.
2) Daily attendance and lunch counts are taken at 9:00 am. If you are going to arrive later than 9:00 am, you must call by 9:00 am and let us know in order for your child to be counted for lunch or you will need to provide a lunch for them. We wish for all children to be in the classroom by 10:00 am. We enjoy a very structured, planned schedule and in order for your child to receive the benefits of group play, circle time, art and all other themed activities, he/she needs to be at school by 10:00 am.
Thank you for your corporation in these matters. We wish to keep all of our little ones healthy and happy here at the Creative Academy.