Gateway Association Child Development Center At Gateway, we are committed to meet the child at his or her current stage of development, and build on those skills. We strive to prepare them using a developmentally appropriate environment that helps them be ready to transition to their next phase of their education, ready to learn. This literacy based curriculum is an arts-based approach, using children's literature as a frame surrounding Art, Music, Dance, Drama and Storytelling activities that occur in the child's preschool class. Arts-based activities are adaptable to children with multiple abilities so that all children can achieve success appropriate for their developmental level. Everyone can relate to and participate in art, music, dance, drama and storytelling activities. The open-ended activities build skills like a scaffold - each new skill builds on the previous skill.