Curriculum
The preschool and toddler program run from 9a.m.-12p.m. M-Th, September - June. Pre-K is essential for your child to successfully enter Kindergarten. We recognize that PLAYful learning as the best approach for young learners. With that at the forefront of our approach, children experience daily practice through a child centered philosophy where teachers provide activities and materials upon the interests of the children at just above their current knowledge level. Several theorists work have influenced our approach: Gardner, Piaget, Froebel, and Vygotsky and also the work of Reggio Emilia.
We use the Creative Curriculum Continuum to align the children's work to developmental outcomes and share their individual portfolio's twice annually. Below is a list of developmental areas that are observed during your child's day with us.
- Social Skills interacts with other children, adds conversation
to circle group ,shares thoughts ideas with peers, initiates focus in
dramatic play interactions.
- Fine Motor, crayon grasp, hold and cut with scissors properly, laces
cards or beads, writes all uppercase letters and most lower case
letters, can write child's own name, begins to add text to journal
pages, sounds out words to text formations, zips own coat, and ties
own shoes.
- Pre-math skills, number recognition, counts aloud to at least 50,
patterns 3 items and can extend a simple pre-planned pattern, sorts
items by multiple properties, understands time and some money
concepts, can count items up to 30, can name all 8 common
colors, names up to 9 shapes.
- Language Development- recognizes all letters upper and lower
case and knows letter sounds, recognizes own name and names of
friends and common items/places/street signs, retells stories with or
without the book, engages in meaningful play (conversational
interactions with peers), Sings and repeats
-Self-Awareness- Shows control over physical body, gains emotional
control, understands cause and effect, begins to feel empathy/caring
towards friends, draws a self-portrait that has multiple features, makes
choices independently, shows responsibility for tasks and items, has
knowledge that they are someone special and can tell you what
makes them unique.