PRE-KINDERGARTEN

Our Pre-Kindergarten program, for children 4 to 5 years, continues to build and enrich children's skills and strengths. Gross and fine motor skills are refined. Cognitive and critical thinking skills are continuing to develop. Pre-reading, early math, science and social studies activities are introduced. Our goal is to help your child find out what their interests are and develop them, as well as try out new experiences. We are working towards developing life-long learners as your child develops into a unique individual in this complex world.

The following are our general goals for the pre-kindergarten program:

Language Arts:

Left to right progression, beginning letter recognition, name recognition, and listening skills.

Sensory Motor:

Gross and fine motor activities through all the senses.

Social Development:

An opportunity to interact with other children.

Emotional Development:

Appropriate behavior and development of a good self-concept and cooperative learnign relationships.

Math Readiness:

A beginning understanding of numbers, counting from 1-10 and shapes and patterns.

Creative Development:

Music, art, movement and cooking.

Outdoor fun:

This is a highlight for most young children - especially when the equipment and toys are age appropriate. The entire play area available to the children is a fenced, secure environment with constant supervision.

Your child can choose from a variety of outdoor activities, including nature study, and imaginative play - along with some great sliding, climbing, riding, and much more.

Every day is carefully structured to provide children with a balanced routine for learning, growing, and enjoying their day. Short, focused group activities are alternated with individual playtime, small group interactions and rest periods to keep everyone smiling, playing and learning.

Health and Safety:

Your child's safety is very important to us and as you can see our indoor and outdoor areas are safe and secure.