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Preschool Program

Our preschool program builds a foundation for a child’s future success in school. The children are active learners, meaning they will learn through hands-on experiences. Every classroom has the following areas: art, science, math, language, and dramatic play. Within the centers, materials are available for children to use independently or in small groups. On any given day, walking into one of our preschool programs you may see children tracing letters at the writing table, exercising self-expression through art materials, or sorting items according to color and size.

Social-Emotional Development

Preschool children develop feelings of competence through successful accomplishment of tasks and positive play experiences with others. Social learning includes taking direction from others, as well as being a leader, and using language to promote friendship and problem solve. Providing opportunities for children to appropriately express their feelings is fundamental to the daily routine.

Intellectual Development

Preschool children learn through experiences and opportunities to integrate them into what they already know. Children's readiness for formal schooling is most effectively promoted by play experiences in which they feel the freedom to try out new ideas, practice skills and imitate educarers roles. As part of our play based philosophy the children's knowledge and skills in literacy, prereading and prewriting, mathematical concepts, scientific methods and social studies are expanded. They are provided materials for pretending and role playing, as well as for drawing, writing and creating. The role of educarers is to provide experiences that will challenge children to ask questions, to risk trying new ideas, and to encourage problem solving and teamwork.

Physical Development

Preschool children gain strength, coordination and mastery through games that involve running, skipping and hopping, through balance and creative movement. Small muscle development is facilitated through activities of writing, cutting and building with small manipulatives and zipping, buttoning and tying shoelaces.

Moral Development and Guidance

Preschool children begin to develop feelings of empathy for others and are developing greater control of their emotions and behavior. Educarers guide children with firm, consistently applied limits and use instances of inappropriate behavior as teaching opportunities to help children learn self control and respect for the rights of others. Educarers serve as role models providing necessary reinforcement to positive behaviors. Principles of equity, tolerance, honesty, honor and loyalty are demonstrated by educarers and reinforced through play experiences, appropriate discussion and children's books. Techniques for guiding behavior include setting clear limits, providing positive redirection, helping a child express feelings and offering alternatives to inappropriate behavior. We value the partnership of families in this process and will seek extra help from families as necessary.