Goals for the Children

As children are motivated by a variety of positive activity-oriented learning experiences, their skill levels are enhanced and self-esteem is increased. Our teaching goals for the child include:

1. To stretch the child’s imagination and enhance learning skills;
2. To help the child develop social skills that will promote responsible behavior;
3. To provide an environment that promotes the physical, emotional, social, mental and spiritual growth of the child.

Learning Centers

Learning centers provide an opportunity for learning through play. Children increase knowledge and learn by their active involvement with materials and a prepared environment. Centers are designed to promote the child’s imagination. Children increase their understanding of the world through experiences with people and objects with materials that they can manipulate, taste, feel and hear.

Preschool Reading & Math

READING: Oral language, vocabulary, and other language concept are crucial foundations for success in reading and reading comprehension. Children need strong speaking and listening skills as a basic foundation. One of the best foundations for early reading success is familiarity with the letters of the alphabet. Children who are given opportunity to talk through asking questions and discussing their experiences are laying the groundwork for reading and writing.
There are three skill areas that form the foundation for reading, including

1. Print knowledge: An understanding of books, letters and words;
2. Beginning writing: First efforts to use print in a meaningful way; and
3. Language awareness: An understanding of how language works.

MATH: The cycle of learning for preschool math identifies the stages of concept development as awareness, exploration, inquiry, and utilization. Children experience math through number exploration including counting and games. We provide an opportunity for the child to learn familiarity with numbers, geometric shapes, similarities, differences and relationships through hands-on experiences in the classroom.

Numbers of Children

The total licensed capacity for the center is 75 spaces. In exceeding the licensing standards, staff is hired based on enrollment, not on daily attendance. This allows us to provide lower pupil-teacher ratios on a daily basis, which helps reduce the use of substitutes in the classroom and provides greater program continuity for the children. The following pupil-teacher ratios are observed:

Preschool Sample Daily Schedule

Sample of Weekly Themes

PRE-KINDERGARTEN is offered as an alternative choice to another year of preschool/nursery school. It is a program for the four and/or five year old who is socially and academically ready for a more structured program than nursery school offers, but who is not able - for any number of reasons - to participate in a full kindergarten program. We recognize the need for total development of the child. The growing awareness that some children are not socially or emotionally ready for the large groups that public schools provide has created the need for the pre-kindergartener to have a proper type of learning program in a safe and loving environment.

Prior to acceptance into the Pre-kindergarten Program, children who have not attended our preschool programs may be required to participate in an assessment for placement. Portions of the Brigance K-1 Assessment and/or the PROFESSIONAL CHILD CARE SERVICES Assessment may be used to determine the child's readiness for this unique class. The assessment is NOT a pass/fail test. Scores are used as partial assessment of the child's current ability to participate in the program. If a child has previously attended any center, teacher recommendations are also considered.