The Preschool Program

Ages 2 & 3

Small classes: 15 children

Lots of individual attention

Specialized teachers for music, movement, art

Emphasis on learning through play

Research-based curriculum

Child development resource for parents

What do You expect from your preschooler?

We need to have an understanding from the start.

That’s why we ask you to complete a developmental profile of your child and participate with us in an orientation session before your child begins the program.

Once a month, you are invited to attend a parent class where we share knowledge and insights about your child’s current developmental needs and supportive activities for home and school.

Your child needs a lot of love and attention so we try to select our preschool teachers for their natural abilities to nurture children.

Much of what your child learns in these early years is social and emotional: how to separate from mom, how to be part of a group, how to take turns, how to follow directions, how to express feelings, how to problem solve with peers. Careful guidance and role modeling from an understanding adult fosters confidence and emotional security.

At this age, your child learns best through play and has a limited attention span.

Our preschool program provides lots of flexible time for free play as well as organized play experiences. Children are active and busy with carefully planned, but loosely structured routine. Curriculum guidelines, suggested activities and resource materials have been designed for every age and stage. The scope and sequence is based on years of research and observation of children’s developmental needs.

Everything is hands-on, and movement activities are encouraged. This is a tactile stage and it’s critical for your child to experience it fully.

Children who get into their heads before they’ve spent enough time in their bodies will be missing some of the foundations necessary for abstract thinking. We present everything from counting to storytelling with a tactile experience.

The age span in preschool classes is 6 to 9 months.

Children are placed in classes according to overall developmental maturity. When children at the same maturity level are grouped together and presented with the right activities at the right time, they will be successful. Isn’t this what you want for your child’s first school experience?