About Our Programs

• Schedule based on parent direction
• Parents welcome to come and go as they please
• Baby food included in the price
• Can use fingertips to pick up small objects.
• Has an established sleep schedule
• Can enjoy a wide variety of touch, noise, and smells
• Pulls to stand and cruises along furniture
• Enjoys listening to songs
• Maintains balance in sitting while throwing objects
• Babbling has sounds and rhythms of speech.
• Responds to simple directions
• Eating an increasing variety of foods

• Begins participation in circle time, art, music and other educational activities that help develop the milestones listed below
• Turns head in response to their name being called
• Can participate in small groups with other children
• Can play in social situations after a transition time
• Explores varied environments such as a new playground
• Enjoys sitting to look at or listen to a book
• Usually walks with heel-toe pattern and not primarily on toes
• Can throw and attempt to catch a ball without losing balance
• Can transition to a new environment or activity
• Use at least 50 words
• Names objects and pictures
• Begins to use two-word phrases

• Begin writing lessons with learning proper pencil grip
• Can participate in messy activities that result in dirty hands
• Enjoys playing with new toys in varied ways
• Coordinates hand and finger movements needed to participate in tabletop games and activities
• Can adapt to changes in routine
• Is aware of sensations such as a wet diaper
• Enjoys playing near peers
• Understands basic nouns and pronouns
• Consistently uses three-word phrases
• Asks “what” and “where” questions
• Simple understanding of concepts including color, space, time

• Recognize letters upper and lowercase
• Know phone number and address
• Can share real events past and future
• Recognize and duplicate simple patterns
• Walk on balancing beam
• Walks backward easily
• Can balance on one foot
• Uses scissors
• Copy and write shapes, letters, and name
• Enjoys playing with friends
• More independent

Children in our Pre-K program learn the following vital skills through our Core Knowledge Curriculum:

Math

• Numerals 1-20, 30, 40, etc.
• Counting to 100
• Counting by 5, 10, 20 to 100
• Complex patterns
• Measurement: inches, feet, and yards
• Number and number sense
• And more

Literacy

• Recognize and sound out over 100 words
• Write full name and number words
• Retell fiction and non-fiction stories
• Illustrate sentence
• Develop awareness of written print and its uses
• Develop awareness of the structure of print
• Develop phonemic awareness
• And more

Social Skills

• Task persistence and completion
• Sense of self and personal responsibility
• Following verbal and written rules
• Rewards and consequences for behavior
• Evolve problem-solving skills
• Sharing with classmates
• And more

Orientation in Time

• Vocabulary
• Measures of time (minutes, hours, days, months, years, and seasons)
• Passage of time (past, present, and future)
• Simple clock skills

Orientation in Space

• Vocabulary
• Actual and represented space
• Simple maps
• Basic geographical concepts

Science

• Observation and investigation
• Understanding the living world
• Understanding the physical world
• Planets
• Solids and liquids
• Body parts and function of the human body

Music

• Attention to differences in sound
• Imitate and produce sounds
• Listen and sing
• Listen and move

Visual Arts

• Attention to visual details
• Creating art
• Looking and talking about art
• Talk of the differences between abstract and realistic art

Movement and Coordination

• Physical attention and relaxation
• Gross and fine motor skills
• Eye-hand and eye-foot coordination
• Group games
• Creative movement and expression