Our Preschool Program

Although we follow the EEC’s definition of “Preschoolers” as being children between the age of 2y9m and 5y, we have divided our group into two classes: PS1 (2y9m – 4y) and PS2 (4y – 5+y), especially during circle-time and their projects. Sometimes they combine in the afternoons to play together before pick-up time.

Since the children have learned to use their words for communication, are familiar with our daily routine and grew more independent, the teacher to preschooler ratio increases to 1:10 and 2:20 according to state license guidelines. However, due to the size of the rooms, we will not have more than 9 (PS1) or 15 (PS2) children in these classes.

We continue to teach skills during age-appropriate circle time, play and songs, maintaining a certain schedule the children grew accustomed to and thrive upon.

A typical day in our preschool can look as follows:

morning snack – free-play – circle time – breakfast – gross-motor activity (talking a walk, playing on our on-site playground or in our 2,500 sqft indoor-gym during winter and impending weather!) – project time – christian lesson including music and art – lunch – rest time – afternoon snack – gross-motor activity – free play – reading time.

What we do

Purposeful Play is Early Education!

Our curriculum is conceived with a monthly theme across the center which is taught differently according to age in each of our classrooms. The monthly plan is broken down to every single day, addressing all of the developmental areas in creative ways based on the concept of “learning through play”: social and self-help skills, gross- and fine-motor skills, language, and science.

Our time with your child will include learning and social opportunities. We also focus on skills like simple addition and subtraction, science, use of scissors, and imaginative play with props and dress-up clothes. Much of this will include group play where your child will make friends and learn cooperation and take turns.

Some examples of developmental milestones we look for carefully are the following:

Social and Emotional Development

Interact with new people and feel comfortable playing near them.

Share with other children and take turns.

Build an appreciation for diversity by seeing and talking about how people are the same and how they are different.

Complete activities with confidence and look for new challenges like putting on shoes and trying to tie them.

Cognitive Development

Start to count, know numbers and basic shapes.

Explore simple addition and subtraction using songs.

Build science knowledge including the difference between day and night and different types of weather.

Understand basic social studies like people’s roles within the community.

Complete simple two-step tasks like finding and stacking red blocks when asked to build a red tower.

Start to follow rules independently like going to the sink to wash hands.

Stay focused for several minutes while attending to an activity.

Think creatively about new ways to play with a toy.

Physical Development

Improve running skills and start to jump and hop.

Understand and follow basic health and safety routines.

Show increased control of hands and fingers, e.g. using scissors in a controlled manner.

Language Development

Use a growing number of words to express needs and ideas.

Learn the difference between similar-sounding words with rhyming games.

Ask and answer simple questions about stories in books.

Start to understand that drawing and writing are ways to communicate.

Creative Development

Experiment with different art materials to create two- and three-dimensional artwork.

Use creative movement to demonstrate feelings.

Explore dress-up clothing and props during imaginary play.

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