Early Preschool Program
Preschool Prep
As the 30- to 42-month-old children in our Early Preschool program prepare to take the next big step into Preschool, their forward progress in reaching developmental milestones is tracked in these areas:
- Approaches to Learning and Play: Focuses on children actively exploring and learning about their surroundings.
- Language, Literacy, and Communication: Focuses on how children develop skills to express themselves and comprehend language.
- Physical Development and Health: Focuses on moving with more purpose in mind to explore objects and spaces.
- Social and Emotional Development: Focuses on building relationships with adults and children.
- Mathematics: Focuses on how children develop foundational skills in number sense, measurement, and spatial reasoning.
- Nature and Science: Focuses on how young children engage with the world through scientific inquiry and exploration.
- Engineering and Technology: Focuses on how young children learn to build and create using simple tools and materials to solve problems.
- Social Studies: Focuses on how children develop an understanding of themselves, their community, and the world around them.
- Creative Arts and Expression: Focuses on how children engage in imaginative play and artistic exploration.
We also help children to work with classmates, develop their self-help skills, and follow routines and directions. We provide visual tools to guide them toward independence and confidence, empowering them to take charge of their actions and behaviors, and to be successful, including:
- Picture Schedule: We illustrate different parts of the day to help children understand time, schedules, and routines.
- “I Can” Posters: Children gain independence and confidence by following clear, step-by-step picture instructions for hand washing, using the bathroom, and more.
- Class Expectations Signs: Safety, kindness, and responsibility are highlighted, setting expectations for respectful classroom behaviors, while also having fun.
We designed this program to be a supportive bridge on the path to Preschool, so children can grow accustomed to more consistent routines and structure.
