Approach
We combine responsive care with the research-based "Creative Curriculum" to foster growth in key areas: social-emotional development, physical skills, cognition, language, literacy, mathematics, science and technology, social studies, art, and English language acquisition.
Our approach balances learning and play, giving children the foundation they need to succeed in preschool, kindergarten, and beyond.
Philosophy
Our approach to supporting your child is built on three key pillars:
Goals and Expectations
Our goal is to set children and families up for academic success with a comprehensive school readiness plan, developed in collaboration with kindergarten teachers.
Social/Emotional
Children are supported through a strength-based approach that fosters self-awareness and helps them build and maintain positive, healthy relationships.
Curriculum
We offer a variety of engaging activities that support our school readiness goals, including Language, Literacy, and Physical development. Every child is assessed quarterly, and personalized goals are created to ensure their growth and success.
Our Curriculum
A Nationally Recognized Curriculum of Excellence.
We use Teaching Strategies GOLD Curriculum aimed at school readiness in order to best support children.
GOLD is used as a developmentally appropriate early childhood assessment tool, based on 38 research-based objectives that include predictors of school success and are aligned with the Common Core State Standards, state early learning guidelines, and the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework. These help teachers focus on what matters most for children’s success. Children in the preschool program are assessed multiple times per school year tracking growth and attainment.
2 Year Old Curriculum
Curriculum for 2 year-olds in our program focuses on Social-Emotional and Physical development. These skills form the solid foundation on which children will build throughout their education. We have a comprehensive program, however, it focuses more on:
Social/Emotional Skills
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Regulates own emotions and behaviors
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Manages feelings
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Follows limits and expectations
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Takes care of own needs appropriately
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Establishes and sustains positive relationships
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Forms relationships with adults
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Responds to emotional cues
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Interacts with peers
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Makes friends
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Participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations
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Balances needs and rights of self and others
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Solves social problems
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Physical Skills
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Demonstrates traveling skills
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Demonstrates balancing skills
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Demonstrates gross-motor manipulative skills
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Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination
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Uses fingers and hands
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Uses writing and drawing tools
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3-5 Year Old Curriculum
Curriculum for 3-5 year-old students places an emphasis on Cognitive, Literacy and Math skills, which are essential for kindergarten preparedness.
Cognitive Skills
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Demonstrates positive approaches to learning
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Attends and engages
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Persists
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Solves problems
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Shows curiosity and motivation
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Shows flexibility and inventiveness in thinking
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Remembers and connects experiences
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Recognizes and recalls
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Makes connections
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Uses classification skills
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Uses symbols and images to represent something not present
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Thinks symbolically
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Engages in sociodramatic play
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Literacy Skills
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Demonstrates phonological awareness
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Notices and discriminates rhyme
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Notices and discriminates alliteration
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Notices and discriminates smaller and smaller units of sound
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Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet
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Identifies and names letters
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Uses letter—sound knowledge
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Demonstrates knowledge of print and its uses
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Uses and appreciates books
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Uses print concepts
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Comprehends and responds to books and other texts
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Interacts during read-alouds and book conversations
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Uses emergent reading skills
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Retells stories
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Demonstrates emergent writing skills
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Writes name
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Writes to convey meaning
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Mathematics
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Uses number concepts and operations
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Counts
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Quantifies
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Connects numerals with their quantities
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Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes
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Understands spatial relationships
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Understands shapes
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Compares and measures
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Demonstrates knowledge of patterns
Early Childhood Staff
Our incredible administrators lead a talented team of teachers and support staff to make your child's education and experience possible.