Infant and Toddler Curriculum

Infants and toddlers are competent learners, and the curriculum occurs naturally during the two main activities of the day: caregiving and free play.  One caregiver is assigned to specific infants and young toddlers to enhance communication and ensure that individual needs are understood.  The program includes free play, singing, storytelling, self-help skill development, manipulative play, gross motor play, and other age-appropriate activities.

Preschool Curriculum (2-, 3-, and 4-year-old classroom)

Our creative curriculum provides the basic structure for a developmentally appropriate program.  By continually changing and enriching the environment, teachers can support learning and creativity in children.  Weekly themes are implemented in classroom learning centers to teach the following skills:

Writing Center

Using fine motor skills
Increasing language development
Learning eye-hand coordination
Putting thoughts into words
Learning that letters and words have meaning

Puzzle Center

Exercising small motor muscles
Advancing eye-hand coordination
Focusing on spatial concepts
Developing language skills
Enhancing cognitive development

Math Center

Learning new ideas
Increasing language and cognitive skills
Enhancing fine motor skills
Learning to estimate
Classifying and sorting
Counting and comparing
Recognizing patterns and shapes

Sand and Water Center

Focusing on sensory experiences
Experimenting
Discovering
Refining observational skills
Measuring
Weighing
Enhancing fine motor skills

Library Center

Learning pre-reading skills
Developing language skills
Sequencing events
Recognizing that letters and words have meaning
Learning to take care of books
Experiencing quiet moments
Learning to create stories
Gathering information
Using the imagination

Science Center

Learning to plan and discover
Observing
Predicting
Comparing
Drawing conclusions
Experiencing sensory activities
Discovering how things work

Dramatic Play

Learning cooperation
Using language skills
Verbalizing ideas and concepts
Understanding emotions
Communicating with others
Observing others
Using fine and gross motor skills
Understanding the feelings of others
Acting out real-life situations

Block and Construction Center

Expanding creativity
Increasing language development
Learning cooperation and sharing
Enhancing eye-hand coordination
Exercising fine motor skills
Showing how we view things
Bringing ideas to life