Preschool children need experiences that will foster their social, emotional, developmental, and physical growth. Kindergarten readiness activities direct the objectives of the preschool curriculum. Literacy readiness is emphasized as children are exposed to a variety of literature and experienced based language activities. The broad scope of the program is to offer preschool children the opportunity to have experiences that will serve to broaden their base knowledge of the world. Each child and parent are greeted at the outside doors of the community center and then are escorted to the preschool room where they remove their coats and place all their belongings into personal cubbies.
Parents are then free to leave after their child feels comfortable.
They are then free to explore the classroom and play with any available items. After the first of the year the students will be asked to remove their coats at the entrance. At this time we will encourage parents to foster some independence as the children remove their own coats and place all of their personal belongings on the shelf by the front doors. The teacher will escort the children to the classroom after parents have said goodbye. When the children first arrive at school they are free to explore the environment at their own pace.