Preschool Program
Our preschool classes are mixed ages, for children turning three,* four and five during the school year. Families may choose 2 day/week, 3 day/week, or 5 day/week. We offer both half day (9am - 12:15pm) and extended day (9am - 2:30pm) options, with a 6:1 child to teacher ratio. *Children must be at least 2 years and 7 months by September 1st of the year they join us.
To compliment our emergent, child-centered curriculum, we offer weekly specialist-led studio sessions that nurture self-expression, cultural awareness, and creativity.
Performing Arts Studio (all classes): invites children to explore music, movement, storytelling, and dramatic play, offering joyful opportunities to express ideas and emotions through the arts.
Spanish Studio (Extended Day classes): introduces language through songs, stories, movement, and play—honoring the natural way young children acquire communication skills.
2025-26 Tuition (9 months):
2 Day/Week $365/month ($3,285/yr)
3 Day/Week $515/month ($4,635/yr)
5 Day/Week $840/month ($7,560/yr)
Extended Day $115/month (per week day)
A Day in the Life of a Preschool Child
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Children are welcomed into the classroom, put away belongings, and engage in free play. Parents are welcome to connect with the educators and/or support their children as they transition into the school day.
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This community building time engages children in daily mindfulness and social emotional learning. The educator supports children in this practice through modeling, role play, puppetry and storytelling. This time often “sets the stage” for the seasonal study by facilitating and documenting a group discussion, as well as establishing meaningful connections through shared reading.
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Children visit centers as they explore materials, problem solve, practice skills, and build on ideas throuĀh provocations. Provocations allow children to explore tools and materials in an open ended way - often igniting engagement and curiosity in our seasonal study. During this time, children may work individually or in a small group with the educator to strengthen developmental skills in all domains.
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Children sit together & connect as a community while enjoying a mid-morning snack.
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Children engage in open-ended exploration in nature, rain or shine! There are opportunities for unstructured play as well as moments of teacher facilitated investigation. This is a wonderful time for children to practice social-emotional skills, engage in problem solving, and explore healthy risk taking.
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Children have the opportunity reflect on the day’s learning through journaling & discussion. It may be a time to reflect on the day, problem solve an issue, celebrate a success, or practice a social-emotional skill. This time is directly connected to the needs of the group.
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Extended day is offered as an option for our half day families, and meets from 12pm - 2:30pm each day of the week. During this time children enjoy lunch and rest-time, participate in a themed activity, as well as engage in open-ended play, both indoors and outdoors.
A Glimpse into Development…
We are looking forward to an exciting year of discovery and development for your young preschool child. This will be a year of imagination and exploration, as well as developing new skills. These experiences will continue to build your child’s positive self-image, as he or she develops in our small, nurturing environment! Here is a glimpse of your child’s development over the year to come!
Habits of Mind: Throughout the school year, we will focus on developing not only skills, but also mindsets that support lifelong learning. Our learning experiences are designed to spark children’s curiosity, encourage cooperation, build persistence and engagement over periods of time, cultivate creativity through open-ended material exploration, and foster problem solving in a real life context.
Social and Emotional Development: Your child will begin to form relationships and play with other children. They will learn to manage basic routines, follow simple directions, as well as learn to take turns and share. Emotionally, your child will begin to feel more comfortable separating from you, as he or she gains more confidence and independence. Throughout the course of the year, children will begin to identify and verbalize their own emotions, as well as recognize emotions in others.
Health, Wellness and Physical Development: At this stage, children make significant strides in both gross motor and fine motor development! Children will begin to run, jump, march and tiptoe, as well as refine their ability to balance on one foot and even hop. Your child will develop the skills needed to roll, throw and catch a ball. In addition, your child will begin to develop their ability to manipulate objects with his hands. They will begin to draw lines and circles, build simple block towers, string large beads, and construct simple puzzles!
Creative Expression: Creativity is encouraged and honored as a necessary way for children to make meaning and communicate about their thinking and learning. Your child will explore their own creativity through music and movement, visual arts, and dramatic arts. Throughout the year, your child will use instruments, sing simple songs, move freely to music, try out a variety of materials and media, as well as explore real and make-believe through imaginative play.
Language and Literacy: This is an exciting time for language development! Your child will begin to recognize that print has meaning, and even start recognizing some common print in our environment. During read alouds, your child will become comfortable asking and answering simple questions about a text, as well as begin making personal connections to characters and stories. Your child will continue to practice his or her emerging writing skills using a variety of media, including sand, water-paint, markers, playdough, and more!
Cognitive Development: Your child will begin to develop early number concepts, such as counting objects and recognizing numerals through 5. They will begin to identify shapes and be able to recognize these shapes in our natural environment. Children at this stage will develop their ability to compare, categorize, sort and order various objects, as well as develop scientific thinking skills, such as making observations and predictions.