Your Preschooler (3-4 years)

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As preschoolers gain more self-esteem, they may feel ready to take on the world. Our Early Foundations® Preschool program fosters that confidence by providing activities to help children become problem solvers and lifelong learners.

Through independent exploration, structured activities, and hands-on learning, children will work on early literacy, math, science, and social studies concepts. A healthy dose of running, jumping, and dancing keeps them active, too.

Your Preschooler’s Day

Open to 9 a.m.	Arrival and Breakfast: Children participate in quiet activities and eat breakfast. As children finish breakfast, they can visit learning centers or participate in individual or small-group activities until most children have arrived or are finished eating.
9 a.m. to 9:25 a.m.	Group Time: Teacher brings the group together for morning routines, calendar, sharing, featured activity, literacy-building, and discussion of the day’s activities.
9:25 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Learning Centers and Small-Group Activities: Children choose from activities in the creative arts, dramatic play, writing, library, blocks, manipulatives, math, science and sensory learning centers. Teachers implement small-group activities, focusing on skill-building activities and observational assessment.
10:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Snack
11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.	Group Time: Children come together to listen to a daily read-aloud and/or to finish or repeat activities from the early morning group time.
11:15 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.	Outdoor Play: Children select from a variety of outdoor activities.
11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Lunch: Children wash hands, help set the tables, and prepare and eat lunch.
12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.	Group Time: Teachers read aloud to the children as they settle down for naps.
12:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.	Rest Time and Quiet Work Time: Most children nap or rest quietly. As children wake from rest time, they can select from a variety of quiet choices, such as manipulatives, drawing and writing, books, or the listening center.
2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.	Learning Centers: Children choose from activities in the learning centers.
3 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Group Time: Children come together for an afternoon featured activity and closing routine.
3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.	Snack
3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.	Outdoor Play: Children select from a variety of outdoor activities.
4:15 p.m. to Close	Learning Centers or Small-Group Activities: Children select from a variety of activities that are easy to clean up, such as books, listening center, and manipulatives.