Crestwood Tuition Based Preschool
for Four Year Olds

The Crestwood Tuition Based Preschool Program is designed to stimulate the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of the young child.  This is achieved by providing an environment rich with a variety of positive learning experiences. 

We believe that parents are the first and most important educators of their own children.  What happens at home does make a difference!  Parents have many opportunities to aid in their child’s development each and everyday!  A few of these are listed below:

·         Help your child to “feel good” about him/herself.

·         Encourage your child’s independence

·         Read aloud to your child

·         Go on trips (short or long) with your child

·         Take the time to talk with your child

·         Listen to your child

·         Discuss what your child did at school each day

DAILY SCHEDULE

The daily Preschool schedule has been prepared in keeping with sound principles of early childhood education.

Wish each child a good day
Introduce new art activity and center activities
Group game or skill activities

Individualizing
Art activity
Center activities
Small motor activities

Each child will be expected to be responsible for putting certain activities away

Group story

Activities music and games

The daily routine will consist of activities geared to skills development in the following areas:

·         Self Concept

Children must feel good about themselves in order to enjoy a positive school experience.  Our first and foremost goal is to have your child comfortable with us.  We always aim at the positive.  When a child is happy and secure in their surroundings and with themselves there is no holding back the learning that can take place.

·         Language

Songs, stories, poems, finger plays, games and free time for interaction between children all encourage language growth.

·         Auditory Skills

Listening skills are an important prerequisite to reading.  Your child will learn to follow simple directions, identify and recall sounds after hearing them and also distinguish between them.

·         Visual Skills

Differentiation between likenesses and differences are pre-reading skills.  Distinguishing color and shapes are just two examples.

·         Tactile

A child learns through all his senses.  A wide variety of tactile experiences will be provided (example- sand play, water play, and play dough for texture awareness.)

·         Fine Motor

Experience using muscle control in manipulating small objects such as lacing, stringing beads, cutting, working with play dough, coloring, etc.

·         Gross Motor

Development of large muscle control and coordination by activities such as hopping, climbing, jumping, throwing and catching a ball.

·         Science

Science experiments help the child understand the world around them.  Experiences with plants, water, weather, etc. will be provided.

·         Music

Music is fun and allows the children to express themselves and to distinguish between sounds.

·         Math

Many opportunities are available for your child to learn math concepts such as counting, pouring and measuring through water play, group games, and individualizing, and cooking experiences.

·         Art

A variety of creative experiences will be provided through painting, coloring, pasting, cutting, twisting, and folding.  During art the children will experiment with scissors, crayons, brushes, pencils and other art media.  The child will also develop small muscle control and eye-hand coordination.

·         Play