Welcome to our 3's/4's Preschool program. We have multiple options to fit the needs of your family. During these important years, students grow cognitively, emotionally, socially, and physically as they prepare for the opportunities and challenges of kindergarten. Our state certified, degreed teachers will use our research-based curriculum to prepare your child for success in kindergarten and beyond. Children must be 3 or 4 years old by September 1, 2024.
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2 half days Tuesday/Thursday
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
2 full days Tuesday/Thursday
8:30 AM - 2:40 PM
Flex - 2 - 4 set full days
8:30 AM - 2:40 PM
3 half days Monday/Wednesday/Friday
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
3 full days Monday/Wednesday/Friday
8:30 AM - 2:40 PM
5 full days
8:30 AM - 2:40 PM
Half day/Full day preschool sample schedule
7:00 - 8:00 am Optional Extended Care program
8:15 - 8:30 am Classroom doors open: students arrive, attendance routines, hand washing and morning activities
8:15 - 8:35 am Group time: Morning meeting, pledges, calendar, weather
8:35 - 9:05 am Learning centers: Art, sensory blocks, manipulatives and journaling
9:05 - 9:25 am Large motor or outdoor play: Movement activities in the motor room or on the playground
9:30 - 9:40 am Phonics
9:45 - 10:00 am Project/Learning Activity: Art activities, thematic free play
10:00 - 10:15 am Snack for AM class: snacks are provided by the preschool families on a rotating basis
10:15 - 10:30 am Jesus Time: Bible stories, songs, and related thematic-based activities
10:30 - 10:35 am Group time: story, show & tell, and/or music activities
10:40 - 10:50 am Prep for dismissal for half day students or prep for lunch for
full day students. Students that depart at the end of the half day will be taken to the circle drive exit for parent pick-up. Students who are in the full day program will proceed with the preschool staff to the café
10:50 - 11:30 am Dismissal (Half day)
10:45 - 11:15 am Lunch in the café. Students may bring a lunch from home or order a hot lunch from the café
11:15 - 11:40 am Recess: outdoor, weather permitting, or in one of the gyms/motor room
11:50 - 12:10 PM Group time: Stories/literacy based activities
12:10 - 12:30 PM Wind down activity
12:30 - 1:30 pm Quiet time: Relaxation /nap, books and music
1:30 - 1:45 pm Snack: snacks are provided by the preschool families on a rotating basis
1:45 - 2:05 pm Closing group time: Thematic group time activity, story, with music and technology integration
2:05 - 2:30 pm Prep to go home: backpacks and coats, students are escorted to the circle drive or transitioned to the Extended Care program
2:10 - 6:00 pm Optional Extended Care
All of our programs offer on-site extended care from 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
•State certified, degreed teachers, each with a classroom aide
•Developmentally appropriate curriculum which follows the Illinois State Early Learning Standards
•Fully equipped early childhood classrooms with technology integration
•Indoor and outdoor large motor play areas
““We’re all like a family here. This isn’t just a school. I don’t think any of us would be the same people we are if we didn’t go here.” ”
