Preschool Education Programs

Our preschool programs provide an educational environment that is a friendly, positive and caring place to help each student discover his or her own unique gifts. Our engaging curriculum helps children reach developmental milestones and prepares them for academic learning. We believe that all kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve.

We believe learning takes place as children touch, manipulate, and experiment with things and interact with people daily. Children’s play is an essential component of our curriculum, through their play and experiences, themes are developed that guide our daily activities and interactions.

The YMCA utilizes the HighScope curriculum in all Early Learning classrooms for children 0-5.

The HighScope Curriculum is research-based and encourages active learning. Teachers intentionally design play-based lessons that allow children to explore a variety of concepts and materials, using all their senses.

Key areas of HighScope curriculum are:

• The classroom day
• Plan-do-review
• Active learning
• Problem solving
• Teacher and child relationships
• Connecting home and school

Each classroom will have a specific daily schedule to guarantee children’s developmental needs are being met.
To assure that the changing developmental and individual needs of each infant and toddler are met, the program will permit children zero through thirty months of age to eat on demand. Children zero through eighteen months of age will be allowed to sleep on demand. Teachers will plan developmentally appropriate activities based on the age and individual needs of each child. The lesson plan for infants will include daily tummy time with teachers interacting with children at their level.