PRE-SCHOOL
3 YEARS TO 5 YEARS
Building on our infant program, our toddler program continues to provide children with a safe, nurturing environment that’s oriented around further developing children’s academic, social-emotional, and physical skills.
BECOMING YOURSELF PROGRAM
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In our Becoming Yourself Program our Preschoolers develop so many amazing skills! They work on their fine motor skills through activities like drawing and building with blocks. Their social skills grow as they learn to share, take turns, and play cooperatively with others. They also start to develop early literacy and numeracy skills, like recognizing letters and numbers and drawing them. Plus, they build their creativity and problem-solving abilities through imaginative play and hands-on projects.The goal is for our preschoolers to learn as much independency as possible within this important milestone-- before they are sent of to elementary school. It's such an exciting time for growth and learning!
CURRICULUM
At Explora Learning Center, our lead teachers and assistant teachers are constantly working together to create weekly lesson plans and curriculum that is comprehensive, flexible, and developmentally appropriate for your preschooler . When designing our curriculum, it is important for infants to receive education in the following:
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LANGUAGE AND COMUNICATION
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Focus on developing social and academic language in reading, writing, and speaking in English and Spanish
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Handling books, answering questions, drawing pictures
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Daily opportunities for cooperative play with other children
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH
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Forming Positive Social-Emotional relationships with teachers and peers, learning to self-regulate, and self-advocate are all important aspects of learning as a preschooler. At Explora Learning Center we specialize in helping children all necessary skills to allow them to be socially compatible.
MOTOR SKILLS​
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Practicing of fine and gross motor skills
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Use of sensory boards to excericse fine motor skills
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Indoor play such as dressing themselves and participating in dramatic play
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Outdoor play to allow excercise in walking, playing, or jumping
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Practicing additional sports which can involve hitting, catching, or kicking a ball