Program Overview

Beginning Preschool (Toddlers & Young Two Year Olds)

This class, designed for the 18 month old to the two and half year old, focuses on developing friendships, self-esteem, curiosity, social skills, and attention span. At this age, children are making new discoveries daily and begin to exert their independence and imagination. Our Beginning Preschool program opens their eyes to a world of learning, sharing, and exploring.

Preschool

Beginning Preschool (Toddlers & Young Two Year Olds)

Based on theory that children learn through play, classroom routines encourage active involvement, meaningful experimentation, and reinforcement through repetition, group and individual activities, circle time, and more! The sessions are flexible as the needs and interests of the children are the basis of our curriculum.

Transitional Kindergarten

Beginning Preschool (Toddlers & Young Two Year Olds)

Transitional Kindergarten

As children get ready for kindergarten, our comprehensive transitional kindergarten program helps them explore, communicate and create-all in a nurturing, small class setting. This program offers reading, language arts, math, social studies, and science presented in a fun way to encourage a lifelong love of learning while giving the child one more year of walking with Jesus in a Christian environment. Curriculum is aligned with local and state elementary school standards so children will be prepared to confidently enter kindergarten.

What a weekday at YLUMCPS looks like

Sample daily schedule-individual class schedules vary

7-8:30- (Early Care)- Tabletop activities and free play

8:30- Clean Up-Gather belongings and walk to class

9:00- Circle Time-Calendar, Weather, Theme discussion

9:15-Daily theme related activity or project

10:00- Snack

10:15- Outside playtime

10:50- Gymnastics/Music/Chapel

11:00-Tabletop activities with teachers and sensory exploration

11:45- Closing Circle- Review of the Day, Color, Letter, Shape, Number

12:00- Dismissal or Lunch time

1:00- Nap or rest time followed by afternoon activities

3:00- Snack and outside play

4:00- Science/Engineering exploration/outside play

5:00-Pick up/School Closes