Pre-Reception Program (4 - 5 Years)
Pre-Reception programs inspire children to be curious and to ask questions sparking a lifelong love of learning.
This Pre-Reception program caters exclusively to children between the ages of 4 years - 5 years old.
Pre-Reception programs inspire children to be curious about how things work, how to find answers to problems, and spark a lifelong love of learning. And that is our goal for your child!
Our Pre-Reception program prepares your child for success in Reception and beyond. Our early education programs provide fun experiences in language, math, science, social studies, music and art. We build on your child’s interests to plan lessons that are both relevant and engaging.
Pre-Reception Development Areas:
- Social-Emotional
- Physical
- Language
- Cognitive
- Literacy
- Math
- Science & Technology
- Social Studies
- Arts
Assessments & Goal Tracking for School Readiness
It's important for you and your child's teacher to measure progress and set goals to ensure school readiness. In our Pre-Reception classroom, we use a comprehensive assessment tool for Learning and Development to ensure a successful transition into Reception.
Literacy, Self-Esteem & Character Development Program
Our Literacy program uses children’s stories to help your child develop important early literacy skills, including letter recognition, vocabulary development, letter-sound correlation and more.
The program also explores character development as your child explores character traits such as patience, kindness, self-esteem and confidence, acceptance and leadership.
Pre-Reception Goals:
- Follow classroom rules, routines and transitions with occasional reminders
- Develop verbal language skills; communicate needs and feelings
- Learn to play cooperatively with others; share and use acceptable manners
- Know, recognize, spell and write their name
- Understand time concepts (months, weeks, days, before and after)
- Demonstrate confidence in meeting own needs (i.e. wash hands and use towel to dry, use materials, utensils and brushes appropriately)
- Identify colours; identify and match shapes; recognize numbers 1-30
- Accomplish grand movements, such as hopping, jumping and skipping