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Pre-Kindergarten

Ready, Set, Go

For 4 and 5-Year-Olds

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Our Pre-K Curriculum
A Day at Kiddie Academy
FAQs

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Preparing Your 4-Year-Old for Kindergarten and Life

Our Ready, Set, Go program at Kiddie Academy[ofACADEMY] is developed through our Life Essentials^® curriculum to enable learning experiences where your 4-year-old’s creativity can thrive. Everything your child learns is reinforced and extended throughout the year to get them ready for school.

Explore Our Pre-K Curriculum

Language & Literacy

STEM

Social & Emotional Growth

Gross & Fine Motor Skills

Character Essentials^®

Music & More

Learn On^®

Explore Our Pre-K Curriculum

Language & Literacy

Developing Into a Confident Communicator

Language development is strengthened through individual and small-group activities. We make learning fun with engaging lesson plans, age-appropriate books, and materials.

Key Focus Areas

Making connections between letters and words, then words and sentences
Reading aloud and rhyming words
Writing words and drawing pictures
Introductory reading and writing
Identifying elements of a book

STEM

Exploring STEM

STEM is integrated into the curriculum to spark your child’s natural curiosity. Children discover the fascinating world of science, technology, engineering, and math, allowing your child to imagine and build creations of their own.

Key Focus Areas

Identifying numbers and sequences
Using standard measuring tools
Recording and sharing observations
Building patterns
Identifying the geometric features of objects
Forecasting patterns in data
Understanding basic scientific concepts

Social & Emotional Growth

Discovering What’s Unique About Themselves and Others

Interpersonal skills are critical for social and emotional development. We empower your 4-year-old to work together, complete tasks, and form friendships with their fellow classmates.

Key Focus Areas

Reading and talking about friendships
Making choices based on interests
Identifying socially acceptable behaviors
Recognizing the impact of one’s own behavior
Asking for or offering help
Navigating their world with independence and confidence

Gross & Fine Motor Skills

Building Strength and Coordination

We provide your 4-year-old with fun ways to build muscle control, with activities designed to increase fine motor development and focus on movement and balance.

Key Focus Areas

Practicing balance, control, and coordination
Performing fine motor tasks
Enhancing motor skills and coordination
Combining complex movements
Participating in gross motor activities over an extended amount of time
Organized gross motor play

Character Essentials^®

Character Is at Our Core

Our educators guide your child through activities inspired by our Character Essentials curriculum that build upon positive character traits like empathy, patience, and generosity.

Key Focus Areas

Practicing expressing emotions
Following routines
Taking ownership of a task
Building self-confidence

Music & More

Learning Through Song and Movement

Research shows music improves cognitive development, learning skills, communication, and memory. Our age-appropriate curriculum develops your child’s language skills through song using our proprietary Music and More program.

Key Focus Areas

Playing instruments
Understanding rhythm and tempo through dance
Using props to enhance movement
Recognizing sounds and sound sources
Repeating rhythmic patterns

Learn On^®

Learning Beyond the Classroom

There is no end to learning, and there is potential in every moment, everywhere. We designed our Life Essentials curriculum with this in mind, giving you access to projects and activities that extend the learning from your child’s classroom to your home through our Academy Link^® app.

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A Day In Our Pre-K Child Care Program

Every moment is an opportunity to learn. Our pre-kindergarten program sets the foundation to help prepare children for school and life.

I start the day at learning centers

I made something amazing!

Today in the Blocks and Transportation center, we combined fine motor development with creativity, using blocks and connectors to build buildings.

We had my favorite lunch!

We sing rhyming songs together

We made lots of things out of paper today. We cut out shapes in different colors and glued them together to make them look like robots.

I spent some quiet time reading with my friends

What a day!

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Pre-K Child Care FAQs

What if my child gets sick?

We’ll call you or a designated adult from your Emergency Information Form so that your child can be picked up as soon as possible from the Academy. While waiting to be picked up, your child will rest quietly, away from other children.

What policies are Academies required to have in place to address safety?

Our facilities and outdoor play areas are required to have secure entries and exits that are maintained by an electronic entry system. Only individuals authorized by you are allowed to pick up your child from the Academy. All employees are required to have undergone background checks prior to employment.

Do I need to pack a lunch?

No. We provide an assortment of healthy, age-appropriate meals and snacks for the children to eat each day.

What if my child has allergies?

Due to the high number of children with peanut allergies, we do not serve peanut products. If your child has a specific allergy, please list them on our dietary restriction letter so that we can make appropriate food substitutions.

What are teacher qualifications?

All Kiddie Academy teachers must meet or exceed the state requirements for child care providers and are required to receive ongoing professional training annually. We also require background checks through local, county, state and/or federal agencies prior to employment.

What is your discipline policy?

We do not use physical or verbal punishment under any circumstances. We use positive guidance and re-direction to acknowledge children’s feelings and emotions and provide them with social scripts, problem-solving techniques, self-calming activities and choices and activities geared toward their interests.

What will my child be doing?

At this age, your child is eager to learn new things and make new friends. Our teachers will encourage your 4-year-old to work at their own pace, taking advantage of opportunities to discover in our learning centers. The child will continue to work on social/emotional development, gross and fine motor development, language arts and literacy, mathematics and science.

Do you have parent-teacher conferences?

Yes. We schedule family/teacher conferences each year to discuss your child’s progress, but you can request a conference with the Director at any time.

How do you get my child ready for kindergarten?

By use of our pre-kindergarten standards-based curriculum, Life Essentials^®, children will be well prepared as they enter kindergarten. We have a commitment to the development of the whole child by concentrating on the development of social and emotional skills setting them up for success in school. Our curriculum encourages children to explore and discover, making learning a fun and rewarding experience that nurtures a lifelong love of learning.

Do you take the children outdoors?

Yes, weather permitting, we take children outside daily. Children should be dressed appropriately for playing on our playground or taking group walks.

Do you take field trips?

Occasionally, we will take the children on field trips. You will be notified in advance of any planned trips and will need to sign a permission slip to return, along with any fee, prior to the trip. Transportation for the field trip is provided by or arranged by the Academy.

How do you use technology in learning?

Kiddie Academy teachers use technology as learning tools and a means of communication. We feel it’s important to teach children how to use devices they will encounter in school, so they are given opportunities to use them for educational play and research. The use of televisions or computers for passive viewing is not part of Kiddie Academy’s curriculum.

Do you have cameras in the classroom?

Many, but not all, Kiddie Academy locations have classroom cameras that parents can access via mobile or desktop apps. For the most accurate information on classroom cameras, contact your Academy directly to learn about camera availability and policies.

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