Our 2011-2012 program will be divided into classes of 2 year olds, 3 year olds and 4 year olds that offer 2, 3 or 5 day a week options. We will also offer 5-days-a-week Bridge classes for older 4 and children turning 5 years old by December. Each class will have a maximum of 10, 12 or 14 students (depending on ages) with a teacher and a teacher’s aide.

Janie Hernandez is our Director and has over 20 years experience as a childcare provider and is also certified as a Day School/Day Care Center director. All of our teachers and aides have extensive experience in child care, are CDA accredited, and receive ongoing training. They also have current state and federal background checks and have received church required training entitled “Safeguarding God’s Children.” In addition, our Bridge teachers are state-licensed, elementary school teachers.

Our curriculum is a traditional preschool program with some supplemental resources for reading and language comprehension. All groups engage in imaginative play, experiential learning opportunities and age appropriate chapel services and religious instruction.

Educational goals for our Early Pre-school children include: learning the alphabet and to recognize letters, learning to identify colors in English and Spanish, mastering counting 1-10 in English and Spanish, and gain an understanding of some abstract and spatial concepts (i.e., hot-cold, over-under, etc.).

Educational goals for our Pre-school and Pre-Kindergarten children include: mastering simple word recognition and early reading skills, basic mathematical concepts, rudimentary ethics and manners and a bit of conversational Spanish.

Educational goals for our Bridge classes exceed state-determined learning and developmental objectives/guidelines for students preparing to enter Kindergarten.

We have a parents’ meeting before the start of the school year to distribute handbooks, calendars and schedules, as well as to give everyone a tour of our facilities and a chance to meet teachers and see classrooms.