Milestones Child Development Center

Early Preschool

• Ages: approximately 30/33 months to approximately 36 months
• Transitions occur as our staff and parents feel the child is emotionally and physically ready to make the move
• 16 child capacity
• Ratio: 1 teacher to every 8 children
• Primary caregivers: children bond to one main teacher
• Sleep on cots right in classroom
• Children eat in the indoor play space with their class

Children in the Early Preschool room continue to learn and develop through play in the following areas:

Social - emotional: learning to share and take turns with toys. Children are encouraged to express their emotions vocally to teacher and friends. Begin to take on different roles in dramatic play area. At this age the children begin working on potty training and self-help skills.

Cognitive: memorizing words to popular children�s songs, recognizing rhyme and repetition in speech and song. Able to match pictures to labels, learning sequencing.

Physical: small motor skills such as fitting pegs into small holes, stamping, texture table experiences, cutting and lacing. Large motor climbing, balancing, running, jumping, walking backwards, hopping on one foot.

Time	Activity
8:15	Arrival of children
8:30	Clean-up/wash hands
9:00	Breakfast
9:30	Free choice
9:45	Potty tries/Diapering
10:00	Calendar, music, welcoming friends and story
10:20	Creative Art
11:00	Center activities, puzzles, manipulatives, blocks, and dramatic play
11:45	Large Gross Motor/Outdoor Play
11:45 - 12:45	Lunch/Potty tries and diapering/Hand washing
3:00	Nap and Rest time
3:15	Clean up/Prepare for snack
4:45	Large Gross Motor/Outdoor Play
4:45	Afternoon circle time with short story and singing
4:45 - 6:30	Center play/Free choice/Pick-up of children