Milestones Child Development Center

Pre-K

• Ages: approximately 4 years to kindergarten
• Summer before Kindergarten children will participate in school age summer program
• 20 child capacity
• Ratio: 1 teacher to every 10 children
• Primary caregivers: children bond to one main teacher
• Sleep on mats right in classroom
• Children eat in the indoor play space with their class
• Swim Lessons at a local facility

Children in the Pre-K room continue to learn and develop through play in the following areas:

Social - emotional: play cooperatively together in classroom settings. Use dramatic play to act out real life situations, problem solving skills within conflict are emphasized at this age level. Development of self-help skills in dressing, toileting and eating are emphasized in this age group.

Cognitive: children are continuing to gain understanding of number concepts through sequencing, counting and recognition. They are beginning to incorporate letter/sound recognition into word recognition, as well as uppercase and lowercase letter differentiation.

Physical: small motor skills are incorporated into daily lesson plans with the use of fuse beads, Wedgets, cutting skills, and beginning writing skills. Large motor skills being developed at this stage are running, jumping on one foot, walking backwards, balancing skipping and galloping.

Time	Activity
6:00 - 8:30	Arrival of children
8:15	Clean-up/wash hands
8:30	Breakfast, clean-up, free play
9:00	Free choice
9:45	Circle Time, story, music, and morning news
10:05	Free choice in centers with activities relating to theme offered. (Math, Science, Art, Manipulative, Blocks, Dramatic Play, and Language Arts)
11:00	Clean-up/Bathroom tries
11:45	Outdoor play/Gross motor play
12:30	Lunch
1:00	Clean-up/Bathroom tries
1:15	Naptime and rest
2:45	Snack/Free choice
3:15	Outdoor play/Gross motor play
4:00	Closing circle time and story
4:15	Diapers
4:30 - 6:30	Afternoon activities/Parents pick-up