Milestones Child Development Center

Preschool

• Ages: approximately 36 months and successfully potty trained to approximately 4 years
• Transitions occur as our staff and parents feel the child is emotionally and physically ready to make the move
• 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

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

Social - emotional: developing cooperative play skills, ability to express their feelings to teachers and friends. Understanding of different roles within the classroom. Have begun to develop turn-taking skills and practical problem solving during conflict in the classroom. Continuation of self-help skills in dressing, toileting and eating.

Cognitive: developing patterning skills, sorting skills, counting and letter/sound recognition.

Physical: small motor skills children are encouraged to begin early writing skills with tools provided. Tracing, cutting, stamping and fitting puzzles together. Large motor skills that children are working on include running, jumping on one foot, walking backwards and balancing.

Time	Activity
8:30	Arrival of children
9:00	Breakfast/Hand Washing
9:30	Free choice
9:55	Circle time (Movement, Music, Story-time, Theme-related discussion)
10:45	Center base play relating to theme (Creative Art, Math, Science, Dramatic Play, Language Arts, and Manipulatives)
11:00	Clean up/Bathroom tries
11:45	Large Gross Motor/Outdoor Play
11:55	Hand Washing/Prepare for lunch
12:40	Lunch
12:50	Clean up/Bathroom tries/Hand Washing
3:00	Naptime/Quiet time
3:45	Prepare for snack/Hand washing/Snack
4:00	Clean up/Bathroom tries
4:45	Large Gross Motor/Outdoor Play
5:10	Afternoon circle time with short story-time, song and movement
6:30	Center play/Free choice/Pick-up of children