Milestones Child Development Center

AM/PM Preschool

• Ages: Approximately 3 and 4 years in age
• 20 child capacity
• Ratio: 1 teacher to every 10 children
• "School Year" only program does not hold class when school districts are closed
• 5 day, 3 day, and 2 day sessions available
• Primary Caregivers: children bond to one main teacher

Children in the AM/PM Preschool classroom 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
AM (9:00 - 12:00)
8:15	Clean-up/wash hands
8:30	Breakfast
9:00	Library, Books and Greeting friends
9:10	Open Circle Time
9:35	Centers: Math/Science, Language (Oral and Written), Art (Creative Expression), Texture, Dramatic, Blocks, Manipulative
11:10	Outdoor/Indoor Gross Motor
11:35	Closing Circle Time
*Morning Snack is included
PM (12:30 - 3:30)
12:30	Library, Books and Greeting friends
12:40	Open Circle Time
1:05	Centers (same as AM)
2:40	Outdoor/Indoor Gross Motor
3:05	Closing Circle Time
*Afternoon Snack is included