Our Programs

To be enrolled in our Ones program your child must be 1 year old by September 1st of the current school year. We limit the Wonderful Ones program to 12 children and the teacher/student ratio is 1:6.

At 1 year old, we spend lots of time learning about our environment through play and song.

Milestones that we focus on from 12-18 months:

• Drink from a cup
• Has favorite things and people
• Responds to simple spoken requests
• Puts things in a container, takes things out of a container
• Follows simple directions like "pick up the toy"
• Gets to a sitting position without help
• Plays games such as peek-a-boo and patty cake
• Tries to say words you say
• Like to push, pull or dump things
• Like to look at pictures
• Point with index finger to show
• Use 8-10 words that are understood
• Seem to understand what others say
• May take a few steps without holding on

Milestones from 18-24 months:

• Says several single words
• Walks alone
• Feed self with spoon
• Points to show someone what he wants
• Pretend to feed doll or talk on phone
• Look at things others point to
• Points to one body part
• Show affection (give hugs or kisses) to familiar people
• Points to show someone what he/she wants
• Scribbles on their own
• Drinks from a cup

To be enrolled in our Twos program your child must be 2 years old by September 1st of the current school year. We limit the Totally Twos program to 12 children and the teacher/student ratio is 1:8.

Milestones that we focus on at 2 years old:

• Walks up and down stairs holding on
• Begins to run
• Makes or copies straight lines and circles
• Names items in a picture book
• Builds towers of 4 or more blocks
• Begins to sort shapes and colors
• Knows names of familiar people and body parts
• Says sentences with 2 or 4 words
• Repeats words heard in conversation
• Copies others
• Gets excited when with other children
• Shows more and more independence
• Shows defiant behavior ( doing what he/she has been told not to)

To be enrolled in our Threes program your child must be 3 years old by September 1st of the current school year. We limit the Terrific Threes program to 18 children and the teacher/student ratio is 1:10.

Milestones that we focus on at 3 years old:

• Copies adults and friends
• Takes turns in games
• Shows concern for a crying friend
• Dresses and undresses self
• Follows instructions with 2 or 3 steps
• Names a friend
• Talks well enough for strangers to understand most of the time
• Can say first name
• Can work toys with buttons, levers, and moving parts
• Understands what "two" means
• Builds towers of more than 6 blocks
• Turns door handles
• Climbs well
• Runs easily
• Pedals a tricycle

To be enrolled in our Fours program your child must be 4 years old by September 1st of the current school year. We limit the program to 24 children and the teacher/student ratio is 1:12. Our academic focus in the Fours is Kindergarten preparedness.

Milestones that we focus on at 4 years old:

• Enjoys doing new things
• Would rather play with other children than by him/herself
• Often cant tell whats real and whats make-believe
• Talks about what she likes and what she is interested in
• Sings a song or says a poem from memory such as the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" or the "Wheels on the Bus"
• Can say first and last name
• Names some colors and some numbers
• Starts to understand time
• Understand the idea of "same" and "different"
• Uses scissors
• Starts to copy some capital letters
• Tells you what he/she thinks is going to happen next in a book
• Hops and stands on one foot for up to 2 seconds
• Catches a bounced ball most of the time
• Copies a triangle and other geometric shapes
• Pours, cuts with supervision, and mashes own food