PLAY GROUP

(Our 2-3-year-old program)

Our "Fun shine" Playgroup enables your child to interact socially with children and adults other than
their families and daily caregivers. They learn about sharing and getting along with others while having
fun! The children are exposed to a variety of art media such as paint, glue, crayons, magnets and play
dough. The children also enjoy snack time together, listen to stories, and sing songs. This experience
allows the opportunity to ease into a Nursery School setting. Our Playgroup teacher is also our Nursery
teacher, which makes the transition that much easier.

Our Playgroup program is WEDNESDAY 10:00am-11:30am.

Our Playgroup is staffed by one teacher and one parent helper. Children must be at least 2 years old by
October 1st of the registration year to enroll.

This program gives 2-3yr old the opportunity to explore their social and emotional developmental skills!

 Class is from 10:00am-11:30am

 Students must be 2 years old by October 1st of the registration year.

 Playgroup is staffed by one Teacher and One Parent/Trusted Adult (Scheduled by teacher)

 Class size for playgroup is kept at 6-7 students. The small size of the class allows for optimal
educational and social growth for our students.

 Our "Fun-shine" Playgroup enables your child to interact socially with children and adults other
than their families and daily caregivers.

 They learn about sharing and getting along with others while having fun!

 The children are exposed to a variety of art media such as paint, glue, crayons, magnets and play
dough.

 The children also enjoy snack time together, listen to stories, and sing songs. This experience
allows the opportunity to ease into a Nursery School setting.

 Our Playgroup teacher is also our Nursery teacher, which makes the transition that much
easier.
NURSERY

(Our 4-5-year-old program)

Sunshine’s Nursery class is a wonderful opportunity for your child to develop socially in preparation for
Pre-K and Kindergarten. Class time consists of “personal choice time” which fosters independence by
allowing each child to choose their own activities while the teachers provide guidance. “Circle time”
promotes structure and routine. The children learn to listen, speak to a group and sit still while enjoying
a variety of songs and stories pertinent to the day’s discussion. Both gross and fine motor skills are
exercised through a variety of play and class activities. The teachers also focus largely upon the child
using their “words” to communicate their wants and needs, which helps kids to share and interact with
one another better. Personal hygiene and health-related issues are emphasized, such as handwashing
and sneezing etiquette. Shapes and colors are a large part of our curriculum as well as letters and
numbers, in preparation for our Pre-K program.

Our Nursery Program is Tuesday and Thursday 8:00am-10:00am

Our Nursery class consists of one teacher and one teacher’s aide, both of whom are CPR, First Aid and
Child Abuse and Prevention trained and certified. Children must be 3 years old by December 1st and
MUST be toilet trained.

Our Nursery Program provides great interacting and development skills for 3-4-year old.

Class time consists of

 “personal choice time” which fosters independence by allowing each child to choose their own
activities while the teachers provide guidance.

 “Circle time” promotes structure and routine. The children learn to listen, speak to a group and
sit still while enjoying a variety of songs and stories pertinent to the day’s discussion.

 Both gross and fine motor skills are exercised through a variety of play and class activities.

 The teachers also focus largely upon the child using their “words” to communicate their wants
and needs, which helps kids to share and interact with one another better.

 Personal hygiene and health-related issues are emphasized, such as hand-washing and sneezing
etiquette.

 Shapes and colors are a large part of our curriculum as well as letters and numbers, in
preparation for our Pre-K program.
PRE-KINDERGARTEN

(Our 6-year-old program)

Our Pre-K Programs offers many first-time educational experiences. The daily routine provides structure,
guidance, and independence. Each class offers small group stations such as, Math, Art, Science, Letter
and Number Recognition, Writing, Cutting, Gluing, etc. The complete alphabet is introduced, using both
upper- and lower-case letters. Circle time is where the calendar, jobs and group discussions take place.
The children then share a snack, before ending the class with a fun group game or experiment. The
teacher provides two progress reports throughout the year to ensure your child is developing all of the
necessary skills needed for kindergarten. The teacher consults with local kindergarten teachers to
ensure your child is learning the most up-to-date skills required for their success in kindergarten. It is
our personal goal to make Pre-K a fun, and educational first school experience.

An outstanding program that helps children prepare before entering Kindergarten! Our program
establishes great understanding and early learning skills to provide a better experience in Kindergarten.

 The daily routine provides structure, guidance, and independence.

 Each class offers small group centers where math, science, art, letter & number recognition and
motor skills are introduced and mastered.

 The complete alphabet is introduced, using both upper- and lower-case letters.

 Circle time is where the calendar, jobs and group discussions take place.

 As class comes to an end the students gather for a snack and a song.

 The teacher provides two progress reports throughout the year to ensure your child is
developing all of the necessary skills needed for kindergarten.

 The teacher consults with local kindergarten teachers to ensure your child is learning the most
up-to-date skills required for their success in kindergarten.

 It is our personal goal to make Pre-K a fun and educational first school experience.

 Our student participate in many out of the classroom field trips through town, some examples
of previous ventures are a visit the Fire Department to learn about fire safety, the library, and
the post office.

 Our students also go on 2 large class field trips during the year, Stokoe's Farm in the Fall and
Strong National Museum of Play in the Spring.
We are now offering an Extended Nursery Program which runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from
9:05am-11:30am. This program offers students an extra day of instruction. The Monday class is kept at a
small group to offer its students a more one on one teaching environment. Students that register for
this class MUST be toilet trained completely before the start of program.