EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
(Ages 2 - 4)

 

Our Early Childhood Education program is open to children ages 2 through 4.  Placement is determined by the age of the child as of September 1 each year.  We use the ABeka Curriculum as a base, which is a structure system.  In 4-year-old classes we also use the ACSI Bible Curriculum.  Children learn Bible stories and verses, social skills (through playtime and stories), phonics (reading in ECE4), numbers, science, arts and crafts, poetry, and music.  All teachers are CDA certified or higher degreed.  Teachers are required to have 10 hours of training yearly for their continued education.

 

Snacks and juice are provided twice daily (3 and 4-year-olds receive the afternoon snack only if enrolled in Extended Care).  Lunch is also included in the class charge.

 

Due to increased activity in the ECE3 program, children must be potty-trained before entering this age group and may not be held back in the 2-year-old group.

 

For more details about our curriculum, click on the appropriate link below:

 

  

 

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ECE2

The ECE2 program introduces students to Bible stories, songs, and activities about Jesus and other Bible characters, and to recognize letters of the alphabet.  Learning Numbers with Button Bear (an ABeka book) will help children recognize numbers 1-10 with coloring activities.  The book "Growing Up With Amber Lamb" contains character-building stories.  Amber Lamb, Button Bear, Katie Kitten and their friends help children learn to be kind, love God, share, obey, tell the truth, and be helpers.  Fine motor skills are developed through the use of Play-Dough, crayons, puzzles, and blocks.

 

The Daily Program

• Arrival and Greeting the Children - Free Play
• Bible Stories, Songs, and Verses
• Restroom Time
• Language Development
• Snack
• Recess
• Letters or Numbers
• Restroom Time
• Lunch
• Activity Time
• Restroom Time
• Nap
• Restroom Time
• Snack/Clean-up
• Recess

 

 

ECE3

The ECE3 program includes being introduced to the names and sounds of the letters of the alphabet, counting to 30, Bible stories, rhymes, songs, and unit studies such as manners, health, community helpers, shapes, and colors.  Manipulatives such as crayons, Play-Dough, puzzles, Legos, etc. are used to aid in the development of fine motor skills.  ECE3 students also begin to learn proper pencil grip and to use scissors.

 

The Daily Program

• Arrival and Greeting the Children - Free Play
• Bible
• Snack
• Phonics, Numbers
• Activity Time
• Restroom Time
• Activity Time
• Outdoor Play
• Restroom Time
• Language Development
• Story Time, Finger Plays
• Lunch
• Restroom Time
• Nap
• Restroom Time
• Activity Time
• Story Time

 

 

ECE4

The ECE4 program has a curriculum that includes phonics and reading, counting 1-100, number concepts from 1-20, writing (with an emphasis on proper pencil grip), Bible stories and verses, and unit studies such as safety, science, shapes, history, and geography.  Fine motor skills are further developed through manipulatives, cutting and pasting, painting, tracing and writing, etc.  Students attend music class once a week in addition to learning songs and poems in the classroom.  Students receive a progress report at the end of each semester.

 

The Daily Program

• Arrival and Greeting the Children - Free Play
• Bible
• Phonics or Reading Groups; Writing
• Writing Skills Development
• Snack
• Restroom Time
• Numbers
• Activity (music class once a week)
• Recess
• Restroom Time
• Lunch
• Nap
• Restroom Time
• Language Development; Science
• Story Time

 

 

 Thank you for your interest in our Early Childhood Education program.

For more information or to schedule a tour, please contact

our ECE/Extended Care office at 407-886-4712.