PRE-KINDERGARTEN
4 days: Monday - Thursday
5 days: Monday - Friday*
9:00am to 12:00pm
The Explore Fours class is intended to be an appropriate starting point for children with those summer and fall birthdays who often fall between the cracks of typical 3- and 4-year-old classes. At this age, 9 months can make quite a difference. Fours who may be months younger than the average classroom age, or threes who are months older than the average classroom age, often feel out of sync with typical preschool pacing. Explore Fours meets children where they are, typically with an older 3s curriculum in the fall and transitions to a 4s curriculum by midyear. This allows children to be challenged at an appropriate level but not overwhelmed (or underwhelmed) by pacing that is too fast or too slow. Explore 4s makes an excellent bridge between Discover 3s and Transitional Kindergarten for those who may be planning to give a gift of time before Kindergarten.
Our 4-year-old program prepares children with the skills they need to be successful in Kindergarten. Teachers use thematic units and learning centers, similar to kindergarten classrooms, to teach the literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies skills children will see again in Kindergarten. Activities are designed to broaden and enrich the child’s vocabulary and knowledge base. Children learn classroom survival skills so they are ready to focus on learning. Our goal is to meet children at their current level and move them forward to the next level. Both the 4 day and 5-day* program use the same curriculum; the extra day in the 5-day program allows the children to explore concepts in greater depth.
Aldersgate New Creation KinderPrep bases its unique curriculum on Virgnia's unified set of Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS). Click on the link below to learn more about ELDS.
*We must have at least 10 families interested in 5-day 4s in order to offer that class.
Our 4-year-old program prepares children with the skills they need to be successful in Kindergarten. Teachers use thematic units and learning centers, similar to kindergarten classrooms, to teach the literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies skills children will see again in Kindergarten. Activities are designed to broaden and enrich the child’s vocabulary and knowledge base. Children learn classroom survival skills so they are ready to focus on learning. Our goal is to meet children at their current level and move them forward to the next level. Both the 4 day and 5-day* program use the same curriculum; the extra day in the 5-day program allows the children to explore concepts in greater depth.
Aldersgate New Creation KinderPrep bases its unique curriculum on Virgnia's unified set of Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS). Click on the link below to learn more about ELDS.
*We must have at least 10 families interested in 5-day 4s in order to offer that class.
