Our Early Education Programs for Child Development
At Pacific Preschool our goal is to provide overall child development, which prepares your child for Kindergarten with a focus on the “Total Child” that includes physical, socio-emotional and intellectual/academic approach towards education.
- Our program is individualized with ongoing assessment of your child’s needs and progress.
- Facilitative with our focus on your child’s sense of “self,” including competence, confidence, and comfort.
Curriculum
- Academics with developmentally-appropriate instruction
- Thematic foundation with an emergent approach
- Starts in early preschool, taking on more structure as your child progresses into our preschool and pre-kindergarten child development program
- Longitudinal & Comprehensive Assessment process starts in September, where we determine individual goals for each child
- Pre-Kindergarten Skills assessment for all children 3.9 years or older focusing on socio-emotional, fine motor, visual perception, reading readiness, language development, comprehension, decoding, math readiness, number sense, math functions, measurement, geometry, reasoning, and large motor skills
- Art, theme projects, music appreciation and movement, literature appreciation and information, and science
Individual Program Information
Early Preschool Program
- Toddlers: Children 18 months to 2½ years
- Children 2½ years – turning 3 years
- Introduction to all facets of Preschool
- Individual assessment
- A ratio of 1 adult: 5 children
Preschool/Pre-Kindergarten
- Children 3 – 4 years
- 2-year focus on Kindergarten readiness
- Individual assessment and ongoing small-group skills instruction
- A ratio of 1 adult: 8 children
Kindergarten
- Children 5 years (by September 1)
- Specially designed curriculum including California State Standards
- Differentiated instruction
- Ongoing assessments
- Common Core and much, much more…
- Small class size / 17 children
- 5.5 hours per day