The importance of Preschool
Often times in local preschools the distinction between daycare and preschool is a very fine line. Many facilities are listed as a “preschool” when in fact what they offer is a daycare for preschool aged children.
However Childcare and Preschool are not synonymous, in every situation, the activities, the materials, personnel training, facilities, etc are different.
And that is why we opened our preschool program at Les Petits. Because we have the knowledge and experience necessary. Because we have the proper facilities. And because we believe that preschool is the best way to help a child’s natural development on their way to kindergarten.
At Les Petits we follow the Utah Early Childhood Education Core Standards guidelines, because we believe that they are comprehensive, inclusive and are developed with the realities of our State and City in mind.
We are convinced that with our teachers’ knowledge and cultural diversity, we are capable of providing a broad and rich learning environment that will encourage our children to have an open and well-rounded mind with a lasting love of learning.
That is how we “make a difference, one child at a time”. It’s a reality we live each and every day at our daycare and now our new preschool. We are not just pretty pictures, and beautiful setups but honest philosophies: knowledge, respect and love of children and what we can help provide for them.
Learning time at Les petits
pRESCHOOL - PREPAREDNESS FOR LIFE
INTRODUCTION
The preschool years are marked by a period of rapid growth and development and are the foundation for all later learning. Early experiences have profound effects on a child's development and learning, and optimal periods exist for certain types of development and learning to occur.
Beginning in the preschool years, children should:
- Demonstrate a positive learning attitude
- Develop social skills and ethical responsibility
- Demonstrate responsible emotional behaviors
- Develop physical skills and personal hygiene
- Understand and use basic concepts and skills.
Preschool curriculum
Learning Area I: English and Spanish language arts
Literature - Informational text - Foundational Reading Skills - Writing - Speaking and Listening
Learning Area II: Mathematics
Counting and Cardinality - Operations and Algebraic Thinking - Measurement and Data - Geometry
Learning Area III: Approaches to Learning and Science
Processes, Communication and Nature of Science - Earth and Space Science - Motion and Properties of Materials - Life Science and the Nature of Living Things
Learning Area IV: Social/Emotional and Social Studies
Self-Awareness and Positive Self-Esteem - Positive interaction with Others
Learning Area V: Creative Arts
Creative and Imaginative Expression
Learning Area VI: Physical/Health and Safety
Fine and Gross Motor Coordination - Health and Safety