Our areas of focus:
Play is a way of learning for children. During a typical preschool day there will be structured and unstructured periods, enabling children to learn through at their own rate.
Learning environments support purposeful play by:
• Blocks of various sizes and materials • Writing tools and materials
• Materials and time for dramatic, imaginative play • Ample and rich language and print
• Manipulative and table toys • Outdoor and gross motor play
• Art materials and tools to explore • Music and movement activities
• Sensory play materials, including sand and water • A library area
Working in their Fine Motor
Fine motor movements involve the coordination of small muscles in the hands and fingers.
Strong fine motor skills are essential to complete tasks such as writing, cutting, using a fork or spoon, threading beads, moving puzzle pieces, zipping, buttoning, and tying shoe laces.
Working in their Gross Motor
Gross motor skills include all of the large movements your child makes with major muscle groups.
Encouraging activities that develop those skills benefits your young child. With regular practice, they master their control of the major muscle groups to become a healthy, well-rounded child.
Social-emotional development includes the child’s experience, expression, and management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others.
Cognitive Development, Language Development, Literacy Development
Children use play as a tool for cognitive development. When we talk about cognitive development, we refer to how children make sense of their world. They do this by building on what they already know to interpret new experiences in their play.
Play is essential for all children’s healthy development and learning across all ages, domains, and cultures.