(203) 374-6548PLAY is the center of the curriculum, as we feel it is through play that a young child most readily learns to solve problems, develop skills, clarify concepts, and express ideas.
Since preschoolers learn best through hands-on activities, each classroom is arranged daily with various learning centers where children can freely choose to participate for as long as they would like. Our teachers rotate and adjust materials frequently to extend the child’s interests.
Components of our academic program include:
- Language communication/literacy skills
- Science activities
- Tactile and Sensory explorations
- Singing and finger plays
- Art experiences
- Dramatic play opportunities
- Mathematical activities/reasoning
- Large motor and small motor skill building
“It is only when we integrate play, love, and work that we, as children and adults, can live happy, healthy, and productive lives.”
– David Elkind, author of “The Power of Play”
“Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood, for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul.”
– Friedrich Froebel, founder of the modern “Kindergarten”
“You can learn more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
– Plato
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
– Socrates
“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning…”
– Fred Rogers, former star of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
