Early Childhood
Children are born learners, but they have to be taught to be successful students.  Job skills, life skills, relationship skills don’t all happen by magic.  Our joy is to give young children the tools they need to be able to work independently, to learn in a school setting and to develop passion for learning that will last a lifetime.  Our preschool program is designed to give each child a running start at reaching this goal.

Program Offerings

We currently offer a one-day a week 2-year-old class on Tuesday mornings.  Next year, we may expand this to two days a week.

We offer a 3-year-old class 3 mornings a week or 2 afternoons a week.

Our 4-year-old Pre-K class meets five days a week.

Entry Requirements

Children in the 3 and 4-year-old programs must be self-toileting.

We follow the Washington State Requirement for entry age.  Children entering a program must be that age by midnight August 31.

Probationary entry may be granted, based on testing in August, for children who miss the deadline by a few weeks.

Philosophy / Program Design

Research indicates that early intervention is the key to success for many students.  We have found this is true in helping to identify potential learning problems, preventing the development of low self esteem and more importantly in building children’s self confidence. Teaching the skills that learners need in order to be successful in a school setting is our primary focus.

Working with a child three or four years prior to kindergarten gives ample time for staff members to observe how each child learns best and, what his or her strengths are in order to help build each learner’s self confidence and expand his or her repertoire of skills.

We can also identify potential areas where children may need remediation. We work closely with parents and specialists to determine what accommodations may be needed.  We have been successful in individualizing programs to meet children’s identified needs.

Our preschool program includes work on readiness skills in the basic content areas and teaches children how to function successfully in a group setting.  Children are taught how to take responsibility for their work and for the behavior choices that they make.

Children who leave our program and enter kindergarten in schools all over the world have made successful transitions into other programs.  Our job is to start each child on the path of life long learning while fostering the passion and joy that comes with the learning of new concepts and ideas.