Pre-school Program
Class overview
At Heritage Christian Daycare Center our Preschool Program offers many things for the growing preschool child. Our Pre-School teachers combine learning opportunities along with free-play & structured-play in a fun, safe and nurturing environment. Our well-balanced program focuses on a child’s imagination and curiosity for learning, to help foster the child’s “Love for Learning”. Offering far more than just child care, our program helps children discover, explore and learn to their fullest potential.
Curriculum
Our curriculum includes weekly themed units that encourage your child’s curiosity and increases confidence through teacher directed and child self-directed activities. Children will engage in activities that promote:
- Language & Reading Readiness Skills
- Problem solving
- Christian Character development
- Math concepts and Number recognition
- Science Discovery
- Creative expression through Art
- Writing skills
- Self-help skills
- Fine motor development
- Large muscle development
- Independence
- Responsibility
- Positive Self-Concept and Social
Development
All Preschool children will work on mastering the following skills:
- Holds pencil correctly
- Writing & identifying all the letters of the alphabet correctly
- Recognizes and writes their name correctly
- Recognizes that all alphabet letters have a phonetic sound
- Counting 1 – 20 in English
- Counting 1 – 10 in Spanish
- Identifies a triangle, rectangle, square, circle, oval, diamond, heart, star, trapezoid and octagon
- Can draw the following shapes: Triangle, rectangle, square, circle and oval
- Can identify colors in both English & Spanish: Red, orange, yellow,
green, blue, purple, pink, brown, black, and white - Can follow 1 – 2 step directions (ex: get a pencil and sit at the table)
- Enjoys circle time and can sit for at least 10 minutes
- Holds scissors correctly
- Talks in full clear sentences
- Displays manners in the classroom such as: Saying please, thank you, excuse me, and can take turns.
- Talks respectfully to the teacher and fellow classmates.
Pre-School (3 - 4 year olds)
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Day Care HoursMonday - Friday
6 am - 6:30 pm -
Wobbler
(12-17 months)
Our 1 year olds classroom, at Heritage Christian Daycare & Learning Center, is specially designed to accommodate your child.
Toddlers
Younger 2's
At Heritage Christian Daycare we have created a camp program where children of all ages will jump into sports, games, explore nature and ..
Wee-School
(Older 2's & young 3's)
2-1/2 year old children are developing quickly and our thematic based curriculum gives these energetic and curious ..
Pre-School
(3 - 4 year olds)
Our Pre-School teachers combine learning opportunities along with free-play & structured-play in a fun, safe and nurturing environment.
Pre-Kindergarten
(4 - 5 year olds)
At Heritage Christian Daycare & Learning Center a new world of learning opens up in our Pre-Kindergarten program. This is the year, in your child's life, that he or she begins to expand on ..
School-Agers
Heritage Christian Daycare has been providing before and/or after school care for children in the Alvin area since 1982. We’ve learned over the years many things but one of the ..
Mini Camp / Summer Camp
At Heritage Christian Daycare we have created a camp program where children of all ages will jump into sports, games, explore nature and the environment, read, laugh, sing ..
Infants
(6 weeks - 11 months)
Our infant room is designed to be an extension of your home, which means that we follow your baby's normal eating and sleeping schedule.