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Programs:
Our learning program is designed with the individual
child’s development in mind. There is a balance of individual,
small group and large group activities. Quiet listening, problem
solving, music, movement and just plain play choices are provided.
Children are offered a wide range of activities suited to their
own abilities and interests. Our activities and lesson plans are
designed to promote the joy of learning through first hand experience
in a warm, accepting and stimulating environment.
Infant and
Toddler Program
- Pleasure in the mastery of self-care routines
- Enjoyment in learning, playing, creating, cooperating and
socializing
- Opportunities to use words to understand and manage feelings
- Growth and self-esteem
- Intellectual, physical, social and emotional growth
- A solid foundation for preschool
We offer infant care for babies from 6 weeks to approximately
12 months. At the appropriate time, infants will move to the young
toddler room. This room will accommodate youngsters in transition;
no longer infants, but too young for a formal preschool class. We
feel this age delineation best serves the developmental stages of
young children between birth and two years old.
Preschool and Preschool with Extended Day Programs
CPDS’s curriculum encourages independent and cooperative learning,
mastery of self-care and the emotional development of each child.
The low student/teacher ratio allows for individual
attention and interaction. Every teacher has an experienced and
caring teaching assistant to help meet each child’s individual
needs.
CPDS’s Preschool Programs build upon each child's experience
of a widening world to foster social, cognitive, motor, creative
and personal skills. As a result, children are prepared to thrive
socially and academically in elementary school.
Two Year-Old Program
- Activities to promote fine and gross motor skills
- Tactile investigation of the environment
- Emphasis on music and movement
- A classroom environment that stresses receptive and expressive language
Three Year-Old Program
- Free play indoors.
- Circle time with teacher emphasizing motor skills, music,
storytime and group games.
- Art center time, sensory exporation. Math manipulatives, dramatic
play, science table toys, books and puzzles.
- Outdoor play: sand, large muscle activities, slides and water
play.
- Food and cooking experiences.
- Emphasis at this age is on emergent literacy and pre-reading
skills.
- No child is expected to be toilet trained by a certain age.
Four Year-Old Program
- Free play with choices of centers: cooking, art, dramatic
play, manipulative, books, music, blocks, tactile table, perceptual
motor equipment, sand and water play all presented through use
of exciting child-center themes.
- Circle Time: Literature, dance and language skills, music
and movement, group games, storytelling.
- Emphasis on Kindergarten readiness.
- No child is expected to be toilet trained by a certain age.
Kindergarten Enrichment Program
CPDS offers a p.m. non-accredited
kindergarten enrichment program. This class is designed for children
who have completed a pre-k class but do not make the age cut-off date
for kindergarten students who attend an a.m. class and need extended
day care. This program features themes in the fields of social studies,
geography, paleontology, space science, astronomy, botany and physiology..all
planned around exciting and fun “hands-on” activities that keep
children involved and interested!
Before & After School Care
The cost for this program is one dialy rate.
If you choose to use only Before Care or only After Care, the cost remains
the same. Children may be dropped off starting at 7:00 am. Please check with
us to see what time your child's bus arrives at CPDS. All children must be
picked-up by closing time, which is 5:30 pm.
Sample Daily Schedule ( Times will vary depending on program )
Arrival Time: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Formal class begins at 9:00 a.m. Children place their individual
nametag on the Job Chart. Each day, every child is allowed to pick
a job that he or she would like to help with during the class. Special
toys, papers, books and activities related to our current topic
are typically made available to the students during Arrival Time.
They may also choose to color, work on the computer, look at books,
engage in imaginative play, build with blocks or any other suitable
activity.
Free playtime is very important to a child’s social development
and it gives the teacher the opportunity to help them learn the
arts of sharing, conflict resolution, group dynamics, and making
friends.
Circle Time: 15 – 25 minutes of daily
opening exercises and lesson.
Opening exercises include singing our greeting song, saluting the
flag, calendar, a weather report and our circle prayer. This is
also a time for the children to share their thoughts and news. Our
lesson for the day can take many forms including books, songs, movement
activities, a game, visuals and discussion. During this time our
activities for the day (related to the topic) are introduced and
instructions given.
Activity Time: 20 – 40 minutes
Every day there is a minimum of two planned activities related to
our topic. These can range from a craft project to a cooking activity
to working on some type of small motor or readiness skill. The children
are offered a choice of which activity they would like to do first,
but are encouraged to try all of the planned activities. As they
complete the planned activities, they move back into free choice
activities while the other students are finishing up.
Story Time: 10- 15 minutes
We gather back on the rug for finger play and/or songs and hear
a story or stories. Books are chosen usually to coincide with the
topic or just because they are good children’s books! During
this transition from activity time and as we are gathering for story
time, the children prepare for snack by putting out napkins, cups,
etc.
Snack Time: 5 – 10 minutes
After each child is seated and ready, we say our blessing and have
a snack. The children clean-up after themselves when finished.
Outside Free Play: 10 – 30 minutes
Dismissal: Promptly at 11:30 for pre-school only.
Half and full day students have lunch between 11:30 and 12 followed
by free play and rest time.
One day each week, the students receive 30-minutes of “Makin
Music” music and movement from our special instructor, Miss
Vicky. Mrs. Simmons will be teaching Spanish classes for the four-year-old
extended day children as well as all Kindergarten students.
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