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Groton, MA 01450 Phone: (978)448-6179 Fax: (978)448-2399 |
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Parents and guardians are encouraged to consider their child’s past and present preschool or daycare experience, his or her developmental level, suggestions from their current teachers, and their own needs for childcare. Other factors in making a decision involve your child’s personality and temperament. For example, one child with separation issues may benefit from greater consistency in a three- as opposed to a two-day schedule, while another may need to gradually ease into a two-day routine. Take into account the extracurricular activities in which your child participates. A three-day preschool program along with outside activities may be just as challenging and stimulating for your child as a five-day class. We do our best to meet the placement requests of families during enrollment for each upcoming school year. There are occasions where the demand for a particular program or class time can exceed the available number of spaces for children in the class. We acknowledge it can be frustrating when a teacher recommendation is made for a program that is full. However, in most situations, if families are flexible, we can meet their child’s needs with an alternative program or class time. We strive to balance classes in regard to gender and age. We believe in the benefits of mixed-age groupings, and each class may contain children whose ages can range about a year. The curriculum for each program is designed to be developmentally appropriate for the ages and individual needs of the children within each class. Each program provides balanced, exciting, and abundant opportunities for the social, emotional, physical, language and cognitive development of the whole child as they grow and learn in all of these developmental areas. The educational benefits of morning and afternoon programs are equally positive and consistent in what they offer. Children in the Full Day Program and Afternoon Extended Day Program at noon bring a lunch from home. We endorse the Handwriting Without Tears Program, with age-appropriate activities for children in our Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten classes to enhance letter recognition and writing skills. The program incorporates music and movement activities and hands-on materials to foster the development of physical readiness and literacy skills. Please do not hesitate to ask further questions regarding the various program options that we offer, and best wishes in finding a program that best meets the needs of your child and family. |
