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Teacher student ratio 1:5

Montessori style of teaching

Licensed by Dept. of Children and Families, NJ

Children do not have to be potty trained for this program

9am-12pm

8.30am-2.45pm (after-care available till 6pm)

Ages 3-5yrs

Ready for More?

Once children have successfully adjusted to our half-day program, next step is a transition to a 5D Half-Day or a Full-Day Preschool Program. Because children are already familiar with their teachers, classmates, and daily routines, the move feels natural, comfortable, and exciting.

With more time in the classroom, children benefit from deeper learning experiences, richer social interactions, and a more balanced daily rhythm that includes learning, play, rest, and enrichment.

Benefits of a Full-Day Program

  • Provides greater consistency and structure throughout the day

  • Allows for deeper exploration of learning topics and hands-on activities

  • Strengthens social skills through extended peer interactions

  • Encourages greater independence, responsibility, and self-confidence

  • Offers a balanced schedule that includes academics, creative play, outdoor time, and rest

  • Helps children build focus, resilience, and school-day stamina

  • Creates opportunities for stronger friendships and a deeper sense of community

  • Supports kindergarten readiness through extended engagement and skill development

  • Gives children more time to practice problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills

  • Provides families with a convenient schedule while ensuring children spend their day in a nurturing, enriching environmen

Because children have already established a strong foundation in our half-day program, they are well-prepared to thrive in a full-day setting—growing academically, socially, and emotionally with confidence.

Our Pre-K school readiness program is perfect for children preparing to enter a traditional school setting. The curriculum is designed to facilitate classroom readiness for children. It integrates multi- sensory thematic instructions that follow four approaches: Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic and Tactile (VAKT). The approach is that children learn better if they are taught using more than one sense. It can enhance one's memory and ability to learn; particularly for kids who learn and think differently.

It is a structured program, and a daily schedule is followed to make sure children get used to following a certain routine.

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Daily Schedule

Tuition

· Socialization

· Early writing skills

· Early math skills

· Emergent reading skills

· Color & shape recognition

· Letter & sound recognition

· Physical & motor skills

· Observations of scientific law

· Acclimation to classroom settings

· Steam based activities

Classroom Readiness / Basic Skillsets

· Physical & Motor development

· Cognitive & Language development

· Reading Readiness

· Sensory Processing

· Social & Emotional development

· Visual & Spatial Perception

· Oral Motor development

· Fine & Gross motor development

Developmental / 

Academic Goals

Socialization

Sharing, Listening, Co-operating, Able to complete multistep

Toddlers

Making eye contact, respecting personal space, following directions, team play, encourage curiosity

Pre K

Early Writing Skills

 

Using Playdoh, beads, pipe cleaners, lacing

Toddlers

 

Pencil/color grip, print their first name, cutting practice

Pre K

Early Math Skills

 

Learning to count recognizing numbers

Toddlers

Learning the proper sequencing of numbers, counting with figures and shapes.

Pre K

Emergent Reading Skills

Express emotion, able to turn pages of a book, says several single words or two words, recognizes letter sounds

Toddlers

Starting to speak in full sentences, use of pronouns, connects letters to sight words, able to have a conversation

Pre K

Color & Shape Recognition

Primary and secondary colors, naming colors, ability to sort by color. Define and name basic shapes helps understand other signs and symbols. 

Toddlers

Notice color and how it separates from shape, coloring in the lines. Match, identify and name, helps identify and organize visual information.

Pre K

Letter & Sound Recognition

Naming letters, touch and learn letters, letters of their first name. Appropriate sounds for each letter symbol / phonics. 

Toddlers

Recognizing lower/upper case letters, alphabet, & letter formation. Speech sounds can be connected to others.

Pre K

Early Childhood Education & Activity Centre

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