At Jack and Jill our preschool curriculum includes a safe and nurturing environment with which to explore, freedom to make choices, stimulating activities, and guidance from teachers who are trained in and understand the impact of early education on children’s development.
We feel children learn best through play and children need to be engaged to learn. Our classrooms are set up by learning centers. Teachers change the content of the activities as the year progresses to fit the theme, seasons, and the interests and skills of the children. Children engage in self directed activities and teacher facilitated curriculum. We seek to foster curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning. Our curriculum is aligned with the Department of Education’s Preschool Curriculum Guidelines. We believe Early Education is essential in a child's development and future success.
What sets us apart from other preschool programs?
We exceed the mandatory child care requirements of having 1 lead teacher on site by having certified lead teacher's within each of our classrooms. Each of our classrooms include a teacher with a bachelors degree.
A lead teacher is required to have 4 college level courses in early childhood curriculum, child development, program planning, or behavior management and a minimum of 36 months experience.
A certified teacher is only required to have a high school diploma and one course in child development and nine months experience.
We feel that college coursework specifically in curriculum, program planning, behavior management, and other early childhood courses educates our teachers on how to properly lead a classroom and prepare their students for kindergarten and their future.
Our 5 day program is a complete separate class for kindergarten preparation not a combination of a younger 2 day and 3 day class. It is 5 days in the same classroom. It is five days of preschool for families looking for more school days in their child's schedule. It is also an alternative for students who miss the public school kindergarten age requirements.
We feel children learn best through play and children need to be engaged to learn. Our classrooms are set up by learning centers. Teachers change the content of the activities as the year progresses to fit the theme, seasons, and the interests and skills of the children. Children engage in self directed activities and teacher facilitated curriculum. We seek to foster curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning. Our curriculum is aligned with the Department of Education’s Preschool Curriculum Guidelines. We believe Early Education is essential in a child's development and future success.
What sets us apart from other preschool programs?
We exceed the mandatory child care requirements of having 1 lead teacher on site by having certified lead teacher's within each of our classrooms. Each of our classrooms include a teacher with a bachelors degree.
A lead teacher is required to have 4 college level courses in early childhood curriculum, child development, program planning, or behavior management and a minimum of 36 months experience.
A certified teacher is only required to have a high school diploma and one course in child development and nine months experience.
We feel that college coursework specifically in curriculum, program planning, behavior management, and other early childhood courses educates our teachers on how to properly lead a classroom and prepare their students for kindergarten and their future.
Our 5 day program is a complete separate class for kindergarten preparation not a combination of a younger 2 day and 3 day class. It is 5 days in the same classroom. It is five days of preschool for families looking for more school days in their child's schedule. It is also an alternative for students who miss the public school kindergarten age requirements.
