Little Friends

m-w-f | 9:10am-11:50am | ages 2.5-4 yrs

Teachers Carly and Lindsay

This class is for 2.5-4 year olds. We offer a morning play-based session with a focus on social-emotional learning and creating a positive first school experience. A major emphasis throughout the year is encouraging students to develop their curiosity as they meet the challenges of a creative learning environment. Family helpers join our class regularly. This is an opportunity to develop relationships with your child’s friends and teachers.

Lindsay and Carly work to ensure that each child is the main character in their own preschool life. They provide support while creating a developmentally-appropriate and engaging experience.

1.      Social Development: Understanding and Expressing Emotions
Through interactions with peers, children learn to understand and appropriately express their own emotions. We introduce and gently guide them in recognizing and expressing their own emotions.

2.      Language Development: Learning New Words in Daily Life
Through storytelling, conversations, and activities, children expand their vocabulary and use new words in context. We also emphasize building strong relationships with teachers to support language acquisition and feeling comfortable at preschool.

3.      Cognitive Development: Understanding Cause and Effect
Our toys, classroom layout and scenery change with our themed units. By using various play materials, children explore cause-and-effect relationships and solve simple problems. We encourage confidence through successful experiences and support the development of critical thinking skills.

4.      Physical Development: Enhancing Physical Abilities
Activities such as running, jumping, and climbing help develop gross motor skills, while arts and crafts, building blocks, and puzzles improve fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

5.      Fostering Creativity: Valuing Imagination and Expression
We promote creativity through imaginative play and role-playing activities. Children learn about social roles and situations, enhancing their understanding and self-expression.

In the Little Friends class, we help students learn to participate with interest and focus during group activities so that they are ready to engage as active learners in our KP class  and beyond. We are laying the groundwork for a lifelong love of learning.

  • All families take turns helping in their classrooms. Our program depends family help. Everyone signs up for their helping days or may be assigned days. If for some reason you cannot attend class that day, please accept responsibility for contacting other parents in your child's class to arrange for a substitute.

    Not only does your presence in the class help facilitate the work we are doing, your presence also greatly helps you to know us and us to know you!

    Most families find the helping days to be fun and informative, since they are great opportunities to observe your child, talk with your teachers and get to better know your child's friends. Please note that while we love getting to know your child's siblings, we ask that you please make other childcare arrangements for siblings not enrolled in the class for your helping days.

  • Class Hours: 9:10-11:50am

    2024-25 Tuition: $4500 annually ($450 x 10 payments)

    "Lunch Plus": Separate optional program available most Tues, Wed, Thur & Fri, 12:00pm-2:00pm. (Additional fees apply)

    First Day of School: mid-September

    Last Day of School: early June

    Vacations: The school will be closed for the following holidays:

    Teacher In-Service

    Veterans Day

    Thanksgiving Day & the following Friday

    Winter Break

    MLK Day

    Presidents Day

    Mid-Winter Break (*different than LWSD)

    Spring Break

    Memorial Day

  • Is confident about separating from parent/caregiver

    Is curious and likes challenges & learning

    Participates with interest during group activities, such as creative movement, music, science, and math

    Takes responsibility for clean-up and routines

    Is able to function independently

    Can follow teacher's directions

    Is completely potty-trained

There are still spaces for 2024!