Early Learning Program (Ages 2-3)
The Early Learner is a blur of activity while figuring out how the world works.
Often their first learning experience, early learners are beginning to identify their thoughts and feelings through play. The early learning program supports children as they navigate social relationships, develop play skills, and foster self-help and problem solving skills such as sharing.
Source: Susan Stacey, Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood
Early Learning Program - Skill Set & Development Focus:
- Explore social relationships
- Develop play skills and imagination
- Develop self-help and problem-solving skills
- Begin to identify their thoughts and feelings through play
- For example, to facilitate play and problem-solving skills, children are taught a specific script for learning how to share, i.e., “May I have a turn?” “Yes,” or “In one minute”
Class Times
Morning Program: 8:30-11:30am
Afternoon Program: 12:45-3:45pm
Full Day: 8:30am-3:00pm
Later Gators Extended Day: 3:00-5:00pm
Half-Day Sample Schedule
8:30am/12:45pm | Arrival, Free Choice, Play/Guided Discovery |
9:00am/1:15pm | Whole Group Gathering |
9:15am/1:30pm | Outdoor Play and Learning |
9:45am/2:00pm | Snack |
10:00am/2:15pm | Specials Class (Music, Library, Motor) |
10:30am/2:45pm | Small Groups/Free Choice Play |
11:00am/3:15pm |
Story Time |
11:15am/3:30pm |
Dismissal |
All classes participate in weekly specials that include Music led by Levine School of Music, Library, and Motor (Self-regulation program). Every class benefits from our Mi Casa Spanish exposure program.
Full-Day Sample Schedule
8:30am | Arrival, Free Choice Play/Guided Discovery |
9:15am | Whole Group Gathering |
9:30am | Snack time |
9:45am | Specials Class (Motor, Library, Music, Mi Casa) |
10:15am | Outdoor Play and Learning |
10:45am | Free Choice Play/Guided Discovery |
11:30am |
Lunch |
12:15pm |
Rest (2 hours as required by OSSE*) |
2:15pm | Whole Group Gathering |
2:30pm | Outdoor Play and Learning |
3:00pm |
Dismissal |
All classes participate in weekly specials that include Music led by Levine School of Music, Library, and Motor (Self-regulation program). Every class benefits from our Mi Casa Spanish exposure program.