Sensory play
Play dough, sand, water, rice and pasta.
- Play dough, sand and water tables
- Rice and pasta bins for scooping, pouring and sorting
- Textures and materials that change with the weekly theme
Preschool · ages 2½ to 3 years
Preschool Program
A loving first classroom where children learn through their senses.
Our preschool offers a comprehensive and rewarding program with a wide variety of activities to develop the interests of 2- and 3-year-olds in a loving and nurturing environment.
The curriculum covers all areas of childhood development, with progressive activities and themes that change from week to week. Younger children learn through their senses, so every day includes sensory play, fine motor work, language, music and time in our learning centres.
- Ages 2½ to 3 years
- Half days, mornings or afternoons · 2, 3 or 5 days a week
What we learn
A preschool day, subject by subject
Play dough, sand, water, rice and pasta.
- Play dough, sand and water tables
- Rice and pasta bins for scooping, pouring and sorting
- Textures and materials that change with the weekly theme
Simple first puzzles, lacing, cutting and a daily art activity.
- Simple first puzzles and lacing cards
- Cutting and gluing activities
- A planned art activity every day
Songs, finger plays and books, every day.
- Songs and finger plays at circle time
- Theme-related books read aloud daily
- Conversation and vocabulary woven through play
Block, discovery and dramatic play centres.
- Block centre
- Discovery and science centre
- Dramatic and role-playing centre
- Floor toys and gross motor play equipment
Also at Building Blocks
Our other programs
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