Preschool

LANK offers various programs for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years of age. The descriptions below will help you identify the program that best fits your child’s needs.

2 Day Program

In our 2 Day program, experienced teachers offer your child a full range of preschool activities. The curriculum objectives include helping your child relate to teachers and peers, form friendships, share, develop extensive language skills, refine motor skills through creative art projects, and foster a love of school.

What You Should Know

• This program is designed for children who are three years old who may never have been to school before or for those families who prefer a 2 Day weekly program
• Children must be toilet trained
• Music is offered weekly
• Learning through play is emphasized

What to Expect

LANK’s 2 Day curriculum is designed to build the foundation by which your child will grow and learn all the skills needed to be successful in school. Here are some examples of the skills your child will learn:

Socially

• Separate from parent
• Interact and cooperate with peers
• Share and take turns
• Follow a class routine
• Concentrate on one activity for 5 to 10 minutes
• Move easily from one activity to another

Cognitively

• Attend and respond to questions in a small group
• Understand/follow simple directions
• Sort and classify basic shapes and colors
• Identify some letters and their own name
• Sequence events and recognize numbers

Physically

• Pedal a tricycle
• Manage playground equipment
• Use glue, scissors, and paint
• Complete puzzles

If you have any questions about the 2 Day program, please do not hesitate to contact us.

3 & 4 Day Programs

LANK’s 3 & 4 Day programs follow the same curriculum with the 4 Day having one additional session each week. Topics are arranged into weekly units (community helpers, colors, shapes, etc.) and have accompanying projects designed to help your child meet curriculum objectives. Teachers work with each child individually and in groups to develop fine motor skills and focus on emerging literacy and math skills.

Children in the 4 Day program benefit by having an extra day of curriculum that is used to delve more deeply into each of the weekly units. By choosing a book that follows the weekly theme, activities and projects are used to stress various skill sets with an emphasis on individualization and creativity.

What You Should Know (3 Day)

• Ideally suited for three or early four year olds
• Music and Spanish is offered weekly

What You Should Know (4 Day)

• Recommended for three or four year olds with late summer/early fall birthdays who will not be attending Kindergarten the following year or for those who desire a 4 Day preschool program
• Music and Spanish are offered weekly
• Children participate in a weekly gymnastics session

What to Expect (3 & 4 Day)

Children in the 3 & 4 Day programs will experience a huge amount of growth during this year. Here are some examples of the various skills they will be working on:

Socially

• Engage in social interaction/friendships
• Initiate play with peers
• Demonstrate empathetic behavior through sharing and helping
• Demonstrate independence
• Begin to manage and regulate emotions

Cognitively (Pre-Reading/Pre-Math):

• Engage in pretend play
• Use age-appropriate memory strategies
• Understand cause and effect relationships/consequences
• Use problem solving skills
• Perform simple sequencing, matching, and patterning

Language/Speech

• Demonstrate ability to listen and focus for short periods of time
• Speech is easily understood
• Follow simple directions
• Develop awareness of sounds and patterns
• Recognize relationships between letters and words

Physically

• Engage in gross motor skill movements
• Hold crayons/markers with correct grip
• Assemble simple puzzles and/or construction toys
• Develop hand/eye coordination, strength and control
• Use school materials appropriately

If you have any questions about the 3 or 4 Day program, please do not hesitate to contact us.