Preschool Programs

Help young children develop a solid learning foundation and readiness for kindergarten through Catapult Learning’s EarlyLearners preschool programs. EarlyLearners promotes academic learning and character development during the critical early formative years of life. Whether you’re looking for a full-day, half-day, or wrap-around program, we’ll seamlessly integrate our program into your district’s curriculum to:

Cultivate learning in a hands-on, interactive, and positive environment
Help children develop social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language-development skills
Build character by promoting respect, acceptance, responsibility, and many other important values
Bolster confidence and self-esteem
Promote emergent literacy, mathematical, and logical thinking skills in preparation for kindergarten and beyond

Family Involvement

Parent involvement and open communication provides a consistent learning experience for students. Our EarlyLearner’s program includes:

Parent Orientation Meetings

Meetings with Staff

Regular Newsletters

Classroom Observation

Sample Program Activities

Engage families, students, and staff through a variety of program activities, including:

Read to Me: Families take part in read-aloud activities at the school, and learn strategies for reading together at home.
English Language Classes: Adult family members of enrolled EarlyLearners children can attend weekly ESL classes at the school.
Make and Take: Family members perform hands-on activities to extend learning at home by using everyday household objects as teaching material (such as “How to Make Play Dough”).
Parent Education Meetings: Professional community speakers address parents and families on child development, health, safety, and other important topics.

Sample Schedules

Half Day

TIME (MORNING/AFTERNOON SESSION) – ACTIVITY

8:30/12:00 – Arrival / Greeting / Child Initiated Activities
8:45/12:15 – Circle Time / Morning Meeting (Large Group Activities)
9:00/12:30 – Teacher Facilitated Activities in Small Groups / Learning Center / Self-Serve Snack
10:00/1:30 – Outdoor Play (weather permitting) / Gross Motor Activities
10:20/1:50 – Shared Reading / Language and Literacy
10:40 / 2:10 – Music & Movement Activities / Closing Circle / Prepare for dismissal
11:00 / 2:30 – Dismissal

Wrap Around

TIME – MORNING ACTIVITY

7:30 – Greeting / Child Initiated Quiet Activities / Breakfast
8:15 – Transition to Classrooms

TIME – AFTERNOON ACTIVITY

2:50 – Greeting / Program Transition / Snack / Table Top / Library Center
3:05 – Planning / Circle Time (Large Group Activity)
3:25 – Child Initiated Activities / Discovery and Learning Centers / Language and Literacy / Small Group Activities
4:20 – Review Time
4:35 – Selected Activities and Dismissal
5:30 – End of Program Day

Full Day

TIME – ACTIVITY

8:30 – Greeting and Self-Selected Activities
9:00 – Planning Time
9:15 – Child-Initiated and Teacher Facilitated Group Activities / Self-Serve Snacks or Breakfast
11:15 – Review Time
11:30 – Gross Motor Activities
11:50 – Reading and Language Activity
12:15 – Lunch and tooth-brushing
1:00 – rest time and quiet activities
2:00 – Wake up and Transition
2:15 – Small Group and Self-Selected Activities / Optional Snack
2:45 – Large Group Review Time
3:00 – Dismissal