About the curriculum
Preschoolers/PreK
Little Sunflowers incorporates a preschool curriculum into our daily activities for fun and learning.
Wendy is Preschool Teacher Certified and will use her knowledge, along with a professional preschool curriculum to help your child learn throughout the day. ALL of the advantages of a large preschool in a small exclusive environment with the individual attention and love your child deserves. (Curriculum follows the Common Core Pre-K Standards.)
As a firm believer in young children needing freedom to play, explore and discover on their own as developmentally appropriate; learning takes place in a fun way at each child's pace.
A typical day will have time for; reading stories, creating things with our hands, exploring and learning to be independent.
Is Little Sunflowers the place for your child?
Consistent educator.
Learning in a mixed aged group - all children benefit from a mixed age group and learn from both the oldest and the youngest in care.
Specific experiences for each child - with a small group it's easy to align our learning to follow your child's interests. Organic learning happens naturally as children follow their natural curiosity and all benefit.
Homeschoolers
Do you have a young homeschooler who would enjoy some fun social time with other children? They can fit seamlessly into our program. Reach out and ask me about it!
Learning through play
Each month at Little Sunflowers brings many new activities that revolve around themes. Young children learn best through activities that interest them. Each month pre school will focus on a few new letters, colors, numbers and shapes we learn about as we play. We will concentrate on one theme at a time, and many of our activities will revolve around this theme (stories, crafts, music, games etc.). Many of our themes and activities are geared around the children’s interest; with a small group, it is always fun to do. Many times through the children's interest and questions our curriculum moves to a new level and everyone learns so much more!
There is a nice mix of curriculum driven activities and free play. I believe young children should have plenty of opportunity for free play, explore and use their imaginations. This strengthens social skills as children play and learn to problem solve; some of the most important abilities they should have when entering Kindergarten.