Schedules
Independent of location and age, all of our classes have the following key components in common:
Classroom free play
This valuable free choice time allows children to explore their interests at their leisure. Our play based curriculum uses “loose parts” play materials to stimulate children’s creativity and cognitive skills as they use different materials in different ways. Major classroom areas of discovery are dramatic play, blocks, manipulatives, art, and reading/cozy areas.
Circle time
At circle time, children practice the skill of attending to an adult presenting interesting information. Teachers lead children in developmentally appropriate explorations of our monthly curriculum themes, primarily through songs, stories, and conversation. These vary in length according to children’s ages and level of development.
Project time
Children delight in process-oriented arts & crafts projects daily, where they explore ideas emerging from our monthly curriculum themes.
Outdoor
Every child needs fresh air daily, and we provide longer outdoor periods to maximize outdoor exploration and limit transitions during the day. At our Noe campus children delightedly explore collaborative large scale blocks and riding balance bikes and tricycles on the patio. At Silver Park children enjoy large scale blocks and a sandbox during their fresh air time.
Gross motor
At Noe children climb on our caterpillar, explore water and kinetic sand among other activities in our sensory room. At Silver Park children enjoy a climbing wall, trampoline, balance bike and tricycles in our 2,000 square foot gross motor room.
Infants
Silver Park Only
Our Silver Park location offers full day options for infants, for 5, 3 or 2 days weekly.
5 days: Monday-Friday
3 Days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
2 Days: Tuesday and Thursday.
The core of our infant program is healthy attachment. Our caring teachers focus on building relationships and encouraging each child's strengths and development. They respect parent preference and follow each infant's individualized daily schedule.
Infants eat and sleep on demand or on their family’s requested schedule.
Diapers are changed regularly throughout the day as needed, and at minimum every two hours.
Our staff log meals, nap times and duration, and diaper changes on a daily basis for parents’ information.
Preschool
Primeros Pasos Preschool is open Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at both Noe and Silver Park locations.
We offer full day options only. Both locations offer a 5 day option, and Silver Park also offers 3 and 2 day options.
5 days: Monday-Friday
3 Days (Silver Park only): Monday, Wednesday and Friday
2 Days (Silver Park only): Tuesday and Thursday
We have 3 Preschool classrooms: Young Preschool (ages 2 - 3.5 years), Preschool (3.5 - 4.5 years) and PreK (4.3+.)
Schedule
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Dropoff
9:15 a.m. Morning Snack
12:15 p.m. Lunch (brought from home)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Nap Time
Diapers
Young Preschoolers' diapers are changed regularly throughout the day as needed. Primeros Pasos staff will fully support parents' toilet learning efforts when they begin at home, however we do not initiate potty training on our own.
Logging
Our staff logs meals, nap time and duration, and diaper changes (as applicable) on a daily basis for parents’ information. We also send photos and updates daily so parents can enjoy a window onto their child’s day!