Programs

Toddler Fun

2024-2025 Program Overview

These parent and child classes introduce a fun and interactive way to learn through play-based activities all with the trusted adult by their side.

10-week Sessions are offered in both the fall and winter semesters.
Child must be 1 by September 1, 2024. No waivers or exceptions.

Each session will include:

  • A weekly themed, hands-on art project
  • Circle time led with several songs and a story
  • Sensory Tables

The classroom teacher will facilitate giving the parent the lead in “teaching” their child through content geared for a 1–2-year old’s developmental level. Ratios are 1 lead teacher with 12 students per class.


Winter 2025 Enrollment
$142 for 10-week session
Friday 9:15-10:15 am or 10:30-11:30 am

In-House Registration December 3, 2024

Open Registration December 4, 2024

Visit our registration page for details on how and when you can enroll in this program.

Fall 2024 Enrollment
$142 for 10-week session
Friday 9:15-10:15 am or 10:30-11:30 am

In-House Registration opens on April 23, 2024

Open Registration opens on April 24, 2024

Two Fun

2024-2025 Program Overview

These parent and child classes introduce a fun and interactive way to learn through play-based activities all with the trusted adult by their side.

10-week Sessions are offered in both the fall and winter semesters.
Child must be 2 by September 1, 2024. No waivers or exceptions.

Each session will include:

  • A weekly themed, hands-on art project
  • Circle time led with several songs or finger plays and a story
  • Snack
  • Large motor time outside or in the gym
  • Choice time with centers

Activities for this class are setup in centers so that the children are learning the preschool routine that our traditional Threes, Fours and Young Fives classrooms provide. The teacher will facilitate the class, giving the parent the lead in “teaching” their child through content geared for a 2–3-year old’s developmental level. Your child will be encouraged to participate in circle time and centers to ready them for independence in our three-year-old program. Ratios are 1 lead and 1 assistant teacher with 16 students per class.


Winter 2025 Enrollment
$170 for 10-week session
Monday or Friday 9:15-10:45 am

In-House Registration December 3, 2024

Open Registration December 4, 2024

Visit our registration page for details on how and when you can enroll in this program.

Fall 2024 Enrollment
$170 for 10-week session
Monday or Friday 9:15-10:45 am

In-House Registration opens on April 23, 2024

Open Registration opens on April 24, 2024

Three Year Olds

2024-2025 Program Overview

The Three-Year-Old program is a safe, fun and friendly introduction to the school environment. We take the first steps to develop lifelong learners by encouraging creativity, fostering positive relationships with peers and teachers and practicing routines and skills needed for school!

Our play-based instruction includes colors, shapes, counting, patterning, using writing tools and scissors, drawing, cooperation, sharing and more. We offer engaging sensory experiences – we are not afraid to get messy! Students learn to love school and love learning.

All classes include choice time (art, dramatic play, etc.), circle time, gross motor development and snack time.

Ratios are 1 lead and 1 assistant teacher with 16 students per class.

Is My Child Ready for 3-YEAR-OLD Preschool?
  • Must be 3 by September 1, 2024. No waivers or exceptions.
  • Minimal separation anxiety & emotionally ready to be apart from parents for 2 1/2 hours.
  • Are fully potty-trained and able to use the bathroom independently.
  • Show interest in stories, singing and co-operative play.
  • Able to follow 2-step instructions.
  • Can respond/interact with adults other than parents.

 


2024-2025 Program options

$154/month:

Tuesday/Thursday         9:00-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday/Thursday         12:30-3:00 p.m.

$231/month:

Monday/Wednesday/Friday         9:00-11:30 a.m.

Four Year Olds

2024-2025 Program Overview

Ward Preschool’s Four-Year-Old program creates a caring community of learners in a safe environment that offers learning through play and exploration. Children will learn through a variety of play-based activities during choice time in areas of physical, social/emotional, and cognitive development.

Each month a new theme is presented, which includes our Fruit of the Spirit curriculum, a letter of the week that is enhanced with Handwriting Without Tears, Frog Street and Heggerty Phonemic Awareness programs with hands on exploration of multisensory teaching tools, singing, journaling, and science experiments.

Ratios are 1 lead and 1 assistant teacher with 18 students per class.

Child must be 4 by September 1, 2024. No waivers or exceptions.


2024-2025 Program Options:

HALF DAY
$231/month

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 12:30-3:00 p.m.

Includes:

  • Social/Emotional/Cognitive Development
  • Language/Literacy Development
  • Snack
  • Physical Development
  • Spiritual Development
  • Choice Time (art, dramatic play, etc.)

EXTENDED DAY
$308/month

Tuesday/Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

$385/month

Monday/Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm. + Friday 9:00-11:30 a.m.

$462/month

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Includes:

  • Social/Emotional/Cognitive Development
  • Language/Literacy Development
  • Lunch + Snack + Rest Time
  • Physical Development
  • Spiritual Development
  • Math/Science Centers
  • Choice Time (art, dramatic play, etc.)

 

Is my child ready for extended day? – Download

Young Fives

2024-2025 Program Overview

Our Young Fives program is specifically designed to encourage and enhance the development of five-year olds and meet their unique needs. One element of the program that helps us meet the individual level and needs of each child is small group time. Small group time allows teachers to assist with and extend concepts on a more individualized basis where they more closely focus on these four objectives:

PHYSICAL

  • Fine Motor (writing, painting, drawing, cutting, and gluing)
  • Gross Motor (throwing, catching, skipping, and balancing)

LANGUAGE & LITERACY

  • Letter identification + formation
  • Journaling
  • Predicting
  • Rhyming
  • Phonemic awareness

COGNITIVE

  • Math (identification, formation, sequencing & counting of numbers, estimating & patterning)
  • Science (cause & effect, discovery, observing, & analyzing)

SPIRITUAL / SOCIAL / EMOTIONAL

  • Self-Control
  • Independence + Responsibility
  • Sharing + Playing with Others
  • Know God created and loves us

Ratios are 1 lead and 2 assistant teachers with up to 24 students per class.

Child must be 5 by September 1, 2024. No waivers or exceptions.

Is my child ready for Kindergarten? – Download


2024-2025 Program Options:

$428/month

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday     9:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.