Dinosaurs (Pre-K) Program

Age Group

Ages: 4-5 years old


Teacher(s)

Lead Teacher: Ms. Michele Harris

Class Size

Teacher-to-Child Ratio: 1:10


Potty Training

Potty Training Status:
☒ Fully Potty Trained is Required


Food Program Included in Tuition

Meals: Morning snack, Lunch, and Afternoon snack

Program Overview

Our Dinosaurs Class is designed for children ages 4–5 and provides a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where children learn through play, exploration, and meaningful relationships. Our play-based Pre-K curriculum encourages children to become more independent while developing the social, emotional, physical, and early academic skills they need for a successful transition to kindergarten.



Through hands-on activities, classroom routines, and guided learning experiences, children are encouraged to ask questions, solve problems, express themselves, and build confidence as learners.

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What Children Will Learn

Social & Emotional Development

Children will have opportunities to:

  • Build meaningful friendships and develop positive, respectful peer relationships
  • Practice sharing, cooperation, communication, and turn-taking
  • Develop greater independence, confidence, and self-awareness
  • Identify, name, understand, and appropriately express their emotions
  • Develop empathy while practicing kindness, respect, and consideration for others
  • Learn age-appropriate strategies for resolving conflicts and solving problems
  • Build self-confidence through making choices, taking responsibility, and successfully completing tasks independently

Early Learning & Kindergarten Readiness

Children will explore:

  • Letter recognition, letter sounds, and early phonics
  • Name recognition and beginning writing skills
  • Storytelling, vocabulary, and early reading skills
  • Counting, number recognition, patterns, and beginning addition and subtraction concepts
  • Colors, shapes, sorting, measurement, and classification
  • Science exploration and observation
  • Calendar, weather, seasons, and time concepts
  • Following multi-step directions and participating in group activities
  • Listening, communication, and classroom readiness skills

Creative Expression & Exploration

Children will participate in:

  • Arts and crafts
  • Process-based art experiences
  • Music and movement
  • Dramatic and imaginative play
  • Sensory exploration
  • Building and construction activities
  • Storytelling and creative expression
  • Hands-on science and discovery activities

Physical Development & Independence

Children will strengthen:

  • Fine motor skills through writing, drawing, cutting, painting, and manipulatives
  • Pre-writing and pencil-grip skills
  • Gross motor skills through outdoor play, obstacle courses, dancing, and movement games
  • Balance, coordination, and body awareness
  • Self-help skills such as dressing, handwashing, using the bathroom, and cleaning up
  • Classroom responsibilities such as organizing materials and helping with daily routines

Social & Emotional Development

Children will have opportunities to:

  • Build meaningful friendships and develop positive, respectful peer relationships
  • Practice sharing, cooperation, communication, and turn-taking
  • Develop greater independence, confidence, and self-awareness
  • Identify, name, understand, and appropriately express their emotions
  • Develop empathy while practicing kindness, respect, and consideration for others
  • Learn age-appropriate strategies for resolving conflicts and solving problems
  • Build self-confidence through making choices, taking responsibility, and successfully completing tasks independently

Early Learning & Kindergarten Readiness

Children will explore:

  • Letter recognition, letter sounds, and early phonics
  • Name recognition and beginning writing skills
  • Storytelling, vocabulary, and early reading skills
  • Counting, number recognition, patterns, and beginning addition and subtraction concepts
  • Colors, shapes, sorting, measurement, and classification
  • Science exploration and observation
  • Calendar, weather, seasons, and time concepts
  • Following multi-step directions and participating in group activities
  • Listening, communication, and classroom readiness skills

Creative Expression & Exploration

Children will participate in:

  • Arts and crafts
  • Process-based art experiences
  • Music and movement
  • Dramatic and imaginative play
  • Sensory exploration
  • Building and construction activities
  • Storytelling and creative expression
  • Hands-on science and discovery activities

Physical Development & Independence

Children will strengthen:

  • Fine motor skills through writing, drawing, cutting, painting, and manipulatives
  • Pre-writing and pencil-grip skills
  • Gross motor skills through outdoor play, obstacle courses, dancing, and movement games
  • Balance, coordination, and body awareness
  • Self-help skills such as dressing, handwashing, using the bathroom, and cleaning up
  • Classroom responsibilities such as organizing materials and helping with daily routines

Daily Routine

Time Activity Enhances Development In
6:30 AM Staggered Arrival & Open Play Imagination, Language Development, Problem-Solving, Social Skills
6:35 AM Manipulative & Hands-On Materials Fine Motor Development, Logic, Reasoning, Visual & Auditory Discrimination
7:30 AM Self-Directed Learning Exploration, Independence, Decision-Making, Social Development
8:15 AM Clean-Up & Classroom Organization Responsibility, Cooperation, Teamwork, Following Directions
8:30–9:15 AM Outdoor Learning & Active Play Gross Motor Development, Coordination, Balance, Physical Independence
9:15 AM Classroom Transition & Routines Independence, Following Directions, Self-Regulation, Routine Development
9:30 AM Morning Snack & Social Time Nutrition, Self-Help Skills, Manners, Socialization, Independence
9:50 AM Bathroom & Handwashing Hygiene, Self-Care, Independence, Healthy Habits
10:10 AM Morning Greetings & Circle Time Communication, Counting, Calendar Concepts, Weather Awareness, Time Concepts
10:20 AM Curriculum & Guided Learning Early Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Critical Thinking, Health, Social-Emotional Development
10:30 AM Indoor Learning & Choice Activities Creativity, Exploration, Decision-Making, Independence, Social Skills
10:40 AM Clean-Up & Classroom Organization Responsibility, Teamwork, Classification, Organization, Following Directions
10:50 AM Story Time & Early Literacy Literacy Development, Vocabulary, Imagination, Listening Comprehension, Rhyming, Pre-Reading Skills
11:10 AM Outdoor Learning & Active Play Gross Motor Development, Balance, Coordination, Body Awareness, Physical Confidence
11:30 AM Lunch & Social Time Nutrition, Self-Help Skills, Manners, Socialization, Independence
11:50 AM Bathroom & Handwashing Hygiene, Self-Care, Independence, Healthy Habits
12:00 PM Transition & Group Time Communication, Cooperation, Self-Regulation, Following Directions, Routine Development
12:00–12:30 PM Educational Children's Programming Language Development, Imagination, Creativity, Listening & Comprehension
12:30 PM Rest-Time Music or Story Relaxation, Self-Regulation, Listening Skills, Rhythm, Rhyme, Early Literacy
2:15 PM Wake-Up & Rest-Time Transition Independence, Sequencing, Self-Regulation, Self-Care
2:30 PM Bathroom & Handwashing Hygiene, Self-Care, Independence, Healthy Habits
2:50 PM Afternoon Snack & Social Time Nutrition, Manners, Socialization, Independence, Fine Motor Development
3:15 PM Outdoor Learning & Active Play Gross Motor Development, Balance, Coordination, Body Awareness, Cooperative Play
5:00 PM Staggered Departure & Open Play Independence, Imaginative & Dramatic Play, Social Development, Fine & Gross Motor Development
6:00 PM Program Closes End-of-Day Routine & Transition
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Daily Routine

Time Activity Enhances Development In
6:30 AM Staggered Arrival & Open Play Imagination, Language Development, Problem-Solving, Social Skills
6:35 AM Manipulative & Hands-On Materials Fine Motor Development, Logic, Reasoning, Visual & Auditory Discrimination
7:30 AM Self-Directed Learning Exploration, Independence, Decision-Making, Social Development
8:15 AM Clean-Up & Classroom Organization Responsibility, Cooperation, Teamwork, Following Directions
8:30–9:15 AM Outdoor Learning & Active Play Gross Motor Development, Coordination, Balance, Physical Independence
9:15 AM Classroom Transition & Routines Independence, Following Directions, Self-Regulation, Routine Development
9:30 AM Morning Snack & Social Time Nutrition, Self-Help Skills, Manners, Socialization, Independence
9:50 AM Bathroom & Handwashing Hygiene, Self-Care, Independence, Healthy Habits
10:10 AM Morning Greetings & Circle Time Communication, Counting, Calendar Concepts, Weather Awareness, Time Concepts
10:20 AM Curriculum & Guided Learning Early Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Critical Thinking, Health, Social-Emotional Development
10:30 AM Indoor Learning & Choice Activities Creativity, Exploration, Decision-Making, Independence, Social Skills
10:40 AM Clean-Up & Classroom Organization Responsibility, Teamwork, Classification, Organization, Following Directions
10:50 AM Story Time & Early Literacy Literacy Development, Vocabulary, Imagination, Listening Comprehension, Rhyming, Pre-Reading Skills
11:10 AM Outdoor Learning & Active Play Gross Motor Development, Balance, Coordination, Body Awareness, Physical Confidence
11:30 AM Lunch & Social Time Nutrition, Self-Help Skills, Manners, Socialization, Independence
11:50 AM Bathroom & Handwashing Hygiene, Self-Care, Independence, Healthy Habits
12:00 PM Transition & Group Time Communication, Cooperation, Self-Regulation, Following Directions, Routine Development
12:00–12:30 PM Educational Children's Programming Language Development, Imagination, Creativity, Listening & Comprehension
12:30 PM Rest-Time Music or Story Relaxation, Self-Regulation, Listening Skills, Rhythm, Rhyme, Early Literacy
2:15 PM Wake-Up & Rest-Time Transition Independence, Sequencing, Self-Regulation, Self-Care
2:30 PM Bathroom & Handwashing Hygiene, Self-Care, Independence, Healthy Habits
2:50 PM Afternoon Snack & Social Time Nutrition, Manners, Socialization, Independence, Fine Motor Development
3:15 PM Outdoor Learning & Active Play Gross Motor Development, Balance, Coordination, Body Awareness, Cooperative Play
5:00 PM Staggered Departure & Open Play Independence, Imaginative & Dramatic Play, Social Development, Fine & Gross Motor Development
6:00 PM Program Closes End-of-Day Routine & Transition
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Our Play-Based Philosophy

We believe children learn best when they are actively engaged in play, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Our teachers intentionally incorporate early academic concepts into meaningful and age-appropriate activities rather than relying solely on worksheets or structured lessons.

Through play, children practice communication, problem-solving, creativity, cooperation, and independence while developing the foundational skills they will use in kindergarten and beyond.

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Family Communication

We value strong partnerships with families and keep parents informed through:

  • Weekly newsletters and classroom updates
  • Photos and classroom highlights
  • Brightwheel messaging
  • Special family events and activities
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Family Communication

We value strong partnerships with families and keep parents informed through:

  • Weekly newsletters and classroom updates
  • Photos and classroom highlights
  • Brightwheel messaging
  • Special family events and activities
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Program Highlights

✓ Designed for children ages 4–5
✓ Pre-Kindergarten & kindergarten readiness focus
✓ Play-based learning approach
✓ Small class sizes
✓ Licensed, experienced, and caring teachers
✓ Hands-on learning experiences
✓ Early literacy and math development
✓ Social-emotional learning
✓ Daily outdoor exploration
✓ Music, movement, art, and creative play
✓ Opportunities to build independence and confidence
✓ Family-owned and operated since 1984

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Dinosaurs (Pre-K) Program