InQuiring
Minds Learning Centers, Inc. Pre-School/Pre-K
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Our Pre-School/Pre-K ProgramsAll InQuiring Minds Inc. children are introduced to a balanced program of interaction with friends in both teacher directed and child-directed experience. The daily schedule includes free choice of time spent in the learning centers, group times for creative movement, music, small groups, storytelling, and dramatization. Field trips are also part of the children's experiences. Age groupings are generally based on the child's age as of September 1 of each year. Groupings are flexible and a child may be moved from one group to another to meet their individual needs. Days are planned so that children will:
Pre-School CurriculumOur pre-school curriculum is based on early childhood best practices. research and theory. It is also aligned to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards as well as the Early Childhood Expectations: Standards of Quality. Our curriculum combines approaches and philosophy from the Creative Curriculum, Bank Street and Children's Literacy Initiative. Listed below is a brief overview of each: Creative CurriculumThe framework for Creative Curriculum is intended for planning and implementing high quality early childhood programs where building relationships with children is central. The Creative Curriculum framework is designed to allow our teachers to:
Bank Street Approach ( McGraw. Hill Math) The McGraw - Hill math program is based on the philosophy that children's learning should proceed naturally from their daily lives. Children should be able to build on their own exploration through daily interaction with manipulaltives, ideas and people. It also emphasizes the importance of literacy and provides a model for using literature to explore mathematical concepts and skills with preschool children. The curriculum is broken down into the following skills:
The CLI program enhances the opportunity for children to enter school ready to learn and to be successful readers. It focuses heavy on literacy, and quality children's books to enhance the five needed skills to become a successful reader and writer. These skills include phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Blueprint Curriculum Strategies include:
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