Pre-Kindergarten (4 - 5 years)
Dawn of Discovery offers a well-rounded Pre-Kindergarten Program to prepare children for Kindergarten.
Each day your child will partake in key elements that contribute to Kindergarten Readiness.
- EZ Write Handwriting Curriculum-- We introduce this in our Preschool Program and continue through our Pre-Kindergarten Program. We ensure the eight basic strokes are taught to form letters and numbers.
- Creative Curriculum-- We provide an enhanced curriculum that guarantees your child meets all the cognitive, emotional, motor, and social skills.
- Daily Opportunities—We make sure your child is provided individual learning times as well as group learning times. We incorporate literacy, science, social studies, mathematics, and the arts all as part of daily curriculum.
- Emotional and Social Skills—At Dawn of Discovery we provide time for play for children to develop the skills to get along with others, play, share, take turns and participate in activities. Curiosity and interest in learning is significant in a child’s learning experience.
- Motor Skills—Our Pre-Kindergartners are able to master skills like using scissors properly and holding a pencil correctly to draw and color, beyond simple scribbles.
- Work Skills— It is extremely important for children to learn skills such as waiting and staying on task. We understand these work skills and strive to incorporate these goals throughout the year. We stress the importance of keeping hands, arms, and feet to ourself when working and playing with others.
- Cognitive Skills—Dawn of Discovery believes in children learning and retaining materials that are required in Kindergarten. We want our Pre-Kindergartners to be able to recognize their name and letters in their own name as well as recognize letters of the alphabet. We work really hard on being able to write the letters of the alphabet and first and last names by Kindergarten.
Yoga
Ms. Cat comes to teach yoga, incorporating different themes and crafts through movement and relaxation!
Contact us today to schedule a tour or to learn more about the preschool care services Dawn of Discovery offers to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro area!
We love Dawn of Discovery and our son does too! He is always happy to go to daycare and he loves to tell us about the fun he has all day. He is learning so much too, and we are impressed with the teachers and their ability to make learning fun. There are always art projects to bring home, which I love. The daily connect app allows us to see what he's up to during the day. There is always healthy food for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Our son is well socialized and has grown so much since starting at Dawn of Discovery, we feel there is no better choice for our boy when we are at work. We highly recommend this child care center.
