2-year old: Daycare -- Part time and All day
3-year-old: Preschool - All day
4-year-old: PreKindergarten - Half day and Full day
Click Here to view our Universal Pre-Kindergarten academic curriculum.
Click Here to view our Daycare/ Three year old Preschool Handbook.
Click Here to view our K - 8th grade Handbook
Pre-Kindergarten Handbook
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The Christ the King Early Childhood education programs offered by Christ the King Catholic School during the school year are in the form of a 2-year-old daycare, a 3-year-old Preschool program and a 4-year-old Pre-Kindergarten program. Students are eligible for the 2-year-old program as soon as they turn two. Students are eligible for the 3-year-old preschool program if they turn three on or before September 15. Students are eligible for the 4-year-old Pre-Kindergarten program if they turn four on or before September 15. The academic portion of our PreKindergarten program is funded through the Statewide Universal Preschool Program (UPK) grant.
Christ the King offers both half day and full day preschool and prekindergarten programs. Our half day universal preschool program provides early childhood academic learning with a certified teacher. Our full day program provides universal preschool with a certified teacher PLUS faith-based socio-emotional learning and a combination of music, art, STEM, and PE through our DHS licensed childcare program. Click HERE for more information regarding tuition.
Christ the King Catholic School Early Education programs are based on a whole child approach. The social, emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual needs are the primary goals of our program. Our goals focus on continuing to develop the child’s feeling of self-worth and autonomy in a nurturing supportive environment.
Our program offers a variety of activities to support our goals and meet all the children’s developmental needs. Each child is allowed to explore her or his world with curiosity and creativity. Engaging students with quality experiences help build the capacities necessary for lifelong learning.
Children learn best when they actively participate in manipulating objects and when they can express their ideas in informal, flexible classroom arrangements and interest centers. The young child is a “sensory being” and concrete “hands on” experiences that the child can process are how s/he learns best. Our program centers on themes that have a basis in a young child’s experiences and surrounding world.
We offer instructional methods to promote a creative open-ended day. We have large group times where all the children participate in literature and language experiences, math readiness, large motor, movement, music and prayer. At choice times the children can choose from a variety of activities at various centers: block, house (dramatic play), math, science, art, writing and listening center, playdoh, computer and sensory table. We discuss, touch, taste, sing and move throughout the day with our preschool friends.
We feel we have some unique opportunities at our preschool. We have the availability of the gym, library, church, music room, a beautiful campus, a private playground, and chances to participate in all school functions when appropriate, such as musicals, assemblies, and liturgies. The children enjoy picnics in the preschool backyard.