Age 20+ Months Upon Enrollment
Our youngest class serves children ages 20+ months upon enrollment. This class is the for many the first experience away from home. We are building trust between the child and the caregiver first and foremost.
In this class, it’s about nurturing the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of each individual child. Through play activities, song, music, circle time, story-time, art, science, outside time, and sensory play the children have the opportunity daily to engage in a variety of well balanced, thoughtfully implemented engaging activities.
The classroom routine begins at 9:00 AM with open play and slowly transitions into a Circle Time. AM Snack follows and then it is time for outside activities, along with circle time, art, sensory, music, and story time. Lunch is enjoyed by 12:00 just prior to our Half Day Dismissal at 12:30 PM. We offer a Half Day Program until 12:30 PM or a Full Day Program until 5:00 (when your child is 2 years of age, which includes a nap from 1:00-3:00 PM). You may choose from 2 days a week to 5 days a week based on availability and it is a structured schedule (MWF or T/TH or M-F). There is no need to be potty trained in the Transitional Two's Program. This is an open enrollment classroom, enrolling throughout the school year until we have 12 maximum in the class daily.
Prior to enrollment, we will invite you to tour the campus and meet with the Director. During your tour, we will visit the classroom, ask you to share your child’s previous school experience (if any), inquire about his/her development and together evaluate if your child is ready for a drop off program here at Cornerstone. We will ask for transparency with language development and behavior development as well. We are able to nurture and educate young children of many different abilities but we are not qualified or equipped for serious behavioral challenges. We have a strong home school connection so that we can develop and implement a strong support system for your child, our staff and your family. Should concerning issues arise within the classroom that we can no longer support, we will ask for you to step away from the program until they resolve. Re-entry into the classroom will be evaluated prior if availability still allows, as we do not hold enrollment in these circumstances. We have implemented fair but strong policies concerning hitting, biting, and or other physical concerns in order to provide a safe and healthy classroom/school environment for all students.
If you would like additional information, please submit an inquiry or give us a call. We look forward to connecting with you. Follow us on Instagram at Cornerstone Preschool to see a glimpse into our daily life and activities here at Cornerstone.