6-12 Months
12-18 Months
18-24 Months
24-36 Months
36-48 Months (3 years)
48-60 Months (4 years)
60+ Months (5 years)
WCPS serves children ages 6 months through five-years-old. Children are placed in a classroom based on the child’s age on September 30. The goal during placement is to have children in the class with
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Infant Class
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Ages served: 6-12 months
Class is offered Monday – Thursday, 9:30-2:30.
Children attend 2 days (M/W or T/Th)
The ratio is 3:1. |
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A colorful and stimulating environment awaits the children attending our infant classroom. The babies thrive as they are loved and nurtured by their teachers while experiencing music, books and educational toys through which cognitive, tactile and motor skills are enhanced.
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Toddler I
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Ages served: 12-18 months
Class is offered Monday – Friday, 9:30-2:30.
Children attend 2 days (M/W or T/Th) or 3 days (M/W/F or T/TH/F).
Enrichment: Music
The ratio is 3:1. |
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The one-year-old class provides a nurturing and loving environment for fostering of socialization and the development of self-awareness. Children learn through the use of their senses, motor activity and other experiences offered by the teachers.
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Toddler II
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Ages served: 18-24 months
Class is offered Monday – Friday, 9:30-2:30.
Children attend 2 days (M/W or T/Th) or 3 days (M/W/F or T/TH/F).
Enrichment: Music
The ratio is 4:1. |
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The 18-24 month classroom provides children with an environment that supports positive self-esteem and allows them to experience success while learning through play. The curriculum focuses on the whole child, incorporating activities to help develop age appropriate cognitive, physical, social and self-help skills. In a relaxed and loving atmosphere, a flexible learning experience is provided, permitting the children to learn and develop while having fun.
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Young and Old 2's
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Class is offered Monday – Friday, 9:30-2:30.
Children attend 2 days (M/W or T/Th) or 3 days (M/W/F or T/TH/F).
Enrichment: Music
The ratio is 5:1. |
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The two-year-old classes provide a caring and enriching environment in which all areas of development are encouraged. Social and emotional growth are stressed. It is through a strong self-image that the children have the confidence to know that their potential for learning is unlimited. Cognitive development is fostered through all activities provided: stories, language and numbers, music, art, puzzles, blocks, dramatic and outdoor play, to name a few. Through these experiences the children will become aware of their world and the world around them.
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3 Year Old
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Class is offered Monday – Friday, 9:30-2:30.
Children attend 2 days (T/Th) or 3 days (M/W/F).
Enrichment: Chapel, Music, Personal Safety
The ratio is 7:1.
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Exciting adventures are common in our three-year-old classes. Classrooms include centers that encompass gross and fine motor development, art and dramatic play activities, as well as experiences in pre language, math and science. Children role play being grocers, fire fighters, doctors and many other occupations --- wherever their imaginations take them. Ordinary wooden blocks become roads, towers, castles and trains. Masterpieces are created daily in the creative art center. Children pour water, make ice, measure and weigh, experiment with sand, work with puzzles, string beads and much more. The daily circle time includes stories and music where the concept of sharing is encouraged.
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Pre-Kindergarten
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Class is offered Monday – Thursday, 9:30-2:30 or Monday – Friday, 9:30-2:30.
Children attend all 4 days (M-TH) or 5 days (M-F)
Enrichment: Chapel, Music, Personal Safety, French
The ratio is 8:1. |
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Pre-kindergarten continues to stress our belief that it is the development of the children’s potential, their individuality and creativity within a loving and accepting atmosphere, that is important. The children are given the opportunity to further develop their skills in language, math, science and the creative arts. Foreign language is introduced as a regular part of the program. Field trips and resource people are an integral part of the pre-school experience.
Each year pre-kindergarten teachers choose a variety of units that teach important skills needed in a four-year-old program. These include pre-math, science, music, pre-language, perception, and large and small motor coordination activities. The children cook; paint with hands, feet, brushes, sponges, etc.; act out stories; care for pets; run and climb; do puzzles and games; sing; and learn about each other, their community, country and world. The children are encouraged, guided and exposed to new people, places, activities and experiences that are developmentally appropriate. Our goal is to encourage children to be self-confident, enjoy fellowship with each other and foster a lifelong love of learning.
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Pre-Kindergarten: Young 5's
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Class is offered Monday – Thursday, 9:30-2:30 and Friday 9:30-12:30.
Children attend all 5 days (M-F) or 4 days (M-TH)
Enrichment: Chapel, Music, Personal Safety, French
The ratio is 7:1. |
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This program is offered to young five-year-olds who need an additional year of pre-school enrichment. The classroom provides a nurturing environment filled with learning experiences that hold true to our teaching philosophy --- a child learns best through developmentally appropriate, age-appropriate play. This class offers the children an extra year of social, emotional, intellectual and physical development in a classroom with a low teacher / student ratio. The five-year-old program allows the child to gain additional academic skills and develop self-confidence. This helps prepare them to successfully meet the challenges of kindergarten.
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