COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL

Class Offerings

Community Preschool offers half-day programs in the morning and afternoon starting in September and concluding in May. Our curriculum follows the guidelines set forth and mandated by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). In addition, we also practice the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum, which equips students with early phonemic awareness skills.

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Parent - Toddler Class

2024-2025

This is a great class to prepare your child to start preschool while providing a positive first school experience. It provides a support group that allows parents to discuss the common challenges and joys of parenting. Your child will explore and socialize through PLAY! Watch them grow through circle time, art, reading stories, and more. Lastly, have fun with your child!

Class meets on Thursdays for one hour from 11:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. It is recommended that the child be at least 2.5 years old and must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

3-Year-Old Program

The 3-year-old program allows the child to explore various activities to support their development in different areas.

Self-regulation
Recognize and spell their names
Learning about shapes, sizes, colors, and counting
Participate in circle time activities like the calendar, date collecting, and story time
Both structures and creative art through various art materials.
Building of large and fine motor skills through play
Growing from individual play to cooperative play

We offer both morning and afternoon classes. The morning classes meet on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m., and the afternoon classes meet Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 12:00 to 2:30 PM. The child must be potty trained and 3 years old by September 1st.

4-Year-Old Program

The 4-year-old program exposes the child to many activities that help with different areas of development. The major focus of the 4-year-old program is the curriculum guidelines set forth and mandated by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), but also include:

Socialization by encouraging the sharing of individual thoughts in a group setting
Heggerty phonemic awareness program
Pre-math skills such as sorting, patterning, sequencing, and simple addition
Building of fine motors through art, drawing, and play
Building gross motors through play, dancing, and exercise

We offer two morning classes that meet three days a week. One meets for 3 hours per day, and the other meets for 4 hours per day. In addition, we offer an afternoon class that meets 2.5 hours per day for 4 days a week.

5-Year-Old Program

The 5-year-old class follows curriculum guidelines that combine 4-year-old and kindergarten skills with a focus on pre-reading and literacy skills through the increased knowledge of identifying sight words and other phonics skills. This class is for students who turn five by December 31 or families who seek an additional year of preschool to build the social and emotional skills to better prepare the child for the academic demands of a kindergarten program. This class meets from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. four days a week.

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING

Students benefit from special visitors throughout the year, including the Geauga West Librarian, Dina School through Catholic Charities, a Wildlife Specialist through the Geauga Park District, and Lake Farm Park.