We are small but mighty, faith-based ELC! Give us a call to learn more about our center. We offer classes for 16 months, 2, 3, and 4 year-olds.
Our team of teachers work together to create a fun, hands-on, positive learning enviorment while supporting all categories of each child’s developmental milestones. Infant Curriculum:
The Infants are learning all about their world each day. Our goal is to ensure that not only are children’s basic needs being met but they are meeting developmental milestones as well. We provide a developmentally ap
propriate environment in which the teachers take great care to have interactions that facilitate their development in all areas (cognitive, physical, social-emotional, and language). Much of our experiences with children in the Infant Area are rooted in providing opportunities for children to explore their environment and build trusting relationships. Responsive caregiving is the key component to setting up a safe and secure environment and trusting relationships. Everything that a child experiences in the classroom and outside on the playground/on walks is a learning opportunity. For example, language-singing gently to a child; showing gentle touches; letting the child know that this is not a hurried or rushed experience and that they are valued and precious individuals; gently moving their legs in a bicycle motion stimulating movement or having them reach and grasp for an object. Throughout the day, teachers will take advantage of these caregiving experiences that are so important in the early years of life and turn them into meaningful and positive experiences for a child’s healthy development. Pre-K Curriculum:
Our program provides a loving Christian environment and fosters learning in readiness areas through “hands-on” experiences. The curriculum which is determined by the level of developmental skills that a child has attained and his/her interests, including the following areas of learning:
• Communication skills
• Socialization skills
• Math and science skills
• Bible study
• Creative activities: art and drama
• Special learning units
• Weekly chapel
• Special visitors
• Music class
• Group play and participation
• Observance of rules
Social Interaction:
• Playing (free choice of activities)
• Sharing (cooperation and respect of others)
• Working (independently and part of a group)
• Expressing feelings and needs (understanding emotions and asking questions)
• Role Playing (imagination and make-believe)
• Obey Rules (self-protection and safety)
Physical Development:
• Large muscle (running, hopping, walking, sliding, galloping, skipping)
• Small muscle (cutting, coloring, lacing, tracing, puzzles, play dough)
• Health and good grooming (body awareness and self-care)
• Games and Creative movement (exercise, rhythm & coordination)
• Perceptual motor skills (balls, bean bags, balancing games)
Readiness Skills:
• Visual Discrimination (likenesses and differences, left to right progression, name recognition, matching and classifying)
• Auditory Skills (listening to daily stories, following directions, poems and finger plays)
• Language Development (expanding vocabulary, “Show & Tell”, oral expression, written/spoken relationship)
• Introduction to alphabet and phonic awareness (rhyming, recognition and beginning sounds)
• Creative Expression
1. Arts & Crafts (scissors, crayons, paper, markers, paint, chalk, paste, glue, etc.)
2. Music (Christian and Early Childhood songs, instruments, dance and games)
3. Creative Dramatics (acting out nursery rhymes and favorite fairy tales)
4. Cooking (fun with food)
• Exploring Science (five senses, nature, living things, air, water, measure/weight/balance, magnets and magnifying glasses, shadows and light, temperature, seasons)
• Fun with Math
• Following Directions – this skill is vital and important for functioning in a classroom
• Social Studies
Suggested Monthly Units:
All About Me
Zoo Animals
Five Senses
Nutrition
Community Helpers
Children around the world
Body Awareness
Pets
Home, Family & Friends
Life Cycles
Safety
Birds & Bugs
Transportation
Earth and Sky
Down on the Farm
Seasons
Plants
Community Events
Patriotism
Christian Enhancement:
Marsh Memorial Early Learning Center strives to provide an early childhood education with a strong Christian foundation that will benefit the child, parent, church, and community. We use “visual” and “active” presentations of easy-to understand Bible stories and lessons. A brief chapel service, conducted by the Preschool Director, will be held in the sanctuary once a week.
