PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
Students can enroll at age three and toilet trained
Parents in Ann Arbor, all of Washtenaw County, and surrounding communities look to Daycroft School when they want to provide a highly personalized educational experience for their preschool-age children.
Daycroft preschool classrooms provide a prepared environment in Practical Life, Sensorial, Math, Language, Science, Geography and Culture areas. The direct and indirect aims of these curriculum areas are to develop order, concentration, coordination and independence in the children.
Grace and courtesy are also integral parts of the preschool classrooms and are modeled consistently.
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Personalized to Your Child
Daycroft’s preschool curriculum emphasizes practical life, sensory education, language arts, mathematics, and creative play.
Your child receives individualized attention from two Montessori-certified teachers in each Daycroft preschool classroom.
With guidance from our teachers, your child makes choices, develops skills, and discovers the joy of learning.
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Personalized to Your Schedule
Preschool is a five day a week program.
Before-school and after-school care is available as well as enrichment programs.
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Practical Life - Real Life Skills
Self-care: dressing and feeding oneself and independent toileting
Gross muscle development, to strengthen balance and core muscles
Fine motor development of the wrist, pincer grip, and left to right movement
Introduction of the work cycle
Food Preparation
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Sensorial - Learning Through the Senses
Visual activities to explore color, shape, size and comparison
Tactile exploration opportunities
Listening to distinguish sound
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Language
Receptive listening
Expressive speech
Language and movement combined
Vocabulary/nomenclature
Appropriate social language modeled and used
Voice modulation
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Mathematics
Activities to order objects
Experiences with quantity
Mathematical vocabulary introduced
Guided counting activities
A consistent, predictable environment and a schedule that respects the children’s inner drive for order
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Science
Time spent outdoors in all seasons
Purposeful observation of the outdoor environment
Vocabulary to describe observations and experiences
Natural objects available in the classroom for exploration
