3’s Group - (3-4 years old)

Children, aged 3 by September 1, 2025, in our program will be involved in activities that promote their social skills, gross & fine motor skills, self-regulation skills and self-help skills while providing opportunities for individual and small group explorations. Our 3’s program is designed to stimulate and enhance the developmental growth of the 3 to 4-year-old child. Maximum child/teacher ratio is 8:1. These classes are 5 mornings per week (8:30am-12:00pm), 5 full days (8:30am-4:00pm) or 5 extended days (8:30am-5:30pm).

Included Enrichments and Benefits:

Weekly Yoga and Music Classes
Everyday creativity: our students paint, build, and create, bringing learning to life through art.
Flexible Schedule: Full and Half Days, plus Early Morning drop-off and extended care options
Joyous Jewish Holiday and Shabbat celebrations
Cousins Like Us Music Program

8:30am– Arrive at school, join table activity
9:00am– Circle time: songs, stories, music & movement
9:30am– Classrooms stations
10:00am– Wash hands, morning snack
10:30am– Art/ sensory exploration
11:00am– Playground time
12:00pm– Wash hands & lunch time
12:30pm– Wind down
1:00pm– Nap time
3:00pm– Wake up, afternoon snack
3:25pm– Playground time
4:00pm– Pick up time/ extended care

*On Tuesdays We have Yoga in the dance room from 10:00-10:30

* On Wednesdays we have music in class from 10:00-10:30 *
Schedule is subject to change based on children’s needs and school events

8:30am– Arrive at school, join table activity
9:00am– Circle time: songs, stories, music & movement
9:30am– Classrooms stations
10:00am– Wash hands, morning snack
10:30am– Art/ sensory exploration
11:00am– Playground time
12:00pm– Pick Up Time

*On Tuesdays We have Yoga in the dance room from 10:00-10:30

* On Wednesdays we have music in class from 10:00-10:30 *
Schedule is subject to change based on children’s needs and school events

Below is an overview of the kinds of skills most children are working on by the end of each year. These milestones help guide our teaching and give families a sense of what to expect.

Self Help skills

Feeds self with minimal help
Dresses self with minimal help
Can locate cubby and gather own belongings
Uses the toilet with minimal help
Seeks teachers for support as needed
Asserts age appropriate boundaries with peers
Engages in age appropriate problem solving

Cognitive and Language skills

Communicates verbally with increasing complexity
Makes connections from one situation from another
Actively participates in 15 minute group time
Relates stories about familiar people and events
Shows understanding of cause and effect
Shows age appropriate level of problem solving
Engages in complex representational/pretend play
Follows two-three step directions consistently
Understands that letters are the construction unit of words
Understands comparative concepts

Motor Skills

Uses pedals on a tricycle
Uses crayons, markers, or paintbrush in a tripod grasp
Climbs up and down stairs with alternating feet
Can throw a ball overhand and can catch a ball from a bounce
Attempts to draw and copy shapes
Feels confident with age appropriate physical risk taking

Social and Emotional Skills

Can recognize and name a range of emotions
Shows pride in accomplishments
Has developed relationships with teachers
Has established friendships with peers
Displays age appropriate impulse control
Responds to redirection
Comprehends boundaries of others