Curriculum and Standards
Everyday Math
Everyday Math curriculum is used in our preschool classrooms as well as grades kindergarten through 4 throughout our school district. Everyday Math incorporates math into the day to day activities of the classroom. These hands-on, playful math activities are built to help our preschoolers explore math concepts such as Counting, Measurement, Shapes, Patterning, Graphing, Number Concepts and Data Gathering. All this learning achieved through purposeful play!
State of MN Early Learning Standards
Our preschool teachers follow these research-based standards while planning lessons and classroom centers. This Minnesota Framework includes Social & Emotional Development, Approaches to Learning, Language & Literacy Development, Creativity & the Arts, Cognitive Development, and Physical & Motor Development.
DC Play and Learn Preschool awarded the 4 Star Parent Aware Award!
Parent Aware helps families find the quality care and education their children need to succeed in school and life. One way they do that is through Parent Aware Star Ratings. Their One- to Four-Star Ratings allow families to easily identify early education programs using research-based best practices to prepare children for kindergarten. Programs who volunteer to be Rated are going above and beyond health and safety requirements and have:
- Volunteered for extra, in-depth training
- Devoted themselves to strong, caring relationships with each child
- Adopted the latest approaches to keeping children’s learning on track
- Committed to daily activities and routines that help children learn