<p><strong style="font-size: 12px;">EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF CHILDHOOD</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px;">At the Y, we believe childhood is a magical time and understand the importance of learning in these early years. Building on the natural curiosity and energy young children bring each day, our preschool programs focus on developing the whole child – physically, emotionally, socially, and academically – through developmentally appropriate experiences and environments.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px;">We understand the importance of learning that takes place in the earliest years of life and take pride in helping prepare children for kindergarten. Our early childhood educators create a safe and inviting space where kids can play and learn with teachers and peers. Our programs are developed around five areas of focus to help kids meet important developmental milestones: </span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 12px;">Social and emotional development</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12px;">Language development and communication </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12px;">Approaches to play and learning </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12px;">Early literacy and math skills </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12px;">Health and physical development</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px;">Play-based learning is at the heart of our programs, and our early childhood educators use a theme-based curriculum to teach foundational skills in fun and meaningful ways. Low teacher-to-student ratios allow our teachers to spend quality time with each child to build relationships and accomplish individual learning goals. Our schedule includes time for children to work in small groups and independently and whole group activities like circle time and cooperative games.</span></p><p><br></p><h4><strong style="font-size: 12px;">My Y Program Scholarship may be available to participants who meet the household income requirements.</strong></h4><p><br></p>