Parents

Mission Statement:
Little Stars Preschool will engage all children in a social, emotional and academic learning environment that will build a strong foundation for success.

Our Curriculum:
Welcome to “Little Stars Preschool”!  As a parent, you want your child to be the best that he or she can be.  At Little Stars we offer educational programs for children ranging in ages from 6 weeks to 5 years old. Our programs are very challenging and meaningful that will result in high levels of learning which will prepare your child for their future.

Two year old room curriculum: (Cozy Corner) Cozy Corner is designed to enhance the Story time experience for young learners, ages 2 yrs.-4yrs., by building essential early language and literacy skills and encouraging social and emotional development.

Preschool curriculum: LiteraSci: Comprehensive early childhood lesson plans, curriculum, and activities to empower language, literacy, mathematics and science learning.
Little Stars will provide before and after school care for K-5th.  We will focus on helping with homework after school.  Tutoring will be available per parents request.   

Little Stars Preschool will also offer summer programs for K-5th.

Infants:
We will follow your infant questionnaire form, so that we can mirror your mothering style.  We want you and your family to know that your baby is being cared for just as they would be at home.   We will focus on their small and large motor skills through a variety of activities but most of all we will focus on the social and emotional development by comforting and loving care.  Every day, you will receive a log of your child’s feeding, sleeping, diapering and learning activities.
- Reading Pictures Books
- Listening to Music
- Reaching for near and far objects

We also use these programs and tools:
- Creative Curriculum
- Stages Assessment tool

Ones:
In just one year, your baby has transformed into an independent little person. They are in the act of discovering the world through their senses.  We will focus on nursery rhymes, books with single pictures, recognizing patterns, understanding shapes and sorting objects.  There will be hands-on learning activities to help your child gain his or her independence.  We will attempt to put them on a scheduled nap/rest period.

We also use these programs and tools:
- Creative Curriculum
- Stages Assessment tool

Every day, you will receive a log of your child’s feeding, diapering and learning activities.  We will have different learning centers.
- Sensory Activities
- Reasoning and Problem Solving
- Invention and Imagination
- Music
- Art

Twos:
At this age your child is starting to be full on energy, curiosity and moving full force in establishing their independence.  We will focus on teaching them how the world works.  Every day, you will receive a log of your child’s meals and learning activities.  Also at this age will start them drawing in journals every day.  It’s awesome to see how things progress throughout the years.  Also scheduled naps will take place.
- Vocabulary and language skills
- Imagination time
- Art/Music
- Toilet training (will attempt to help out with training)
- Learning ABAB Patterns
- Learning to count
- Expression through music, finger play and dance

We also use these programs and tools:
- Creative Curriculum
- Stages Assessment tool

Pre-K (ages three and five)
Preschoolers love to explore through hands-on activities. At Little Stars, learning becomes meaningful to Preschoolers when they are engaged in appropriate challenges and physical activities.  It’s our desire to help your child explore the world and prepare them successfully to enter kindergarten.  Daily journals will be completed by each student; it’s great to see the progress throughout the year.  Also scheduled naps will take place.  Below are just some examples of what we will go over. 
- Learn their alphabet
- Recognize colors
- Picture reads
- Start learning days of the week
- Start learning months of the year
- Recognizing lower and uppercase letters
- Recognized letter sounds
- Practicing writing
- Number count and learning sequencing
- Learning address and phone number
- Site Words
- Book Reports

We also use these programs and tools:
- Creative Curriculum
- Stages Assessment tool

K-5th before and after program:
Our before and after school program provides help with completion of homework before you pick your child up.  In the morning we will feed them breakfast and they can catch the bus at our location and after school they can be dropped off.   If not homework is sent home then we will have fun activities that will gage their interest. 

We also use these programs and tools:
- Creative Curriculum
- Stages Assessment tool

Summer Program for K-5th:
Each week Little Stars will have a different theme and fun activities for the kids.  Also field trips will be planned throughout the summer as well.    Parents who would like their child tutored in a certain subject will need to inform our staff and we will have your child tutored.  You, the parent will be responsible for paying that teacher for their time.  Please see guidelines in our Parent Handbook.

We also use these programs and tools:
- Creative Curriculum
- Stages Assessment tool

Extra-Curricular Activities for ages 2 yrs-School Age
- Louisville Science Center
- Music and Art

Meals
It is our goal to serve meals and snacks that are nutritious.  We will provide breakfast until 8:30 a.m., lunch and two afternoon snacks at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm