Preschool
Laying the foundation for a lifetime of learning.
At Growing Room, our Growing Up On Our Block curriculum is thoughtfully designed for two-, three-, and four-year-olds. Just like with our infants and toddlers, we emphasize active, hands-on learning—but at this stage, we also nurture early academic skills, social confidence, and creative expression.
Our preschool classrooms are child-centered environments where curiosity is encouraged and learning is joyful. Every day, children explore new concepts, practice essential skills, and discover their own abilities in a supportive and engaging atmosphere.
lifelong skills.
Through our preschool program, children are introduced to:
A weekly focus on a letter, number, word, color, theme, concept, and skill
Early reading skills—including upper and lowercase recognition, phonics, sight words, word walls, and basic sentence structure
Beginning Spanish for early language enrichment
Emergent writing skills—scribbling, drawing, and first attempts at writing
Fine motor development—beginner use of scissors and other tools
Print awareness—learning how to hold a book, where to begin reading, left-to-right progression, and understanding authors, illustrators, and sentence structure
K-2 Phonics Program (for 2-year-olds)
This is a workbook program that we provide in addition to our Growing Up on Our Block curriculum. Through this program, two year olds will be given the opportunity to learn the following:
- Language and listening development covering colors, shapes, animals, transportation, countries, community helpers, health, safety, manners, science, and more
- Counting from 1-25
- Number concepts from 1-10
K-3 Phonics Program (for 3-year-olds)
This is a workbook program that we provide in addition to our Growing Up on Our Block curriculum. Through this program, three year olds will be given the opportunity to learn the following:
- Recognition of names, sounds, and pictures for short vowels and consonants
- Formation of letters, blends, and simple words
- Beginning to write their first name
- Language and listening enrichment (same categories as above)
- Counting from 1–30
- Number concepts from 1–20
- Number sequencing from largest to smallest (1–20)
K-4 Phonics Program (for 4-year-olds)
This is a workbook program that we provide in addition to our Growing Up on Our Block curriculum. Through this program, four year olds will be given the opportunity to learn the following:
- Recognition of names, sounds, and pictures for both long and short vowels and consonants
- Sounding blends and one- and two-vowel words
- Reading sentences and stories with one- and two-vowel words
- Writing first and last names
- Language and listening development (same categories as above)
- Counting from 1–100
- Number concepts from 1–30
- Numbers before and after (1–20)
- Number sequencing from largest to smallest (1–30)
- Introduction to addition facts and some subtraction
Tracking Growth Through Portfolios
Each week, teachers select and save examples of your child’s work—labeling, dating, and adding them to their personal portfolio. These portfolios are used to monitor progress, guide instruction, and are shared with families during parent/teacher conferences twice a year. At year’s end, you’ll receive this portfolio as a keepsake of your child’s preschool journey.