Preschool 3s

Location: Glenwood, MD or Glenelg, MD

3070 RT 97, Glenwood, MD 21738

3800 Ten Oaks Rd, Glenelg, MD 21737

Ratios: 1 teacher : 10 students

Tuition: $350/ Week

Must be 3 years old by 8/25

Schedule

7:15-8:30 AM Welcome + free play

8:30-9:00 AM Whole-Group Time & Read-Aloud. Review of phonics, shapes, numbers, letters, handwriting, songs, etc

9:00-9:30 AM Learning Centers and Small-Group Activities: blocks, creative arts, dramatic play, library, math and manipulatives, science and sensory, and writing.

9:30-10:00 AM Learning centers and one-on-ones to monitor children’s progress individually

10:00- 10:30 AM Snack

10:40- 11:40 AM Outdoor Play

11:40 Quiet reading or listening center

12:00-12:30 PM Lunch

12:30-3:00 Nap time

3:00-3:20 PM PM snack

3:30-4:20 PM STEM centers (cooking, science, or tech challenge). Review of day

4:30-6:00 PM Outside play ( depending on weather ) and head home

Balance of Play and Formal OpportunitIes For Learning

Our center is approved as a non-public educational program. We exceed Maryland State Department of Education’s requirements for facilitating growth in all domains of early childhood development.

Play-based learning has been found to be one of the most effective ways to help children develop new skills and competency. One of the greatest benefits of playing is to assist with the development of social competence. Children can build relationships, learn to resolve conflicts, and negotiate and regulate their behaviors. In play, children usually have increased feelings of success, optimism, and independence as they problem solve and make their own choices. Play helps to develop curiosity, openness, optimism, resilience, concentration, and creativity. All of these characteristics greatly contribute to a child's ability to learn. Here at Your Journey Nursery and Preschool, children have ample opportunity to learn using their own devices and their innate desire to play !

In addition, we understand the value of tailoring programs to the needs of individual children. For that reason, we incorporate curriculum for all ages and stages of development.  

Language and Literacy

We offer intentional experiences every day in order for them to acquire the building blocks of language and literacy. We engage them in activities that allow them to hear different sounds and rhythms of language, enjoy books and stories, and explore writing. 

Mathematical Relationships 

Experiences with number concepts, patterns, and sequence, shapes and spatial relationships, and sorting and classifying. 

Exploring Like Scientists

Take advantage of opportunities to explore and investigate. We encourage children to investigate the physical, natural, and social worlds around them.