Preschool
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A great education starts early
Providing your child with a St. Louis School education is one of the best things you can do for them today and in their future. St. Louis School has designed a preschool program that is rooted in enriched content while providing you with the flexibility you need to make our school work with your schedule.
Learning at the Preschool age at St. Louis School is playful, interactive, and interdisciplinary. Our certified teachers provide joyful learning opportunities for children to explore, learn about, and make sense of their world. Our nurturing classroom environments value all children for their unique gifts as children of God. Catholic faith is woven throughout every part of the Preschool day.
At St. Louis School, we believe young children develop critical school-readiness skills, as well as a passion for lifelong learning, through a developmentally appropriate preschool curriculum. St. Louis School’s preschool program is nationally accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
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St. Louis School has aligned our preschool program with the New York State Learning Standards for preschool, and strives to create a child-centered, content-rich and nurturing environment that supports each child’s development so our young children learn and grow through their play and natural curiosity.
Our curriculum and philosophy are based on the principles of respect, responsibility and community through exploration and discovery in a supportive and enriching environment.
- All of our teachers are NYS certified
- Our preschool children enjoy the community of our K-5 program by participating in whole-school assemblies, the all-school picnic, the schoolwide Halloween parade, our annual ice cream social and the third-grade buddy program
- Our student/teacher ratio:
- 3-year-olds program = 8:1
- 4-year-olds program = 10:1
Curriculumn Areas
Social Studies- Families
- National Holidays
- Our Country and Symbols
- Taking care of our Earth
- Communities/Community Helpers
Social/Emotional Development- Self-Identity
- Sense of Competence
- Empathy/Moral Development
- Emotions (recognizing, naming, and regulating feelings)
- Cooperative Play/Conflict Resolution
Math/Science
- Number Words and Symbols
- Counting (1-20)
- Part-whole Relationships (simple addition and subtraction)
- Matter, Lights, Shadows, and Reflections
- Shapes/Patterns
- Measuring
- Simple Machines
- Plants/Animals
- Exploration of Color
- How Things Move
English/Language Arts
READING- Phonological Awareness (identifying letter sounds)
- Concepts about Print (left-to-right, up-down, environmental print)
- Reading (for pleasure and information and author studies)
- Comprehension (retelling stories, identifying basic story elements such as setting, characters, beginning/middle/end)
WRITING
- Expressing ideas through pictures and words and beginning writing
- Writing for many different purposes (making lists, signs, menus, labels, cards etc.)
- Letter formation practice through movement and multi-sensory materials
- Teaching writing from top to bottom and left to right
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Policies and Procedures
- NYS requires ALL preschool, kindergarten, 2nd, 4th and new students to submit a current health & immunization form before beginning school.
- The non-refundable registration fee is $175 per family
- All preschoolers must be transported to and from school by an adult.
- PK3 and PK4 full and half day programs require a minimum number of 3 days. This requirement is based on our experience with children's successful transition to preschool.
- All preschoolers must be fully toilet trained before they begin school. They may not be using pull-ups
- Financial aid is not offered to preschool students.
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Preschool Tuition
Discover the St. Louis School advantage. Our Early Childhood classes offer affordable and flexible morning, afternoon and all-day preschool and kindergarten programs.
Preschool Configuration FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE OPTIONS
To best serve your family’s needs, we offer a flexible preschool schedule for both of our PK3 & PK4 programs.
Preschool Hours are designed to accommodate successful and safe arrival and dismissal for all of our elementary and preschool students.
PK3 Half-Day Option - 8:50 am - 11:25 am
PK3 Full-Day Option - 8:55 am - 2:35 pm
PK4 Half Day Option - 8:40 am - 11:15 pm
PK4 Full Day Option - 8:40 am - 2:30 pm
AGE REQUIREMENTS- To enroll in our preschool program, your child must meet the following age requirements. These age requirements have been developed based on our experience of children's successful transitions to preschool.
- PK3 Half Day Program: Your child MUST be three by December 1, 2025.
- PK3 Full Day Program: Your child MUST be three by September 1, 2025.
- Four-Year-Old Program: Your child MUST be four by December 1, 2025. In order to enroll in the full day program for 5 days a week, students must be 4 by September 1, 2024.
- Younger four year olds are encouraged to enroll in 3 Full Days or the Half Day Program.
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- The preschool calendar follows the St. Louis School K-5 academic calendar and observes the same emergency closings
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