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We strive to provide an educational experience which helps each child develop to his or her full potential in a safe, fun, and nurturing environment.
What's Happening
January 30th-31st - Kindergarten Readiness Screenings
February 17th-20th - School closed for February Recess
April 6th - School closed for Good Friday & Easter
April 9th-13th - Easter Recess
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Our Curriculum
We are an accredited, developmental program and offer age appropriate learning activities in a center based classroom. We provide an environment that supports children's learning by offering hands on activities and material that promote the development of:
- Fine and Gross motor skills
- Receptive and expressive language
- Comprehension and reasoning skills
- Cognitive skills
- Social and Emotional skills
- The arts
- Spiritual awareness
We have also adapted programs such as Zoo Phonics, Handwriting Without Tears and Jump ‘In Numbers to our curriculum to offer a well-balanced program for children.
Centers and activities include daily.
- Music rhyming and songs
- Language Arts: Stories, story writing, phonics, writing center, library
- Manipulative: Develops math, geometry, reading readiness, and critical thinking
- Art: Allows opportunity for, creativity and relaxation.
- Science: Includes cooking, nature, seasonal changes, sensory tubs for fine motor development
- Dramatic Play: Teaches life skills
- Group Circle: Greeting, calendar, daily theme, review color, number, shape, bible verse, share time, songs and games.
Our School Hours of Operation:
7:00AM - 5:45PM M-F
AM Preschool 8:45-11:30
PM Preschool 12:30-3:15
Children we Serve:
We serve children 2-5 years of age who are potty trained and can benefit from our program.
Schedule an Apponitment Today!
Call to schedule an appointment with Saddleback Children's Center: (949) 858-0646
Daily Program
Program Full Day Hours:
| 7:00 - 8:30 | Arrival & Free Play |
Preschool Schedule
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Arrival & Free Play |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Opening Circle – morning greeting, stories, songs, job chart, review color, number and shape for the month. |
| 9:30 - 10:10 | Outside play |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Mid-morning circle, share time and washing up for snack. |
| 10:30 - 11:10 | Leaning center activities, manipulatives, dramatic play, art, science, reading readiness, math, cooking & fun. |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Clean-up and closing circle; preschoolers go home. |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Wash-up & lunchtime |
| 12:15 - 1:00 | Extended day have outside play and inside enrichment activities and then go home. |
Full Day Hours:
| 12:45 - 2:00 | Rest time |
| 2:00 - 2:45 | Circle time, wash up, snack |
| 2:45 - 3:30 | Outside play |
| 3:30 - 4:15 | Circle time, wash-up, bible stories & music |
| 4:15 - 5:45 | Center time, games, good bye |
Registration
| New students | $100.00 |
| Siblings & Returning Students | $75.00 |
Registration fees are non-refundable
Preschool - 1 month's tuition at time of registration
Daycare- 1/2 month's tuition at time of registration
10% - sibling discount