Curriculum | Kids3 Daycare & OSC

Curriculum

INTRODUCTION

Early experiences have profound effects on a child’s development and learning – these are optimal periods for certain types of development and learning to occur which stick with them for life.

Play is the young child’s primary way of learning and developing ideas about the world in which they live. The effective way to advocate for play as an essential part of learning and development for the children in our programs is to incorporate self directed play, self motivation, play outdoors in natural settings.

Play is an essential part of our high quality early learning program.

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

Ample opportunities for creative experiences
Freedom to explore the environment
Allow children to get messy during play
Nature and Nurture
Foster creativity
Well-balanced diet, sufficient sleep
Plenty of stimulating activities to support healthy brain growth

KEY SKILLS
COGNITIVE	PHYSICAL	SOCIAL	LANGUAGE
Recognizing Observing Stacking Exploring Coping Imitating	Kicking Throwing Catching Hopping Crawling Grasping	Expressing Interacting Laughing Smiling Touching Following Napping Eating Adjusting	Following Listening Participating Understanding Responding Looking Imitating Babbling

INTRODUCTION

Environment plays an important part in child’s development in the first five years. We now know that a baby’s brain weighs one quarter ¼ of what an adult’s brain weighs. The brain grows rapidly in these years than at any other time in the child’s life. The neurons children are born with make connections based on their experiences. Outdoors play in natural settings contributes to children’s healthy development.

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

Engaging and inspiring children
Balancing children’s needs with purposeful curriculum
Creative themes
Ensure all the age appropriate skills are acquired
Wider range of Stimulus to children’s interests and imaginations
Well- balanced diet, sufficient sleep
Plenty of stimulating activities to support healthy brain growth
Allow enough time to complete their enquiry
Don’t let timetables get in the way of children’s explorations
Secure their commitment to accomplish the project
Consider alternatives to solve problems

KEY SKILLS
COGNITIVE	PHYSICAL	SOCIAL	LANGUAGE
Focusing Distinguishing Thinking Recognizing Observing Stacking Exploring Coping	Constructing Throwing Catching Hopping Crawling Grasping Supporting Balancing	Appraising Laughing Holding Touching Hugging Expressing Interacting Napping Eating Rewarding	Describing Interpreting Listening Participating Understanding Replying Questioning Mimicking

INTRODUCTION

Preschoolers learn about the world around them and refine old skills rapidly. Through high quality play linguistic, cognitive and social gains occur. Kids3 Daycare offers preschool program which is rich in hands on play and exploration. Our educators are highly intentional in use of time and focus on key skills and abilities through play based experiences.

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

Engage children in various activities to support an increase in child’s endurance, strength and balance
Stimulating experiences to develop fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, linguistic skills
Ensure the materials in the classroom reflects the needs, interests and capabilities of each child
Ample time and opportunities to investigate what sparks their curiosity.
Teach them to listen, control their behaviour and get along with others.
Provide opportunities to acquire new words and use them to communicate
Engage children in conversations to encourage them to refine their language skills

KEY SKILLS
COGNITIVE	PHYSICAL	SOCIAL	LANGUAGE
Counting Matching Solving Decorating Building Piling Interlocking Painting Tracing Cutting	Walking Cooking Gardening Catching Hopping Rehearsing Jumping Dressing	Cooperating Helping Negotiating Mastering Acting Following Pretending	Refining Reading Spelling Writing Responding Imitating Speaking

INTRODUCTION

Research has shown that play based kindergartners perform significantly better than direct instruction kindergartners. They learn much more useful lessons through playing, exploring and socializing.

Kindergarten is a preparatory year of schooling. Our well educated and experienced educators ensure that they provide experiences to support kindergartners’ enthusiasm and engagement in learning and prepare them for the transition to the school with positive learning attitudes and effective learning behaviours.

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

Ample time and opportunities to investigate what sparks their curiosity.
Provide opportunities to acquire new words and use them to communicate
Engage children in conversations to encourage them to refine their language skills
Encourage children to paint and draw what they saw on a site visit
Take nature walks and collect rocks, leaves, shells etc.
Direct children’s energy towards purpose, goal and task
Model hygiene skills
Stand up for rights

KEY SKILLS
COGNITIVE	PHYSICAL	SOCIAL	LANGUAGE
Predicting Reasoning Hypothesizing Investigating Bridging Classifying Segmenting Joining	Dressing Challenging Rehearsing Catching Cooking Jumping Gardening	Cooperating Helping Negotiating Mastering Acting Following Pretending	Memorizing Refining Reading Spelling Writing Describing