The Keyano Preschool Program will be holding fall 2012/2013 preschool registration on Tuesday, April 3rd at 6:30 pm in the Doug Schmidt Lecture Room (second floor main campus).
Children must be 3 years of age as of September. Preschool choices include:
- Mon, Wed, Friday - 9-11 am;
- Mon, Wed, Friday 1-3 pm;
- Tuesday, Thursday 9-11 am;
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3 day program: $95.00 per month;
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2 day program $75.00 per month;
Please note there is a $100.00 fundraising fee for the year
One parent must attend the registration or send note of proxy regarding registration on the night of. This evening will take about 1 hour of your time and will not be suitable for children to attend. Please bring $20.00 non-refundable registration fee; and September preschool fees (Cash or post-dated cheque) which will be held until September 1st.
No phone registrations will be taken until after this night - as it is first come first served.
Welcome to the Keyano Childhood Studies Preschool - a licensed pre-school program for children 3 - 5 years of age. The staff and students involved in our program are committed to providing a quality program that keeps in mind the uniqueness and individuality of all children in a culturally diverse setting.
- We are a licensed preschool program for children ages 3 to 5 yrs and potty trained.
- Our programs are mixed age groups.
- We are not a day care
- Our program is part of the Childhood Studies Department, which means we are also a teaching program
- Our program philosophy is Learn Through Play and our curriculum is an emergent curriculum.
Mission Statement
The Keyano Childhood Studies Preschool follows a play based curriculum that is child centered and developmentally appropriate. We provide opportunities for children to grow and develop in a secure nurturing environment that fosters independence and problem solving with others. Childhood Studies Students are an integral part of the program, as they learn about and progressively take responsibility for planning the curriculum.
What is "Problem Solving with Others"?
The adults in the Keyano Childhood Studies Programs facilitate problem solving when the needs arise. Our goal is to allow children to make choices involving play and to be part of the decision-making around solving problems both in their play and in their interactions with others.
What is "Play Based Curriculum?"
Play is the basic activity of children and therefore the most important component of any early childhood curriculum. Children's development progresses through play. The role of the teacher is to select developmentally appropriate topics and objectives, plan activities based on the objectives and set the environment to facilitate these. The choice is then left for children to approach and engage in play in their own fashion. Activities need to be open ended so each child can enter into them in a way best suited to meet his/her individual needs.
What is "Developmentally Appropriate"?
Preschool children need more than a haphazard collection of activities in their early development experiences. To plan curriculum that is developmentally appropriate is to provide experiences that are based on children's interests, skills and developmental levels. Teachers and students observe children, discuss their needs and interests, and then plan a program that is congruent with them. This process is called emergent curriculum.
Program Offerings
3 day morning program:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 am
Children ages 3 to 5 years
2 day morning program:
Tuesday, Thursday from 9:00 to 11:00 am
Children ages 3 to 5 years
3 day afternoon program:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Children ages 3 and 5 years.