Pre-Kindergarten Program

Our program is a unique blend of the Montessori way of learning and an academic-based environment. In order to foster all aspects of age-appropriate development, each day at Little Scholars Nest Preschool is planned to reflect a balance of both individual confidence and group exposure, outdoor/indoor activities, active/quiet activities, free play, and structured/guided exercises. Our aim is to blossom a child’s personality in every aspect. We are dedicated to providing each child with fun, challenging activities that engage the imagination and enhance cognitive skills through play and hands-on activities.

Program Highlights:

  • Our Little Scholars participate in various public speaking activities including weekly classroom “Show and Tell” & stage exposure and confidence building by our dance program leading up to the annual dance performance.

  • Children learn to overcome fears and gain strength through our optional weekly fitness program offered by California Gymnastics.

  • We have various year-round celebrations such a: Winter Holidays Celebration, Easter Carnival, Diwali, Sports Day, Pajama Days, Chinese New Year, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Earth Day, Christmas, Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Nature Walks, Birthday Celebrations and much more!

  • The following descriptions provide a brief overview of each individual program we offer. 

  • Strong reading program, we encourage all Little Scholars to become great readers.

  • Building love for the environment and planet Earth. We have our own preschool garden we tend to!

  • Organic breakfast, lunch, and snacks are cooked freshly in our preschool kitchen and a meal plan is available.

  • Encouragement in creativity such as arts, music, creative writing, dance, and more.

  • Path for Preschool to Pre-Kindergarten to After School.

Program-Specific Details:

Pre-Kindergarten Program

The pre-kindergarten group is for children of ages four to five.

This program focuses on school readiness by introducing children to specific academic subjects through hands-on activities, teacher instruction, and class discussions. Our way of teaching incorporates child-directed activities which instills the love of learning in our Little Scholars.

Phonics, decoding, sight words, blending, story comprehension, and journal writing are all part of our language arts program. We also have a very successful Reading Program, which incorporates “Story Time” and puppet plays to soar your child’s imagination.

Additionally, we introduce math concepts of counting, sorting, number words, addition, subtraction, time, money, shapes, estimation, counting by twos and fives, and much more are taught using fun activities as well as part of our written work packets. Science is part of our monthly curriculum and most of our Show and Tell topics are based on the science theme of the week. Concepts of: touch & senses, plants & animals, the human body, daily calendar (weather, date, and time), the solar system, and the study of our planet Earth, etc. are introduced. We incorporate nature walks and park visits as a part of learning scientific facts.

Learn more about our extensive academic curriculum here:

 

Pre-Kindergarten Tuition

Full-Time Program:

  • The pre-kindergarten full-time program runs Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm at $1,695.00 per month.

  • Meal Plan Included

    • You can opt-out of a meal plan for a tuition deduction of $100.00 per month.

Part-Time Program:

  • The pre-kindergarten part-time program runs Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at $1,200.00 per month.

  • Meal Plan: not available (snacks included)

We are now offering homemade daily organic breakfast, lunch, and evening snacks! All meals are cooked fresh, daily at our preschool kitchen.

Example Menu:

Breakfast: Homemade crepes and 2% organic milk or homemade waffles paired with fresh, seasonal fruit

Lunch: Creamy Pesto Pasta with Seasonal Fruit and Animal Crackers or Chole Masala (chickpeas) with Rice and Green Salad

Evening Snack: Gooey, freshly baked Chocolate Chip Cookie paired with 2% organic milk or Baby Carrots, Crackers and Hummus with 2% organic milk

Please visit our Virtual Tour for more information about our sustainable, organic, non-toxic, and plant-based-friendly kitchen.

Additionally, we encourage you to explore our monthly menu.