CHILDCARE FROM 6 WEEKS TO 5 YEARS OLD
Is Your child The Right Age for Preschool?
Children can begin as early as 6 weeks old in nurturing early care programs focused on responsive caregiving and routines. While younger children benefit from early support, most children see the greatest developmental and school-readiness gains beginning around age 3.
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Infants (6 Weeks to 1 Year Old)
For infants, a high-quality preschool or early care setting provides a safe, nurturing environment built around consistent routines and responsive care. Babies benefit from predictable schedules, loving caregiver relationships, and sensory-rich activities that support brain development, motor skills, and early language exposure. Gentle interaction with our caregivers, who utterly love childcare, and other infants, helps build emotional security, social awareness, and trust early on. Babies that struggle with being left at school early on typically settle in within a week.
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Toddlers (1 Year to 3 Years Old)
For toddlers ages 1–3, preschool supports growing independence while providing structure, safety, and connection. Through play, movement, music, and hands-on activities, toddlers build language skills, coordination, and early problem-solving.
Daily routines and guided, education based play helps them learn emotional regulation, sharing, and simple conflict skills, while time with peers supports social development and confidence—creating a strong foundation for learning and relationships as they grow.
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Preschoolers (3 Years to 5 Years Old)
Preschool typically serves children ages 2½ to 5. In programs focused on elementary preparation, learning is introduced through intentional, thematic play rather than worksheets. Core subjects are explored through week-long themes that include decorations, games, books, role-playing, and hands-on activities, helping children build early academic skills in a developmentally appropriate way. Alongside academics, children learn conflict resolution, emotional regulation, social skills and social emotional learning that support strong friendships and ease the transition into elementary school
Why We Don't Use Worksheets in Preschool
Preschoolers generally learn best without worksheets because of how their brains, bodies, and attention develop at early ages. Some believe that the bones in their little hands and wrists are not fully "ossified" yet and that writing too early puts stress on these developing structures before they’re designed to handle it. More than that, though, we've seen a greater long term success in education by teaching through movement, experience, and focused learning in 1-2 week stints.
We call this Thematic & Intentional Play.
