1. Experience
For over 45 years Woodcrest Preschool has provided quality early learning programs to parents/guardians looking for the very best care for their child. Woodcrest Directors work closely with parents/guardians to ensure that their children receive attention, love, and skill development to prepare them for kindergarten.
3. Communication
Families come first at Woodcrest Preschool. We work closely with parents/guardians to provide superior communication. Through our Phone App Kid Reports, Parents/guardians are provided with daily communication of your child’s preschool experience, pictures of exciting activities, and a means to contact the teacher or director. The Kid Reports App engages parents/guardians through photo emails and texts.
5. Safety & Security
We care about your child’s safety at Woodcrest Preschool and have partnered with Procare, the leading preschool software company, to check in all parents/guardians with a biometric fingerprint reader. To use the reader you simply place your finger on the glowing window, and the reader quickly and automatically scans your fingerprint. All parents/guardians will need to check-in and obtain an admission ticket in order to pick-up and drop-off a child. No Ticket, No Pickup!
2. Accreditation
All Woodcrest Preschools are NAEYC accredited. NAEYC has set 10 standards for early childhood programs that can help families make the right choice when they are looking for a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten. The standards and criteria are also the foundation of the NAEYC Accreditation system for early childhood programs. To earn accreditation, programs must meet all 10 standards. Highly trained teachers first aid and cpr, curriculum, training Nurturing environment, hugged and Age appropriate classrooms.
4. Potty Training
Potty-training success hinges on physical and emotional readiness, not a specific age. Many kids show interest in potty training by age 2, but others might not be ready until age 2 1/2 or even older — and there’s no rush. If you start potty training too early, it might take longer to train your child. Woodcrest Preschool teachers are experts at potty training.
6. Innovative Curriculum
Woodcrest Preschool provides high quality child care programming for children starting as infants, toddlers, preschoolers, TK, and kindergarten. Our enhanced early learning curriculum is vastly different from other preschools and gets great results for kindergarten readiness. Our curriculum is filled with a healthy mix of academics, play, routines, yoga, gardening, cooking, music, art, math, pre-reading, social studies, animal exploration, and much more. Each month your children will enjoy a varied and rich early learning theme. This theme will dictate how teachers utilize the curriculum. The curriculum will integrate letters, numbers, colors shapes, food, music and play. These activities are more fully explained in our weekly lesson plans.
7. Enrichment Programs
ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Artist of the Month Each month, Woodcrest Preschool students learn about famous art masters. Teachers provide information on the artist’s background, read books, and showcase some of the most famous work. Children are then challenged to create their own master art projects using the techniques and materials of the artist. Art helps build motor skills, language development, decision making, and so much more.
PLAY & IMAGINATION
We love to play and explore at Woodcrest Preschool. Research indicates that children learn best in an environment which allows them to explore, discover, and play. Play is an important part of a developmentally appropriate child care program. It is also closely tied to the development of cognitive, socio-emotional, and physical behaviors.
AUTHOR OF THE MONTH
Woodcrest Preschool chooses an author of the month to help children connect with a story in a deeper way. Students develop and fine tune reading skills, build critical thinking skills, improve writing techniques, and have fun learning more in depth about what they are reading.
ANIMAL EXPLORATION
Woodcrest works with Reptacular Animals to showcase animals from around the world. Each month, children learn about geography, habitats, eating habits, and most importantly get to interact with the animals. The program teachers about caring for animals and helping to ensure that animals never become endangered.
8. EXPERIENCED STAFF
Our highly-experienced teachers have been teaching preschool for many years, Visit fit athletic . The school hires trainers and encourages teachers to participate in continuing education by paying for CE unit. We consider our teachers to be childhood specialists.
9. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES & EXTENDED HOURS
Woodcrest Preschool offers parents/guardians many flexible care options. Parents/guardians are given an opportunity to sign up for half or full days as well as days that are most convenient for them. There is a three day minimum. Further, Woodcrest Preschool is open from 6:30am to 6:30pm to assist working parents/guardians with rush hour traffic. For the same price you can take a bit more time to pick up your child from school.
10. Parent/Guardian Satisfaction
Parents/guardians are highly satisfied with their children’s experience, and credit the strong foundation received at Woodcrest Preschool with their child’s later success. See our reviews below.
