Curriculum Highlights at The Nativity Early Learning Center
Full Day Preschool
33 months to 5 years old
6:30am-6:00pm
Program Options
5 days a week (M-F)
4 days a week (M-TH
3 days a week (MWF)
2 days a week (TTH)
Days can be flexible
Curriculum Highlights
Science Experiments
Religious Curriculum
Spanish in the Munchkin Rooms
Sign Language
Early Literacy SEEDS read aloud with vocab words- Tw/Owls
Letter of the Week and Theme Based Curriculum
World Traveler and Famous Paintings- Munchkins
Cooking Projects
Music and Movement- Yoga
Daily Outside Time- 2x a Day!
Special Person of the Week
Daily Rest Time
Social and Emotional Development
Emotional Development, Self-Concept and Social Competence and Relationships
Different Approaches to learning
Curiosity, Risk-Taking, Imagination and Invention, Persistence and Reflection and Interpretation
Language and Literacy Development
Listening, Speaking, Emergent Reading and Emergent Writing
Creativity and the Arts
Creating, Responding and Evaluating
Cognitive Development
Mathematical and Logical Thinking- Number Concepts and Operations, Patterns and Relationships, Spatial Relationships/Geometry, Measurement and Mathematical Responding
Scientific Thinking and Problem Solving- Observing, Questioning and Investigating
Social Systems Understanding- Human Relationships and Understanding the World
Physical Motor Development
Gross Motor Development, Fine Motor Development and Physical Health and Well Being
Religious Education
The children will develop an awareness of God, the bible, learning prayers, empathy, respect and values through developmentally appropriate activities including being kind and loving to each other.
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDA) hosts an innovative and interactive website for parents. The ParentsKnow website provides resources on child development, parent education, child care and consumer safety information and includes links to MDA and other trusted websites. www.MNParentsKnow.info
Help Me Grow Ramsey County Information Help Me Grow Ramsey County (formerly known as Early Childhood Information and Referral of Ramsey County) is the “central intake” office for children age birth-5 when there is a concern regarding their development. Once your child is referred to our office a determination will be made for further evaluation by the appropriate school district. The early intervention evaluation team will assess your child as necessary to determine eligibility for early intervention services. www.HelpMeGrowMN.org