Stepping Stone Preschool's Curriculum is in-line with Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards

Program Description

Establishes a Positive Climate that Supports Children as Learners

The overall goal of our school is to provide academic and social readiness for preschool aged children in order to prepare them for a successful transition to kindergarten.

Creates a Physical Learning Environment that Promotes Early Learning

Throughout the day, the children construct knowledge, known as cognitive development, through active exploration and discovery based on creative curriculum.  All activities enhance one or more of the seven essential developmental areas needed for preschool aged development.  Through our standards based curriculum, we develop these seven fundamental domains necessary for kindergarten readiness.

Use Children's Play to Facilitate Learning

All aspects of our curriculum center on creative play.  We believe that organized play is the vehicle that enables the optimal development of preschool aged children. Learning is fun and we want to show the children this.

The 7 Early Learning Developmental Domains are :

  Personal and Social Development

• Self Concept
• Self Control
• Approach to Learning
• Interaction with Others
• Social Problem-Solving

  Language and Literacy

• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing

  Mathematical Thinking

• Mathematical Procesess
• Numbers and Operations
• Patterns, Relationships and Functions
• Geometry and Spatial
• Measurement

  Scientific Thinking

• Inquiry

  Social Studies

• People, Past and Present
• Human Interdependence
• Citizenship and Government
• People and where they live

  The Arts

• Expression and Representation
• Understanding and Appreciation

  Physical Development and Health

• Gross Motor Development
• Fine Motor Development
• Personal Health and Safety