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Kyrene Preschool Programs
For children 3 to 5 years, not yet eligible for Kindergarten
Kyrene provides many opportunities for children 3-5 years of age. These high-quality programs are geared to ensure children enter kindergarten ready to learn. All programs incorporate age-appropriate activities that help children reach their full potential cognitively, socially, physically and emotionally.
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Preschool Registration for Summer and 2021-22 School Year is open now!
Registration for Kids Club, After Hours and other summer programming also available.
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Integrated Preschool
The Kyrene Integrated Preschool Program offers an exciting first learning experience for children who are typically developing and children who are experiencing delays in their development. Our 2.5-hour, 4-days per week preschool is the perfect setting for your child to ease into the school experience and prepare them for success in preschool. All classes are taught by a certified teacher and follow an age-appropriate curriculum. Small class sizes, two teaching assistants in each room and weekly in-class speech/language services, allows students to flourish academically , socially and developmentally.Community
Community Preschools provide an environment that encourages and supports each child’s natural curiosity to explore their environment and experience learning through play-based activities. Implementing a whole child approach helps each child receive a personal learning experience that covers all areas of development. Program options are flexible to meet the varying schedule needs for families.Signature Preschool
Signature Preschools are designed around specific learning philosophies:
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Reggio Emilia
- Emphasizes guided learning and child-led collaboration.
- Languages celebrated with daily exposure to Spanish for preparation for a dual language academy.
- Teachers guide a progressive, child- centered approach where a child is free to discover.
- Classroom will be extended into a signature outdoor learning environment.
- Children explore, express, and create with different materials in the atelier (studio).
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Project-based
- Through project-based learning, the concepts of problem solving, creativity and investigation will be introduced and reinforced to our early learners.
- Activities support developing early critical thinking skills and global mindedness.
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Leader in Me
- Stories from Sean Covey’s The 7 Habits of Happy Kids will be read to introduce students to leadership skills.
- The 7 Habits of Happy Kids will be reinforced through daily activities, songs and classroom conversations.
- Students will hold leadership roles in the classroom and keep Leader notebooks with data, goals and work samples.
- The Maker Space will allow for design thinking challenges that will encourage students to take risks and explore their ideas.
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Early Learning Academy
- Approach combines both child-initiated and teacher-directed approach.
- Teachers deliver a personalized approach meeting the individual needs of each student.
- Students will participate in school-wide events and adhere to the school uniform policy.
- Student progress will be followed with portfolios and developmental assessments.
- Enrollment for the 2021-22 school year children must be 4 years old by December 31, 2021.
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Bienvenidos Dual Language
- Using instruction in both English & Spanish, this unique Dual Language Early Learning Program provides age appropriate activities where children reach their full potential cognitively, emotionally, physically, linguistically and socially.
- Uses the Dual Language Academy 50/50 model where instruction is split half the day in English and half the day in Spanish.
- Provides age appropriate activities where students can apply language in its natural environment.
- Fosters an environment where students build an appreciation for cultural diversity.
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Arts Integrated
- A multi-aged approach to early education that allows children to learn naturally through their distinctive learning styles.
- Hands-on program design meets the individual developmental needs of all children through creativity, imagination, exploration and active participation.
- Early learning standards are seamlessly taught by nurturing individual creative expression through music, movement, literature, fine arts, and drama.
- Children reach their full potential across developmental domains (cognitive, physical, adaptive, and social-emotional) and meet important milestones using best practice early childhood techniques.
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Note: Children in our Community and Signature programs must have self-sufficient toileting skills (i.e., must be able to use the toilet consistently without frequent “accidents” in the child’s clothes or the use of diapers or pull-ups). Children who have frequent accidents may be administratively withdrawn from the program if frequency is such that it impacts program delivery.
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All programs licensed by:
Arizona Departmentof Health Services150 N.18th Ave., 4th Floor,Phoenix 85007 | 602-364-2539DHS inspection reports areavailable at the program site.Per the Department of Health Services'regulation R9-5-308, documentationof our liability insurance coverageis available for review at eachPreschool program.All Preschool programs strive tomaintain national quality standards!
Last Modified on June 3, 2021
