Kindergarten
Kindergarten
About Our Sunshine Program
God’s Garden Preschool and Child Development Center offers a child-centered, discovery-based Christian Kindergarten program. This program is not like other kindergarten programs! Our students are given time to engage in free-choice play in Centers with the skillful guidance of the Teacher. This is rarely found in Kindergarten anymore. You won’t want to miss out on this opportunity. Register today to secure your child’s spot!
Aligned with state standards, our kindergarten program prepares children for success in school by focusing on math, science, language and literacy, and social emotional development via our HighScope, Child-Centered, Discovery-based, Christian Curriculum. Children are provided with an opportunity to engage in our core centers (i.e., Kitchen, Blocks, Writing, Dramatic play) through play, daily, which is rarely seen in kindergarten anymore.
Class Details
- 5 year olds
- Teacher to Student Ratio: 1:12 (Max 12 children)
- Staff: 1 Certified Kindergarten Teacher
- Age Requirement: Must be 5 years old by August 31st
- Potty Training: Required
Class Options
- Full Day 8:45 AM - 2:45 PM
- Class runs Monday - Friday
- Extended hours available until 5:30 PM
Daily Schedule
Full and Part Day Programs Now Available
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 08:45 AM | Drop Off/Morning Activities | – |
| 09:00 AM | Circle Time | – |
| 09:15 AM | Writing | – |
| 10:00 AM | Outdoor Play | – |
| 10:30 AM | Snack Time | For part-time attendees |
| 11:00 AM | Math/Science | – |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch | – |
| 12:15 PM | Reading | Ends part-time classes |
| 12:45 PM | Outdoor Play | – |
| 1:15 PM | Work Time (Free Choice Play) | Full-Time only |
| 2:00 PM | Specials (PE, Art, Technology) | Full-Time only, 2 hours |
| 02:30 PM | Story Time (End of Day Routine) | Full-Time only |
| 02:45 PM | Pickup | Full-Time only |
Comprehensive & Individualized
Our program is comprehensive and recognizes that all children are unique individuals who learn differently. Differentiated instruction is used to identify where each child is at developmentally and then works to help each child build individual skills throughout the school year. It is a highly individualized process that recognizes each child’s unique strengths and needs. With the teacher’s guidance, our students gain skills by exploring topics through discovery and investigation, just like in our preschool programs, because learning is most meaningful when children are active participants in their learning.
One-on-One Instruction
Our low child-teacher ratio allows our Kindergarten teacher to work one-on-one with students every day! This means your child will have one-on-one instruction in math, science, reading, and writing daily.
One-on-one instruction is important because it helps students develop a solid understanding of topics, build confidence, and develop skills that are useful in real life. The teacher can adjust the pace to meet the student’s needs, ensuring they understand each concept before moving on. The teacher is also able to identify strengths and weaknesses in real time, which can help students learn faster and build confidence.
Social Emotional Competence
At God’s Garden, our teachers provide children with a strong foundation in social emotional competence. This practice is continued in Kindergarten. Now more important than ever, our students are taught to build and maintain healthy relationships, to communicate needs and with others, to develop emotional intelligence (ability to identify emotions and to use emotions to guide thinking and actions), and to develop the ability to engage in the regulation of emotions, which is known as self-regulation.
Our Kindergarten teacher promotes social emotional competence by engaging in conversations with children and by building skills that support social emotional competence including, but not limited to: self-control, sharing, negotiation, intentionality, attention, cooperation, collaboration, communication, social awareness, taking-turns, empathy, coping, helping others, persistence, concentration, confidence, conflict resolution, problem solving, self-esteem, motivation, curiosity, negotiation, resiliency, responsibility, and leadership.
Need Help Paying for Kindergarten?
Refer a Friend
God's Garden is excited to offer our current families a fantastic referral incentive! When you refer a friend to God's Garden and they enroll their child, you can earn $200 in GG Bucks. Your friend will also receive a 50% discount on their registration fee. This is our way of saying thank you for helping us grow our wonderful community.