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I Can Do It
For 3-Year-Olds
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Encouraging Your Child to Discover and Create
Our I Can Do It program inspires your child to discover their own sense of creativity, independence, and critical thinking skills in an environment filled with opportunities to grow and explore. Children’s accomplishments drive them to develop a life-long love of learning that starts right here at Kiddie Academy[ofACADEMY].
Explore Our Preschool Curriculum
Language & Literacy
STEM
Social & Emotional Growth
Gross & Fine Motor Skills
Character Essentials®
Music & More
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Explore Our Preschool Curriculum
Language & Literacy
Language & Literacy
Making Connections Between Letters and Sounds
Our educators implement lesson plans using age-appropriate books and materials as your child listens to and retells stories, asks questions, and shares ideas. Language development is strengthened through individual and small-group activities.
Key Focus Areas
- Repeating rhymes, poems, and songs
- Increasing competence in emergent writing skills
- Communicating through listening and speaking
- Exploring relationships between words
- Sequencing events through retelling
- Singing simple songs in English and Spanish
STEM
Developing Basic Problem-Solving Skills
We put your 3-year-old’s natural curiosity to work, teaching them about counting through hands-on STEM activities.
Key Focus Areas
- Building the foundations of engineering
- Planting seeds and talking about growth
- Classifying objects into groups
- Measuring with standard and non-standard materials
- Making predictions based on observations
- Using simple machines
Social & Emotional Growth
Social & Emotional Growth
Providing an Ideal Atmosphere for Learning and Sharing
Our educators guide your 3-year-old through activities that foster a new sense of self-awareness while helping them develop and maintain positive relationships.
Key Focus Areas
- Building self-awareness and confidence
- Interacting positively with others
- Demonstrating the use of classroom materials appropriately
- Developing the ability to solve problems
Gross & Fine Motor Skills
Gross & Fine Motor Skills
Developing Strength and Coordination
Children have a natural inclination to move and play. We focus this energy into productive activities that build strength and coordination, helping your 3-year-old’s muscles develop. Our educators give your child the opportunities, motivation, and encouragement to develop new skills.
Key Focus Areas
- Practicing youth yoga
- Developing hand-eye coordination
- Enhancing bike riding skills
- Increasing fine motor dexterity (writing and drawing)
- Moving with balance and coordination
Character Essentials®
Character Essentials®
Character Is at Our Core
Our educators guide your child through activities inspired by our Character Essentials curriculum that build upon positive character traits like responsibility, leadership, and empathy.
Key Focus Areas
- Navigating friendships
- Participating in cooperative games
- Developing compassion through acts of kindness
- Expressing feelings
- Developing independence
Music & More
Music & More
Learning Through Song and Movement
Research shows music improves cognitive development, learning skills, communication, and memory. Our age-appropriate curriculum develops your child’s language skills through song using our proprietary Music and More program.
Key Focus Areas
- Listening to music
- Playing instruments
- Understanding rhythm and tempo through dance
- Experiencing awareness of different types of culture through music
- Building confidence through performance skills
Learn On®
Learn On®
Learning Beyond the Classroom
There is no end to learning, and there is potential in every moment, everywhere. We designed our Life Essentials curriculum with this in mind, giving you access to projects and activities that extend the learning from your child’s classroom to your home through our Academy Link® app.
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A Day In Our Preschool Child Care Program
Every moment is an opportunity to learn. Our Preschool Program utilizes fun and play to help prepare children for life.
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Start the day with free exploration
We start our day growing independence by choosing our favorite activities, selecting toys to play with, and making creative play decisions.
Group circle time
We work on writing and letter recognition
Time to go outside!
Family-style dining with my friends and educators
Building Confidence
Shhh…it’s rest time
Self-directed play in learning centers
In learning centers, we grow social and fine motor skills through cooperative play, assembling puzzles, and digging in sand for treasures.
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Preschool Child Care FAQs
What is your health and safety policy?
Each Kiddie Academy has secure entries, authorized pick-up procedures, cleaning protocols, and completed background checks for all staff. To keep children healthy, Kiddie Academy follows our Health Essentials℠ guidelines to uphold the highest level of health precautions and cleanliness.
What are your teacher qualifications and training requirements?
All Kiddie Academy educators must meet or exceed the state requirements for child care providers, including background clearance, education qualifications, and ongoing professional development.
How do you use technology in the classroom?
In our Preschool and Pre-K programs, technology is incorporated as a supportive learning tool in a balanced way to encourage gross motor skills, fine motor skills, early literacy, and mathematics skills.
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3415 Box Hill Corporate Center Dr.
Abingdon, Maryland 21009
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