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Preschool

• Preschool Full Day Childcare

  • 3 to 5 years old
  • 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Extended care option until 6:45 p.m.
  • Two, three, four or five days a week
  • Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included in the program tuition.

  Our Preschool Program is designed to help children develop the more complex range of skills characteristic of this age that will prepare them for kindergarten.

  Those skills include developing self-awareness, taking responsibility for one’s actions, problem solving and logical thinking, and the beginning of symbolic thinking.

  Emphasis is also placed on continuing language development by increasing vocabulary through more focused conversation and through consistent pre-reading and writing activities.

  Kirby provides children with a broad array of stimulating experiences to help children experiment, build relationships and become more independent while emphasizing the Y’s core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

  Kirby is a flagship center for the Healthy U program which teaches preschool children the importance of physical activity and healthy nutrition.

  We provide transportation to the Family Center for children enrolled in our Swimming, Gymnastics, Dance and Sports classes and for monthly field trips.

  Children also have the option to register for age appropriate enrichment classes held at Kirby.

• Half Day Preschool

  • 3 to 5 years old
  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm without lunch
  • 9:00 am - 1:00 pm with lunch (included in tuition)
  • Three, four or five days a week
  • Children must be reliably toilet trained

  The program provides children with a more structured, academically enriched learning environment.

  Utilizing the universally acclaimed, developmentally appropriate Creative Curriculum, teachers with an average tenure of more than 12 years help children develop pre-reading and writing readiness using a broad array of materials that engage children and make learning fun.

  Classroom activities focus on building independence and confidence while stretching young minds with a wide variety of hands-on experiences that promote the social, emotional and cognitive development of every child within a safe and nurturing learning community.

  All enrolled students are eligible to participate optionally in enrichment programs at the Y's Family Center, and busing is provided.