Toddler & Preschool Programs Little Blessings Learning Center at
St. Joseph's Church
842 1st NH TpkNorthwood, NH
Our Faith-based toddler/preschool programs are play focused year-round programs designed for 1.5-5 year old children. Located at the St. Joseph's Church Parish Center in Northwood, we invite all children of our surrounding community to come play and learn with us! A religious affiliation is not required to attend.
We have developed our Preschool programs to focus on many aspects of Kindergarten readiness. Utilizing environmental and hands-on learning techniques, in a natural learning environment, we offer social, emotional, spiritual, and academic support to future Kindergartners during our time together.
Using developmentally appropriate practice and an emergent curriculum, we structure a format suitable for engaging learning. We share our time as both a group and as individuals focusing on: gross and fine motor skills; letter recognition and writing; emergent literacy skills; creative expression through art, music, and movement; social-emotional skills, engaging appropriately with peers and teachers, as well as regulating emotions effectively; and cognitiveskills such as early numeracy concepts, science and social studies, and exploring a variety of approaches to learning.
Our emergent curriculum incorporates the NH Early Learning Standards, the "Learning Without Tears" writing format, "God Made the World" and "God Made Me" Faith-based lessons and activities, character development, mindfulness techniques, and appropriate classroom behavior skills, such as listening and following directions, using positive virtues and manners,playground and classroom safety, and learning to wait our turn!