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PRESCHOOL

Our preschool program is for children ages 3 -5 years old. Preschoolers have a daily routine that includes circle time and small and large group activities, as well as both structured and independent choice activities aimed to allow them to develop a variety of skills, such as sorting, making patterns, learning letter sounds, writing their name, learning shapes and colors, rote counting, learning the alphabet, art projects, developing problem solving skills, vocabulary development, sequencing, following directions, and cause and effect concepts.  Our preschool classrooms are equipped with a variety of learning centers such as art, easel painting, math, science, manipulatives, blocks, sensory table, writing, library, and dramatic play areas.
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Teachers plan a variety of intentional learning experiences for children based on a unique theme each week or biweekly.   Teachers foster socioemotional learning throughout every day as children learn to make friends, share and cooperate in a group, recognize and manage their emotions, develop empathy, gain independent skills, and gain a sense of self.   Children in preschool play outside each morning and afternoon on the playground, weather permitting.  They develop their gross motor muscles through group activities and physical play in the gymnasium located on the lower floor of the center.
Preschoolers enjoy outdoor play each morning and afternoon.
Creative and engaging activities are planned to develop and strengthen children's fine-motor muscles.
STEM activities encourage creative thinking and exploration. CDS aims to be green as demonstrated by this teacher-made STEM wall.
Letter recognition is taught through creative and exciting methods.
Preschoolers have opportunities to build friendships and learn cooperation skills.
We aren't afraid to get messy in preschool! It's a part of learning and creativity.
Swimming Lessons at the Boys & Girls Club are one of the enrichment programs CDS offers.
Children develop early math skills such as learning numbers, rote counting, and sorting.
Opportunities for socialization and learning to cooperate in a group are an important part of social and emotional development.
Journaling through pictures and simple words is an important pre-literacy skill and encourages creative expression.
Opportunities for physical exercise, health, and wellness are integrated in our preschool programs.
Children develop early math skills such as identifying shapes and patterns.
Music is one of our enrichment classes included in our preschool program. Music is also infused throughout each day.
Preschoolers learn to grip writing utensils and write.
Sensory activities are integrated into art projects and other activities.
Hands-on, sensory activities are developmentally appropriate and preferred by preschool children.
Each classroom has dramatic play areas to allow for pretend play, encouraging imagination and cooperation with peers.
Learning and play are inseparable from each other.
Manipulatives and building encouraging early STEM skills and development.
Classroom jobs, such as watering plants, clean-up helper, or line leader, encourage independence skills and responsibility.
Open-ended art experiences are included in preschool curriculum.
Water play is a developmentally appropriate activity for children.
Fresh air and exercise are essential for children.
Dramatic play areas are changed according to biweekly units/themes, to keep children engaged in fresh and new learning experiences.
Children explore using various art mediums.
Sensory bins and tables are filled with diverse substances such as rice, water, sand, snow, or soil.
Puppet play is a part of dramatic play.
Our playgrounds have a variety of climbing activity, sandboxes, toys, and bicycles.
Children learn to recognize and write their name in preschool, as well as other letters of the alphabet.
Teachers plan creative activities that are age appropriate and engaging, and relevant to children's interests.
Outdoor equipment provide challenging activities for children to strengthen their gross-motor muscles.
Swimming lessons are essential for children living in a waterside community.
Teachers plan creative outdoor activities the require cooperation and teamwork.
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Hours:
Mon. - Fri.    7:30am - 6:00pm

Riverside Campus

​8 Riverside Avenue
Riverside, Connecticut 06878
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Phone: 203.637.1122
Email: Gerri Degnan, Site Manager/ Enrollment Coordinator - gdegnan@childrensdayschool.net

Glenville Campus

Located inside the Greenwich Civic Center
449 Pemberwick Road 
Greenwich, Connecticut 06831
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Phone: 203.532.1190
Email: Sue Carriero, Site Manager/ Enrollment Coordinator - scarriero​@childrensdayschool.net



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  • Home
    • Riverside Campus Tour
    • Glenville Campus Tour
    • Photo Gallery
  • About Us
    • Welcome from the Director
    • Board of Directors
    • School Leadership
    • Our Teachers
    • Our Mission
    • Our Community
  • Admissions
    • Tuition
    • Tuition Assistance
    • Online Inquiry Form
  • Education
    • Curriculum & Learning >
      • Infants
      • Toddlers
      • Preschool
    • Developmental Standards
  • Contact Us
    • Inquiry Form
  • Giving
    • Donation Page
    • Community Supporters
  • Calendar
  • Online Forms
  • Employment
  • Career at CDS