Excelsior Covenant Preschool

Our philosophy is to provide a Christ-centered kindergarten readiness learning environment that encourages the development of the whole child through learning centers and creative play.

Our teaching style is:

Encouraging – We encourage and affirm children’s efforts. Individualized – We support children’s developmental needs and personal interests. Positive – We see the potential in each child and encourage him or her toward growth. Christian – We reflect the love of Christ in our environment, activities, words, and deeds.

We encourage social development by providing opportunities for making friends, sharing, taking turns, resolving conflicts, solving problems, and building self-esteem.

We encourage emotional development through verbal expressions of thoughts and feelings, experiencing kindness, fairness, empathy, understanding rules and limitations, and by recognizing and respecting the emotions of others.

We encourage language and literacy development by including extended vocabulary words in conversation, poems, rhymes, music, and reading aloud. The children are introduced to the sounds of letters and writing activities.

We encourage intellectual development by including fun, hands-on learning activities, science materials, dramas, problem solving, stories, and puppetry.

We encourage physical development of large motor skills through indoor and outdoor games and activities, and fine motor skills through manipulative toys, blocks, puzzles, and creative activities.

We encourage spiritual development with daily devotions, prayers, Bible words, Christian songs, service projects, Preschool Chapel, and Vacation Bible School.