https://www.smallfriacademy.net/home daily 1.0 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/49dbc332-e758-40e2-98a0-91fa65f55457/IMG_7156+%281%29.jpg Home - Hours of Operation 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday through Friday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/275cacf8-a677-48aa-b837-260636e81175/IMG-20220414-WA0007.jpg Home - Age Care Range 12 Weeks to 9 Years Old https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/c588680c-d301-4830-9c93-faf9a19e36d9/IMG-20220410-WA0026.jpg Home - Meals Provided Breakfast Lunch Afternoon Snack https://www.smallfriacademy.net/infants daily 0.75 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/8b78843c-783e-48be-a1b1-a953999d26a8/IMG-20220414-WA0012.jpg Infants - Infants We know infants need lots of love and care. Our infant teachers are very well trained to meet the ever-changing needs of your infant. Much care is taken on the part of the teachers to learn everything about your little one. Our teachers also take Infant and Toddler training courses, to best meet the needs of your infant. At Small Fri Academy, we let your baby eat when hungry, and sleep when tired. We do not expect infants to be on a schedule. The teachers in our infant rooms have lots of experience working with babies, and we love having the little ones here. Cognitive development Children under the age of 2 participate in a learning program in which they are exposed daily to numbers, letters, shapes, colors, animals, animal sounds, and basic vocabulary building. Storytime includes stories read from books, and stories told with puppets or props. Stories also include child participation; teach memory skills and sequencing techniques. Music awareness includes finger play songs, singing to the infants, and listening to various types of children's music. https://www.smallfriacademy.net/contact daily 0.75 2022-04-18 https://www.smallfriacademy.net/about-1 daily 0.75 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/038e05a0-37c8-4a90-8ae4-24665c2d28ae/IMG-20220410-WA0008.jpg 2 Year Olds - 2 Year Olds We know two year olds are active, curious, and creative! Our classroom has age-appropriate materials to allow your two-year-old to safely learn and explore. Each day your child will be engaged in numerous activities, which lead to developmental growth, examples include: Small motor skill activities include experimenting with play-doh, stringing beads, lacing activities, cutting paper with toddler safe scissors, building with blocks and legos, etc. Large motor skill activities include games that teach hopping, jumping, skipping, galloping, somersaults, and basic tumbling. Cognitive development skills include a full preschool program for two, three, and four-year-olds Social skills include games in which children learn how to work as a team and with partners, playing games that introduce working together- parachute games, hide and seek, red rover, london bridge, ring around the rosies, etc. Storytime includes stories read from books, and stories told with puppets or props. Stories also include child participation; teaching memory skills and sequencing techniques. Drama includes games in which children get to use their imaginations and pretend to be different animals or characters. We also use dress-ups and props to help enhance children’s growing imagination. Art uses an array of materials for the children to create fun paintings and crafts to take home and share with the family. Music awareness includes several areas of learning- Singing, finger play songs, musical instruments, tapping sticks, etc. Dancing and moving to various genres of music (classical, country, modern) using props such as ribbons, bells, and scarves. Games that teach awareness of 3 and 4 count rhythms. Creating musical instruments to march in a marching band https://www.smallfriacademy.net/about-1-1 daily 0.75 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/b0f1e4d9-601c-4313-a445-114f5964237b/IMG-20220410-WA0020+%281%29.jpg Pre-School - Pre-School Three-year-olds love to learn and play! At this age social skills such as sharing, taking turns, and following routines are very important. Much care is taken to design a daily schedule that meets the social as well as the developmental needs of your pre-schooler. Each day your child will be engaged in numerous activities, which lead to developmental growth. Small motor skill activities include experimenting with play-doh, stringing beads, lacing activities, cutting paper with child safe scissors, building with blocks and legos, etc. Large motor skill activities include games that teach hopping, jumping, skipping, galloping, somersaults, and basic tumbling. Cognitive development skills include a full preschool program for two, three, and four-year-olds Social skills include games in which children learn how to work as a team and with partners, playing games that introduce working together- parachute games, hide and seek, red rover, london bridge, ring around the rosies, etc. Storytime includes stories read from books, and stories told with puppets or props. Stories also include child participation; teaching memory skills and sequencing techniques. Drama includes games in which children get to use their imaginations and pretend to be different animals or characters. We also use dress-ups and props to help enhance children’s growing imagination. Art uses an array of materials for the children to create fun paintings and crafts to take home and share with the family. Music awareness includes several areas of learning- Singing, finger play songs, musical instruments, tapping sticks, etc. Dancing and moving to various genres of music (classical, country, modern) using props such as ribbons, bells, and scarves. Games that teach awareness of 3 and 4 count rhythms. Creating musical instruments to march in a marching band https://www.smallfriacademy.net/about-1-2 daily 0.75 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/007953e5-dddf-46a2-b1ea-fa5e1866b840/IMG-20220410-WA0004.jpg Kindergarten - Kindergarten For our kindergarten-age children, we transport to and from neighborhood schools during the school year and offer field trips during the Summer. We offer Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack on-site before and after school. We know Kindergarteners are full of energy and love to learn and play! We developed a curriculum that provides stimulating, hands-on activities, as well as active games to allow your child to use all that energy they have before and after school! Small motor skill activities include experimenting with play-doh, stringing beads, lacing activities, cutting paper with child safe scissors, building with blocks and legos, etc. Large motor skill activities include games that teach hopping, jumping, skipping, galloping, somersaults, and basic tumbling. Cognitive development skills include a full preschool program for two, three, and four-year-olds Social skills include games in which children learn how to work as a team and with partners, playing games that introduce working together- parachute games, hide and seek, red rover, london bridge, ring around the rosies, etc. Storytime includes stories read from books, and stories told with puppets or props. Stories also include child participation; teaching memory skills and sequencing techniques. Drama includes games in which children get to use their imaginations and pretend to be different animals or characters. We also use dress-ups and props to help enhance children’s growing imagination. Art uses an array of materials for the children to create fun paintings and crafts to take home and share with the family. Music awareness includes several areas of learning- Singing, finger play songs, musical instruments, tapping sticks, etc. Dancing and moving to various genres of music (classical, country, modern) using props such as ribbons, bells, and scarves. Games that teach awareness of 3 and 4 count rhythms. Creating musical instruments to march in a marching band https://www.smallfriacademy.net/general-5 daily 0.75 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/0494690b-8fb4-458f-8a19-a0c8fbfe7f89/ACE950B4-00D7-4CAE-93B0-5C5FCE31BC4B.jpeg Field Trips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/15c072ce-f212-4c2f-b04e-946c0cf1d310/9D9DC14A-BC47-41F0-96E5-4BDE8C27224A.jpeg Field Trips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/2803d960-cfaa-4e9e-b1cc-add0e9e92c3d/D0F45CA8-B1F7-40CA-B28D-97F5BC49B4A0.jpeg Field Trips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/1f666beb-0e2f-4f41-871d-057089733415/49C2C559-A6BE-4232-9466-360D270853F3.jpeg Field Trips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/3037e040-aafd-4fe3-8b89-e55df93f3240/93DF6AC9-4927-49E3-B71A-59FECF686EF5.jpeg Field Trips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6251f82ed5e5365b2dfaa9b5/1470b3c7-374d-450e-869d-5aa1342f4b64/94B57118-C53C-4539-A586-B7A9016CE619.jpeg Field Trips