Preschool Preschool

Preschool Early Childhood Care & Education

The JCC’s Early Childhood Care & Education at the Boonshoft CJCE in Centerville offers facilities especially designed for the young child. Through sensitive direction from qualified professional teachers and low teacher to child ratios, children develop their unique personalities and learn respect and consideration for others of all backgrounds.

Learning opportunities and materials are provided for each child to help stimulate thinking, develop creativity and increase communication skills.

The Jewish component of the program imparts to all children opportunities to appreciate the positive values of Judaism at an early, impressionable age.

What makes us different?

• Judaics: We incorporate Jewish values into daily routines and weekly lesson plans in order to encourage all children to appreciate the positive values of Judaism at an early, impressionable age.
• Teacher to Child ratios: Low teacher to child ratios ensures a harmonious classroom experience
• Continuity of Care: Children are transitioned to the next age appropriate classroom either at the end of the school year in early summer, or at the beginning of the school year in the fall. This creates a continuous class that grows and learns together, fostering friendships and classroom/teacher consistency early on.

Curriculum Goals

• To promote positive self-concept
• To respect individuality
• To encourage the development of each child’s full potential
• To promote health, physical growth, and motor development
• To develop self-expression in art, music, dance, and drama
• To broaden horizons
• To help children observe, investigate, seek, acquire information, and think critically.