Our toddler program provides an inclusive educational environment for our children over 18 months. The curriculum invites exploration and imagination through a variety of teacher child interactions while encouraging independence. Basic skills such as colors, shapes, letters and numbers are a regular part of the learning your child will be involved in daily. Their daily routine will aid in introducing and enhancing their basic life skills.

The Ladybug Classroom offers a higher adult to student ratio for our two-year-old children. Teachers strive to provide a safe and nurturing environment where children can succeed in learning through our developmentally appropriate curriculum as well as learning to master self help skills such as working and interacting with others, self- control and potty training while exploring the world around them. We believe in teaching children through exciting and hands on activities to facilitate learning in multiple forms. “Play” is a child’s “Work”, everything they do from painting a picture to rocking a baby doll is enhancing their education.

Our three-year-old program believes in teaching through both exciting hands on activities as well as more structured lessons. While we continue to encourage hands on learning we also see more structured learning in the form of beginning writing skills, math and science skills, fine motor skills enhancing activities and the implementation of basic life skills.

Our Pre-k program is designed around kindergarten readiness. Using both group and independent learning activities the children prefect the skills needed to succeed in their future education outside of Hilltop Preschool. These children are encouraged to explore their environment, ask questions and work cooperatively with others in their environment. Independence and problem solving are highly encouraged in this age group.

After a day of learning your older children are ready for a relaxing and fun environment. This can be found in the grasshopper as we provided the perfect afterschool care for our elementary school age children. Our staff will provide an afternoon of fun and educational activities as well as homework assistance. On days your child’s school is closed full day services (permitting we are open) are offered.

As your infant grows we still follow the child’s schedule and the daily routine encompasses each child’s own needs. The children begin to focus on developing independent skills such as learning to use a cup, eating using a plate and utensils, and using generally accepted table habits. Children in this program begin to explore their environment more freely. Caregivers put toys away where they belong when the children are done playing with them to help establish the concept of object permanence (knowing that things exist even though you cannot see them.) Activities in the mini-toddler program include coloring with crayons, hands-on sensory activities such as finger painting and water play, as well as learning songs, reading stories and working on language acquisition. At this age, children begin to establish relationships with each other.