Preschool, Day Care, and Toddler Programs In and Around Dallas
Dallas has many preschools and toddler programs from which parents can choose. Each has its unique benefits and advantages, so it's important to investigate carefully.
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Calvary Lutheran School
Calvary Lutheran School is passionate about inspiring young minds to love learning from the earliest of ages. This goal is on full display in our preschool classroom! Here our faculty of talented teachers engages the natural curiosity of young learners and guides them to explore the marvelous world around them through play-driven and discovery-based learning.
Calvary’s early childhood programs are committed to cherishing each child during these formative years and giving them a solid foundation from which to grow. Our preschool program focuses on nurturing children physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and socially in a Christ-centered environment.
A cornerstone to our educational philosophy is the desire to build and support strong family bonds. Research shows that healthy bonds of attachment within the family are imperative to brain development and learning. Our teachers and staff are committed to working in partnership with parents for the benefit of their children.
Calvary’s Preschool program is designed to be flexible to fit any family’s needs. Choose from 2, 3, or 5 half-day or full-day scheduling options. Learn more at https://calvarydallas.org/preschool/
Challenger School
2 locations in Plano – ChallengerSchool.comSince 1963, Challenger School has helped children excel by employing proven, effective methods in a fun and structured environment that inspires them to achieve. The Challenger difference is evident from the moment you set foot on campus. Students bubble with enthusiasm as they make connections between their prior knowledge and new concepts. In order to facilitate setting crucial learning patterns, Challenger accepts students as young as 2 years, 9 months. Yet in all grades, the school’s acclaimed, intellectually stimulating programs establish a foundation of achievement with clear results. Challenger students achieve scores on average well above the 90th percentile on the Iowa Assessments. Come take a Tour!
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) Director W. Steven Barnett, PhD. emphasizes the importance of high quality preschool care. "Children who attend high-quality preschool enter kindergarten with better reading skills, richer vocabularies, and stronger math skills than those who do not," he says. The YMCA Preschool program focuses on all areas of development for children of preschool age. These areas include fine and gross motor skills, physical activities, arts and crafts, science, math and counting, letters and much more. Because childhood development is so essential to the Y’s core values, it is our top priority to provide children the necessary skills and appropriate environment in which they are encouraged to be creative, independent and responsible, Preschool programs are available at the following locations: Moody Family, Plano, and Park South
