Radiant Faith Academy Preschool Program
Preparing Your Child for a Bright Future
At Radiant Faith Academy, our Preschool Program is designed for children 3 years old to 5 years old. Our goal is to give your child a solid foundation for future success in school and life.
When your child is around 3 years old, they will start having better control of their emotions. However, mastering emotions takes support; that's why our preschool program focuses on social skills and self-regulation. Learning to get along with others, showing empathy, and resolving conflicts are essential skills that will benefit your child in Kindergarten and beyond.
We always make sure to have both a safe and comfortable environment. Children who feel secure in their classroom can better explore new skills. Our activities and assessments are based on the 4 domains of development: socio-emotional, physical, cognitive, and language.
Through engaging and educational activities, we stimulate thinking, problem-solving, and creativity while promoting physical coordination and language development.
Our experienced teachers give each child the personalized attention they deserve. This ensures your child feels safe, valued, and understood. As a trusted childcare provider, we support your family's needs and ensure your child's safety.
The daycare you choose for your child matters! Enroll your child in our Preschool Program today and give them the tools they need for a successful future.
Join our Radiant Faith Academy family by enrolling your child in either our Maryland Heights or St. Louis City location and watch your child shine!
Curriculum
We combine the Creative Curriculum for Preschool and the Learning Assessment Profile 3 (LAP-3) for our Preschool Program for a holistic approach that aligns with early childhood education best practices.
When used together, they cover all aspects of a child's development, which provides the framework and guidance needed to implement a developmentally appropriate plan for each child’s daily activities.
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool supports active learning through "hands-on, minds-on" experiences with a strong emphasis on language acquisition. Age-appropriate materials and activities help each child grow their language, cognitive, and motor skills.
Teachers meet with children in a small group setting to give teachers the chance to support, observe and report each child's growth. All teachers receive relevant training throughout the year to implement lesson plans that help your child grow. Our teachers plan goals for the children that are aligned with developmentally appropriate practices and Missouri Pre-K standards.
Environment & Assessments
The Preschool program has two mixed-age classrooms. Children range in age from 3 to 5 years old. Each classroom has 2 full-time caregivers; a 1:10 adult-to-child ratio will always be maintained, but the ratio is typically 1:7 or 1:8. Each team of teachers works to create a sense of community, and to guide and support developing skills.
We offer many tools for you to see your child’s progress within our programs. The Creative Curriculum also offers us specific ways to screen and assess our children. Information gathered from these assessments are integrated into daily practice and learning experiences for the children.
Observations, anecdotal notes, photographs and samples of the child's work will help the teacher understand and monitor the child's progress in the language, motor, concepts, and social skills throughout the year and makeup each child’s individual portfolio. Bi-annual conferences will be scheduled with parents to discuss each child's experience.
In the spring, our teachers will administer the LAP-3 assessment that is a national, standardized assessment, to our pre-kindergarteners who will leave for kindergarten in the fall. These also act as a way for us to periodically collect information about your child so that we can understand and plan appropriately and successfully! All information will be shared with you.
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