3s-4s Program

Within our child-centered environment, designed for active learning through play, children are supported by their teachers to grow, create and learn at their own unique pace.  Using their knowledge and understanding of how young children develop and learn, teachers plan and facilitate curriculum and routines based on the children's interests and abilities.   In order to develop self-esteem and social competence, children are encouraged to help themselves, take initiative, and become increasingly independent.  Teachers provide children with a framework for problem solving while teaching and supporting conflict resolution skills

Throughout the morning children explore and learn through play in both their indoor and outdoor classrooms.  Children actively participate in their learning process by choosing from a variety of meaningful and hands-on learning activities:

• Art

• Water & Sand Play

• Music/Movement

• Dramatic Play

• Language/Literacy/Books

• Science/Nature/Gardening

• Running/Climbing

• Large & Small Block Play

• Puzzles/Games/Manipulatives

Details

• Short Day Program | M-F 9:00-12:00pm

• Long Day Program | MWThF 9:00-2:15 and T 9-12pm

• Must be 3-years old by September 1st

Sample Class Schedule

• 8:45 Participating Parent Arrives

• 9:00    Children Arrive / Inside Play

• 10:00   Clean-up / Hand washing

• 10:15 Snack Time / Outdoor Play

• 11:45    Small Group Time

• 12:00   Short Day Student Pick-up

• 12:10 Lunch Time

• 12:10 Outdoor Play

• 1:50 Clean Up / Handwashing / Small Group Time

• 2:15 Long Day Student Pick-Up

Parent Participation

Parent participation is an essential part of the TOPS philosophy. Regularly scheduled parent participation is 10 days per school year from 8:45am-12pm. A limited number of reduced participation (50%) and full buyout contracts are available at an increased tuition rate.

In addition, all TOPS parents are required to:

• work one Saturday morning maintenance workday in either August, October, February, or April, and

• either serve on the Executive Board or a parent committee: Maintenance, Special Events, or Fundraising.

A limited number of Committee and Maintenance Day buy-outs are available at time of registration

There are also community, fundraising events, and parent ed evenings which parents and families are encouraged to attend.

24-25 Tuition

Tuition is paid in installments: one-third is due at registration in March and the remaining two-thirds is paid in three installments billed on June 1, October 1 and January 1.

• Annual Enrollment Fee - $260

• M-F Short Day Tuition - $11,500/year

• M-F Long Day Tuition - $14,300/year