Early Childhood Education
Holy Family focuses on learning activities that are fun and, at the same time, encourage self-expression, develop social skills, and enhance the cognitive skills necessary for learning beyond Kindergarten.
All of the Early Childhood Education programs include:
Holy Family Requirements
All of the Early Childhood Education programs include:
- All program follow the school calendar
- Three-day or five-day option
- Half-day program (8:30am-12:00pm); morning snack and lunch served
- Full-day program (8:30am-3:30pm); morning & afternoon snack and lunch served
- Before and Aftercare program (7:00am-5:30pm)
- Daily prayer and religion program
- Music class
- Physical education class
- Dance class
- Art activities
- Learning and play centers
- Daily stories and songs
Holy Family Requirements
- Preschool: must be fully toilet trained and three years old before beginning school
- Pre-Kindergarten: must be four years old by September 1 and eligible to be in Kindergarten the following year
Virtues Development
The teachers in the Early Childhood program at Holy Family recognize that parents are each child's first and most important teachers. We offer both full and half-day early childhood educational programs that are intended to support what children are learning at home. We strive to meet the developmental needs of three, four, and five-year-old children, incorporating Illinois State Standards into our learning goals.
Pre-kindergarten is working on filling our virtues buckets this year. Each student in our class has colored a bucket to hold his/her virtues. We are learning patience, thankfulness, responsibility, honesty, helpfulness, faithfulness, friendship, and generosity throughout the year. By the end of the year , our buckets will be full of virtues, and we will have a better understanding of the virtues through Bible lessons, crafts, media presentations, books, and practice. Our class is excited to see our buckets fill up, and everyone is already showing their understanding of what each of our virtues means. It will be a virtue-filled year backed by our ABC's, shapes, and numbers. We can hardly wait to fill our buckets!
Pre-kindergarten is working on filling our virtues buckets this year. Each student in our class has colored a bucket to hold his/her virtues. We are learning patience, thankfulness, responsibility, honesty, helpfulness, faithfulness, friendship, and generosity throughout the year. By the end of the year , our buckets will be full of virtues, and we will have a better understanding of the virtues through Bible lessons, crafts, media presentations, books, and practice. Our class is excited to see our buckets fill up, and everyone is already showing their understanding of what each of our virtues means. It will be a virtue-filled year backed by our ABC's, shapes, and numbers. We can hardly wait to fill our buckets!
