Pre-school
(ages 2.9-5)

At the root of the Treehouse vision is the importance of honoring children - and meeting each child where they are at.  

We focus on preparing your child for a lifelong love of learning by embracing their natural curiosity.  Each classroom focuses on selecting learning topics throughout the school year that stem from the interests of the children - also known as Emergent Curriculum.  As educators prepare weekly Lesson Plans they develop lessons that combine the children's interests with the Massachusetts Learning Standards & Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Preschool.

We place a heavy emphasis on the value of play based learning - both indoors and out!  Children naturally learn through play by engaging in and making sense of the world around them. This guided play is self-chosen, enjoyable, and process-oriented. These  experiences are child-directed and teacher-facilitated in which teachers take an active role as intentional planners, observers, and guides.

Your child will follow a structured daily routine.   We hold a daily meeting time and  scheduled morning snack, afternoon snack, lunch, and nap times.

With our mixed age range in each classroom of 2.9 - 5 each child's developmental needs are considered,  We balance classrooms with groupings of children in each age and deevlopmental range.  Ideally children remain with many of the same children & teachers throughout their preschool years.  This supports chidren developing strong friendships and connections that are a key component of our focus on the importance of  social emotional learning (SEL).  As your child ages up through the preschool years, by the time they are ready for kindergarten, they will have blossomed into "helpers" to our younger pre-schoolers.  It is always rewarding to witness this transformation and see the sense of pride and confidence emerge.

Throughout each day we provide opportunities for your child develop:

• early reading  and writing skills

• listening and communication skills

• early math skills

• social emotional learning (SEL)

•  fine and gross motor skills

• problem solving skills

• scientific curiosity

• artistic creativity

We encourage you to talk with your child about their day - we use Brightwheel (app) to communicate daily with families, provide information and photos of your child's day, and to help inspire those conversations and build a strong home-school connection.

Our pre-school program is for children ages 2.9 through 5:
Required Group Ratios: maximum of 10 children: 1 teacher. 
We currently have four preschool classrooms:

• Marvelous Maples: A full day, full year*  preschool class (7:30am-4:30pm) is licensed for 15 children and at full enrollment  would have a minimum of 2 teachers.  

• Mighty Oaks:  A full day, full year*preschool class (7:30-4:30)  is licensed for 15 children and at full enrollment  would have a minimum of 2 teachers

• Powerful Pines @ 316:  A full day, full year*preschool class (7:30-4:30)  is licensed for 10 children and at full enrollment  would have a minimum of 1 teacher.

• Early Elms: Our school-year only* morning preschool program (9:05-11:55 or 9:05-12:40)  is  licensed for 20 children and at full enrollment would have a minimum of 2 teachers

• *Summer Care: Children enrolled in our full day, full year program can choose to keep their summer schedule - or modify it for the summer months.  During the summer families our unique summer programming allows families to pick and choose dates of care (in advance) - and they only pay tuition for days they have selected.  Children enrolled in our morning preschool program are not guaranteed summer care due to this classroom space being utilized by our School Age Summer Program in the summer months -  however all enrolled families are usually able to have their summer programming needs met with our unique flexible summer programming.