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Getting your Child Ready for Preschool
Preschool is an exciting new experience for both you and your child. However, it can cause some hesitation and questions.
Preparing your preschooler
• Begin reading books about school a couple months before it begins. Talk about the story and encourage your child to ask questions. • Play school by taking turns being the teacher and the student. Act out scenarios by role-playing.
This gives your child an idea of what to expect.
Familiarize your child
• Visit the classroom before school starts to ease the fears of unfamiliar territory. • Meet the teacher and be sure to ask questions. • Let your child know it is OK to be nervous. This is a good chance for you to gauge how your child adapts to new situations, people, and places.
Preschool countdown
• Have your child pick out his or her own backpack for school. This will give your child a sense of control and excitement that school is starting soon.
• Put your child’s name on his or her backpack, lunch box, blanket, jacket, shoes, etc. • Let your child choose an outfit to wear on the first day. It is a good idea to do this the night before so you are not in a hurry in the morning. • Be in bed at a certain time and get enough sleep to be ready for “school.” • Wake up early and eat a good breakfast.
What to expect
• Separation anxiety. The truth is that separation anxiety can come in stages depending on your child’s temperament. Taking your child from a familiar place and dropping him or her off in unfamiliar place can raise an anxious and overwhelming feeling. • Use a “goodbye routine.” It could be a “secret handshake” or wave goodbye out the window as you leave. Avoid sticking around too long as your child will begin to expect your presence for a certain time each morning. • Preschool provides your child with exposure to new learning opportunities and independence as well as peer interactions. If your child is used to being home with you or at a home day care, this gives your child a chance to gain his or her independence, be around his or her peers and build social skills.
Preschool can be a frightening time but also a very exciting time for both you and your child. Children love to learn, and preschool is the perfect place for that. l
The weather, the activities, and the freedom. Summer can be a wonderful time of year. But it can also be very stressful for parents who do not know what to do with their children.
What Is Your Child Doing This Summer?
Our weekly themes will expose campers to many different concepts.
Explore Australia through foods, music, traditions, sports, and more.
Explore real-life heroes like healthcare workers, first responders, astronauts, teachers, and more.
Explore a variety of fun flying objects. Playing the best indoor and outdoor games of all time.
Recycle, reduce, reuse, and reimagine.
Learn about how our taste buds work. Dream up your own movie concept, design a set, and film a trailer.
Inspiration from the Earth to create art using several different media and natural materials.
Deep dive into the Great Barrier Reef and learn about a variety of ocean creatures.
Explore fashion, music, historic high points, and movies of different decades.
Learn a few basic magic tricks to wow our friends and family members. Enlightening discussions about animals found in Australia.
Camps
Enter Kids ‘R’ Kids of Prairie Hills summer camp, “Camp Boomerang: Return to Summer”.
We have Junior and Senior camps so campers will learn age-appropriate curriculum and do ageappropriate activities. Camps will include weekly field trips and our curriculum provides high-flying, mind-expanding, hands-on activities designed to make campers smile, think, explore, collaborate, and grow in exciting new directions.
Features
As a new child care option in Sioux Falls, KRK brings a variety of different features to the area to give parents another high-quality option. The following are some highlights that will be included at KRK:
• Nationally Recognized Curriculum through the
National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC).
• Lower than state mandated ratios in most of our classrooms.
• The ability to view the live feed of the security cameras through the WatchMe Grow App to give parents peace of mind. • Interior glass walls to help with safety and classroom transitions.
• The state’s only indoor/outdoor turf play area in an early childcare facility. • Four age-appropriate playgrounds (infant, toddler, preschool, and grade-school). • An onsite kitchen with an onsite chef.
• Enrichment Programs from professionals within the community to teach Spanish, sports, and zoology. • Transportation for field trips and to and from local elementary schools for before and after school care.
• Infrared sanitation system to limit viruses and bacteria (COVID, Influenza, RSV) within the facility. • Dedicated “Boo-Boo Room” for medical needs to prevent the spread of diseases. • And most importantly, teachers and team members who truly love and care for each individual child.
Philosophy
Kids ‘R’ Kids philosophy of “Hug First, then Teach” can be seen with the loving care that is given to each of our students! We want to be an extension of each of our families, so children will receive the same love and care that they receive at home and to help ease parents’ minds that their children are in a safe, secure, and loving environment when they drop them off.
KRK serves children from 6 weeks all the way to twelve years. In addition to summer care, we offer full-time care, a preschool program, pre-kindergarten, drop-in care, and before and after school care. Our hours are 6:30 AM-6:30 PM.
To learn more about our Academy and summer camps, please visit our website at https://kidsrkids.com/prairie-hills/. To inquire about registration and enrollment, feel free to call us at 605-215-1341 or email us at
info@kidsrkidsprairiehills.com.
