Early Learning

Shepherd Community’s Neighborhood Childcare at Minnie Hartmann is a safe place for your baby or preschooler while you are at work or school. When you drop your child off, you know that they will be in a safe and loving place where they will learn and play until you return.

Classes:

Shepherd Community Early Learning at Minnie Hartmann serves the following age groups. The goal is to prepare your child to excel at each level of learning and thrive in first grade and beyond.

Infants – 6 weeks to 12 months
Toddlers – 1- to 2-year-olds
Pre-School (K3) – 3-year-olds
Pre-School (K4) – 4-year-olds
Kindergarten (K5) – 5-year-olds

*Shepherd Community Early Learning at Minnie Hartmann does not currently offer grades 1-5 in this facility, but we do encourage our Kindergarten families to consider enrollment at Shepherd Community Academy for the continuation of your child’s elementary education. Learn more at ShepherdCommunityAcademy.org (LINK)

School Day Schedules:

While every class is learning throughout the day, Shepherd Community Early Learning at Minnie Hartmann offers before- and after-care to serve children consistently with times to learn, play, eat, and grow in the safety of our classrooms. With trusted and qualified educators in each class, every child is exceptionally cared for physically, emotionally, spiritually, and academically all day long. The following is the daily schedule for our 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds in the Pre-School (K3 & K4) and Kindergarten (K5) classes:

Before-Care is from 7:00 am to 9:00 am and includes breakfast.

Our learning time is from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and includes lunch and snack.

Our After-Care is from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm and includes snack.

They will remain in the same classroom for learning time and After-Care.

Curriculum:

Infants 6 weeks to 12 months: Pinnacle Curriculum

Language Arts: They are read to daily and learn sign language as early communication.

Mathematics: They are learning shapes and colors

Health and Science: Health & Human Body, Weather, Seasons, Seeds & Plants, Animals, & Seashore

Bible

Music & Art

Fine and gross motor skills

Social and emotional skills

Toddlers – 1- to 2-year-olds: Pinnacle Curriculum

Language Arts: Learning the alphabet and daily reading.

Mathematics: Learning shapes, colors, and counting to 10.

Health and Science: Health & Human Body, Weather, Seasons, Seeds & Plants, Animals, & Seashore

Bible

Music & Art

Fine and gross motor skills

Social and emotional skills

Pre-School (K3) – 3-year-olds: Abeka Curriculum

Language Arts: Recognizing each letter’s shape and sound. They are read to daily.

Mathematics: Review basic counting and counting from 1-30, number recognition, and counting objects

Health and Science: Health & Human Body, Weather, Seasons, Seeds & Plants, Animals, & Seashore

Bible

Music & Art

Fine and gross motor skills

Social and emotional skills

Pre-School (K4) – 4-year-olds: Abeka Curriculum

Continues where K3 left off with Abeka Curriculum.

Language Arts: Reading, Phonics, Skills Development, & Letter Writing

Mathematics: Numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Geometry, & Numbers Writing

Handwriting

Health and Science: Health & Human Body, Weather, Seasons, Seeds & Plants, Animals, & Seashore

Social Studies: Community Helpers, America: Our Great Country, Children of the World

Bible

Music & Art

Fine and gross motor skills

Social and emotional skills

Kindergarten (K5) – 5-year-olds: Abeka Curriculum
Continues where K4 left off with Abeka Curriculum.

Language Arts: Reading, Phonics, Skills Development

Mathematics: Numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Fractions, Problem Solving & Applications, Time, Measures, Geometry, & Numbers Writing

Handwriting

Health and Science: Health & Human Body, Weather, Seasons, Seeds & Plants, Animals, & Seashore

Social Studies: Community Helpers, America: Our Great Country, Children of the World

Bible

Music & Art

Fine and gross motor skills

Social and emotional skills