Learning to recognize letters is a major milestone on the way to reading. At Fremont Kid's Academy we incorporate practicing letters in our normal curriculum. We pick a few letters each week and focus on just those letters. The children benefit from the repetition and enjoy being able to identify the letters of the week.

Structured curriculum in childcare is an important component of a complete preschool program. At Fremont Kid's Academy we incorporate all of the necessary preschool subjects to prepare the children in our care for kindergarten. However, we also believe it is important to give children time to play freely and choose their own activities. Blocks, construction paper, and many toys give lots of options for free play.

Playing ring around the rosy is a favorite afternoon activity. The game teaches listening, memory, and following directions. It's also a great way to enhance the connection between the children in care at Fremont Kid's Academy.

All week long we've been working with shapes at Fremont Kid's Academy. The culmination of all of our two dimensional study is a play session with three dimensional shapes, also known as blocks. The children were able to make the connection between the two dimensional paper shapes they've been making collages out of and the three dimensional blocks they are making structures from.

Interwoven with all of the preschool curriculum that is taught at Fremont Kid's Academy are the skills that a baby aquires to transition to toddler status. Self feeding is high on that list and oh so much fun to practice. Multigrain Cheerios are perfect candidates for first self feeding foods. They are easy to pick up, healthy, and taste great.

Recognizing, naming, and recalling shapes is one of our themes this week. We are working with triangles today and while the children are learning, they just feel like they're having fun pasting their shapes down, making their triangle picture.

Art at Fremont Kid's Academy takes many forms and on occasion it's just for art's sake, but today, like most days, it's to teach a lesson based on Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math. The children in our care enjoy learning through art so much that they don't even realize that they are getting ready for kindergarten.

Children love to do science experiments and showing how water makes its way up a stem of celery with food coloring is an easy way to delight them.

Identifying shapes is one of the basic concepts taught in kindergarten and at Fremont Kid's Academy as well. We work to ensure that each child is exposed to the subjects that they will see once they enter school.

Identifying shapes is one of the basic concepts taught in kindergarten and at Fremont Kid's Academy as well. We work to ensure that each child is exposed to the subjects that they will see once they enter school.

At Fremont Kid's Academy we encourage imagination games such as dress up to foster brain development that is key in early childhood development. The children in care love to play and it's good for them.

Learning about the mail process is a fun subject in childcare. We can watch the mail carrier drop off the mail in the box and then we can enjoy the magazine's that come. In the future, the children in care at Fremont Kid's Academy will be sending letters home.

Having fresh fruit for snack is an easy way to please even the most picky eaters. They gobble up strawberries like they're going out of style.

Learning to recognize letters is a major milestone on the way to reading and the children in care at Fremont Kid's Academy have many opportunities to practice this skill. Collecting a specific letter to make a letter collage is a great way of learning to identify and sort letters.

Fremont Kid's Academy has committed to increasing the habitat for butterflies in our garden. Art imitates life as the children paint a garden habitat and add butterflies to the design. In the yard we have planted milkweed and on the canvas we have grown love for the natural world.

Leap Frog exercises work great to get the sillies out and foster a commitment to a healthy lifestyle. Fremont Kid's Academy cherishes the whole child, from social dynamics, to educational curriculum, to physical activity we seek to support the children in our care in all areas of their lives.

Playing outside with the wagon is a fun way to teach taking turns and cooperation. At Fremont Kid's Academy, we function as a large family and today the older children gave the younger children rides in the wagon.

Engineering is one of the main curriculum subjects at Fremont Kid's Academy and lends itself perfectly to building forts. We allow the children in our care the freedom to be creative and have fun with their creations.

Playing duck duck goose in the yard was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon at Fremont Kid's Academy. Learning to follow directions and working together are some of the lessons wrapped in the fun of this game.

Having the autonomy to choose their own toys gives the children in care at Fremont Kid's Academy the ability to express their interests and desires. That freedom also allows the care providers learn about the individual personalities of each child. Having this knowledge arms us with important data to use when we teach subjects. We will use items that interest each child to their benefit.

The children at Fremont Kid's Academy have been observing the butterfly activity around our garden and today we created a summer scape on paper showing flowers and butterflies.

Fremont Kid's Academy is a multi-aged childcare that functions like a family within a school. Each child finds the perfect place and fits in well with the other children regardless of age.

Fremont Kid's Academy is a place where children feel comfortable, loved, and part of our extended family. We have a strong curriculum plan but we also value the relationships that the children have with each other and with the care providers. Affection and positive recognition are tools we use to foster a deep connection between all individuals.

Playing house is more than just pretending to be an adult. It includes many social dynamics, and in this case engineering. The children at Fremont Kid's Academy worked together to put up this play structure and are enjoying the benefits of their engineering.

Children love to find their autonomy in any way they can, and being able to ride the big kid toy is a sure way to get that elated feeling of being a kid, not a baby.

Fremont Kid's Academy curriculum is based in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) We use science and art together to create a fascination for learning in our youngest students. Recreating the insect anatomy with egg cartons and paint is a perfect way to make learning about them fun and education.