The Weekday Program at First United Methodist Church in Plano is an early childhood and school-age childcare program serving infants through school-age children. The program holds NAEYC accreditation and Texas Rising Star certification and uses a play-based, HighScope-informed curriculum alongside specialty classroom options and summer offerings.
The Weekday Program operates as an early childhood and school-age care program located at FUMC Plano. It serves children from infancy through school-age and maintains NAEYC accreditation and Texas Rising Star certification.
Instruction is play-based and informed by the HighScope curriculum, with emphasis on hands-on, experiential learning, social-emotional development, and differentiation according to each child’s developmental readiness. The program describes continuity between classroom routines and family partnership, and uses a secure communication app for daily updates.
The site describes multiple indoor activity spaces and an extensive outdoor learning environment. The outdoor learning area includes:
The program offers customizable schedule options, morning and afternoon extended-day options, year-round and academic-year enrollment choices, and a summer program. Teachers and administrators are described as experienced and engaged in continuing professional development. Enrollment and family communication are managed through an online process and a secure app for daily messaging and photos; billing and attendance functions are handled through that system.
Infant classes introduce the youngest children to a group setting with low ratios and tenured infant teachers; classes are described as small and focused on nurturing and social introduction.
Preschool classes use play-based, hands-on activities and emergent literacy and early math experiences aligned with school-readiness goals and the HighScope curriculum.
Afterschool programming for elementary and middle-school students with transportation from selected local schools; daily offerings include snack, supervised homework time, indoor and outdoor recreation, and creative activities.
A mixed-age Spanish/English dual-language class for three- to five-year-olds that delivers classroom instruction approximately 40% in Spanish and 60% in English while following prekindergarten curriculum goals.
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Summer programming is offered for all ages with lighter, camp-style curriculum for younger children and weekly or multi-week session options; activities include arts, science, play, field trips and swimming for older groups.
Toddler classes emphasize sensory exploration and building early skills through daily sensory experiences and play.
A Transitional Kindergarten option described as a bridge between preschool and kindergarten that is more academically focused than prekindergarten while maintaining play-based, developmentally adjusted instruction.
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