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Kids on the Hill Preschool is a play-based early childhood program in Corte Madera that groups children by age and emphasizes developmental readiness for kindergarten through guided play, social-emotional growth, and hands-on learning.
Kids on the Hill Preschool operates as a neighborhood early childhood program serving young children through pre-kindergarten. The program groups children by age to address developmental needs and aims to support social, emotional, physical and cognitive readiness for elementary school.
The program emphasizes play-based learning and draws on multiple early childhood philosophies and research, including developmental, Montessori, Waldorf, Erikson, and Reggio Emilia influences. Curriculum is organized around themes and projects and targets areas such as large and small motor skills, language and literacy, art, music, cognitive concepts, science and life skills.
Daily routines balance child-initiated play with teacher-guided activities and include indoor and outdoor periods, group gatherings, snack and lunch times, and a scheduled rest period for children who remain into the afternoon. The outdoor play area is used for nature study, gardening and physical play; teachers also plan enrichment activities such as cooking, art, science and music.
Teaching staff hold early childhood education coursework, degrees and credentials and participate in ongoing professional development. Instructional planning is classroom-based, with teachers preparing age-appropriate environments and learning experiences for the children in their care.
An afternoon extension that follows a rest period and provides scheduled enrichment activities such as cooking, literacy, art, science and music and movement.
The site describes a core morning program that forms the main school day.
A targeted afternoon program for children enrolled in pre-k that emphasizes whole language skills, letter recognition, rhyming, initial sounds and phonemic awareness.
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