Little Lambs Preschool is a Catholic, state-certified preschool located at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Tempe, Arizona, offering play-based early education with faith formation and kindergarten-preparation for young children.
Little Lambs Preschool is a faith-based preschool located on the campus of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Tempe, AZ. The program emphasizes development of the whole child—social, emotional, cognitive, physical, creative and spiritual—and operates as a ministry to young families within a Catholic environment.
Instruction is play-based and incorporates faith formation, including Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and elements of the Baltimore Catechism. The preschool uses researched early-literacy and handwriting curricula such as Learning Without Tears, Lexia LETRS training for teachers, and the Happily Ever After reading-readiness program. A research-based movement curriculum (Minds-In-Motion MAZE) is integrated into the Pre-K schedule using outdoor movement circuits to support balance, sensory integration and motor skills.
Weekly 2-day and 5-day preschool programs for three-year-old children. The 2-day program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings and the 5-day program meets Monday through Friday mornings; lunches for these classes are provided by parents. The program presents age-appropriate hands-on activities to develop listening, language, fine- and large-motor skills, creative art, literature and music, and includes options for extended stay and after-school care for an additional charge.
Weekly 3-day and 5-day preschool programs for four-year-old children with activities to develop kindergarten readiness, including letter and sound recognition, counting, motor activities, creative art and social skills. Snack is provided for all classes and parents provide lunch; extended-day and after-school care options are available for an additional charge.
After-school childcare is available into the early evening for families needing care beyond the school day.
An extended-day option that allows children to remain beyond regular class hours for an additional charge.
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An optional supervised lunchtime period during class days; lunch is provided by parents.
A research-based movement program integrated into the Pre-K curriculum using outdoor movement circuits several times per week to support balance, sensory integration and motor development.
A Pre-K class that includes literacy and handwriting instruction: teachers are trained in Learning Without Tears and certified in Lexia LETRS, and a weekly handwriting lesson and a 10-story reading-readiness curriculum (Happily Ever After) are used to support letter knowledge, writing readiness and vocabulary development.
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