Turtle Rock Preschool is an independent, secular, year-round early childhood day school in Irvine offering campus-based early education through kindergarten-level care and instruction.
A year-round independent early childhood day school located on a one-acre campus in Irvine. The school operates multiple classrooms and emphasizes a combination of nurturing care and increasingly challenging academic experiences appropriate to young children.
The curriculum is theme-based and draws from multiple early childhood models, including influences from the Reggio Emilia approach. Instruction balances developmentally appropriate academics with play-based, hands-on learning and includes regular opportunities for observation, exploration, experimentation and problem-solving.
Meals and snacks are prepared on-site by a dedicated kitchen staff; food is served family-style and menus accommodate dietary needs and allergies. The school reports a stable, long-tenured teaching staff, published child-to-staff ratios for different age groups, and continuous accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Welcomes babies as young as 8 weeks in a specially designed infant room with individual cribs, separate areas for changing and feeding, and daily communication with families.
A transitional class for older preschool children that emphasizes coordination, more complex play and deeper social interaction.
A program designed to enhance cognitive, social and emotional skills and to build foundations in early literacy and mathematics in preparation for formal schooling.
A developmentally focused classroom experience where children are encouraged to express creativity, build friendships and develop emerging skills.
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A six-hour kindergarten program (8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) combining teacher-directed and self-directed activities with instruction in literacy, writing, mathematics, science and weekly Spanish.
A program for children in the second year of life that balances individual attention with group experiences and hands-on activities.
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