At Elmbrook Preschool, we recognize that no child develops according to a formula, by adding exactly so much of this and that. Every child has a unique temperament and a specific potential. However, we do work toward general life goals for all children using flexible guidelines.

One of our most important goals is to have each child feel good about himself. In other words, we help the children develop a healthy self-concept. When a child is happy, able to communicate with others and confident in himself, he is much more open to learning experiences.

While we see working towards these general life goals as primary in our dealings with children, we recognize that young children have an innate drive to explore and to learn. We meet these needs by providing experiences with reading and math readiness, opportunities to learn about their world (beginning social studies) and their well-being in it (health and safety).

At Elmbrook Preschool, the atmosphere is warm and accepting ... opening the way for the child’s expression of the world through various art media, body movement and music.

Having stated our goals for children, we also know that parents are the first and most effective teachers of their children. It is important that we have a good working relationship with parents to help them better understand their child’s behavior and social needs. We can provide a variety of experiences that supplement and compliment life at home.