Pre-K Plus will offer developmentally appropriate learning activities for children who need a little "more" - more cognitive skill building, more motor skill building more social skill building and more opportunities to prepare for Kindergarten.

Children are also eligible for this program if they missed the enrollment cut-off date for kindergarten in their township. Please contact the Nursery School Director to discuss your child's circurmstances and eligibility. All children must have attended a Pre-K program at the JCC or another preschool prior to enrolling in the Pre-K Plus program.

This class also emphasizes emergent literacy (including sight words), writing, alphabet recognition, and phonemic awareness through activities that involve the whole child. Lesson plans are taught with a hands-on approach. They also include basic math concepts, number recognition and cause and effect. Children have many opportunities to experiment, predict, and problem solve. This open-ended approach stimulates creativity in many ways beyond the traditional teacher directed activities at this age level.