Laurelwood Preschool

We'll be sharing a number of resources this week focused on anti-racism. Starting with this list of children's books #EveryoneBelongsHere

If you have a PreK aged child and want to help them develop pre-writing skills encourage them to develop and strengthen their hand muscles with activities like cutting, beading, and playing with playdough. You can see below that their hands are still growing and won’t be ready for writing for a few more years. So let them play and develop at an age-appropriate pace. They will get there! We promise!

Our EC and PreK classes are sharing class time together virtually with our PreK kids continuing to share their All About Me posters and our EC kids practicing share and tell using their favorite toys. We may be separated but we’re always together as classmates.

Everyone loves Pete the Cat! He’s cool! Tune in to his online story time and feel groovy!

ABC parking lot match Ask us if you need help with modifications.

Stuck inside with your little ones and looking for an adventure? Try these virtual field trips! Each destination includes several prompts for activities to do with your kids after you visit. Being inside doesn’t mean you can’t travel the world and learn something new!

Our classes are closed temporarily due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. We will be closed beginning Monday, March 16th and plan to remain closed through Friday, April 3rd. We hope to reopen for classes and classroom observations on Monday, April 6th. At this time we will not be scheduling observations for the month of April as the current situation is a fluid one. When we have returned to normal operations we will resume scheduling classroom observations. We are continuing ...to accept online registration applications for Fall 2020 during our closure. We will continually update our website (laurelwoodpreschool.com) and this page with future developments. As a result of the ongoing pandemic and the closure of schools in our area our response time to any inquiries you may have may be delayed. We ask for your patience and understanding. We hope to return to our normal activities of learning and playing very soon.

Missing library storytime? Sunnyvale Library has started Storytime to Go on their Facebook and Instagram pages. Check it out!

Our three year old Early Childhood classes had a blast celebrating the Hindu Spring festival, Holi. Beautiful colors adorned everyone’s faces and happy laughter filled the air. If you would like to be part of our preschool community and enjoy fun events like this one please visit our website, laurelwoodpreschool.com and enroll your child in class for our 2020-2021 school year beginning in September. We’d love to have you join us!

Our PreK classes celebrated Read Across America Day on Monday with jammies, stuffies, snacks, and stories. So much fun! You could celebrate next year if you join our PreK classes beginning this Fall. We are accepting enrollment applications now for Fall 2020. Visit our website laurelwoodpreschool.com for more information.

Are you the parent of a preschool aged child who will turn 3 or 4 by December 1st? Are you looking for a play-based preschool where your child will learn and make new friends in a safe and loving environment? Do you want to share in your child’s first school experience - and as an added bonus make friends for yourself - at a parent participation preschool?... If you answered yes to these questions please consider enrolling your child at Laurelwood Preschool this coming Fall. Registration is now open for our 2020-2021 school year. Please visit our website, laurelwoodpreschool.com to learn more and to register online.

Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is open! Please visit laurelwoodpreschool.com for online registration information.Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is open! Please visit laurelwoodpreschool.com for online registration information.

Preschool years are not only optimal for children to learn through play, but also a critical developmental period. If children are not given enough natural movement and play experiences, they start their academic careers with a disadvantage. They are more likely to be clumsy, have difficulty paying attention, trouble controlling their emotions, utilize poor problem-solving methods, and demonstrate difficulties with social interactions. We are consistently seeing sensory, motor, and cognitive issues pop up more and more in later childhood, partly because of inadequate opportunities to move and play at an early age. https://www.washingtonpost.com//the-decline-of-play-in-p/

Our Pre-Kindergarten classes had a blast today learning to ice skate at Solar4America Ice in San Jose. This is just one of several field trips our 4s classes take over the course of the school year. To learn more about our PreK classes and how to enroll for Fall 2020 please check out our webpage, laurelwoodpreschool.com.