Preschool (Ages 3-4)
Once your child reaches Steadfast Academy’s preschool class (Age 3), the transition from KidReports to Take Home Folders is essential to your child’s learning proficiency. This transition allows Steadfast Academy to effectively prepare your child for their future kindergarten experience. By slowly introducing this transition at the preschool level, it lays the foundation to build upon your child’s learning development for pre-kindergarten and beyond.
The cognitive, physical and social skills of most rapidly developing three-year-olds are significantly different from other ages, according to early childhood brain research. Despite these differences, three-year-olds have been combined with either younger or older children in traditional classrooms, due to the lack of developmentally appropriate instruction.
Recognizing this gap, Frog Street has announced the launch of the first-ever comprehensive curriculum for three-year-olds!
Frog Street Threes provides intentional instruction in key areas of development so children ages 36-48 months can effectively continue on the path to kindergarten readiness. Key components include:
- Easy-to-use activities developed around early brain development research
- Well-rounded scope of activities that address all developmental domains
- Intentional instruction that optimizes key windows of opportunity for growth and development
- Social and emotional emphasis featuring Dr. Becky Bailey’s Conscious Discipline®
To read more about our curriculum and to view visual examples please visit http://www.frogstreet.com/curriculum/frog-street-threes/
Frog Street Press, LLC (2017). Frog Street Threes Expanding Wonder and New Horizons. Retrieved from http://www.frogstreet.com/curriculum/frog-street-threes/
Preschool Q&A
Q1: What ages does the preschool program serve?
A1: The preschool program is designed for children ages 3–4 years old.
Q2: What curriculum is used in Steadfast Academy’s preschool program?
A2: The preschool program uses Frog Street Threes, a research‑based curriculum created specifically for three‑year‑olds.
Q3: How does the preschool curriculum support development?
A3: Frog Street Threes provides intentional instruction that addresses multiple developmental domains and supports growth in cognitive, physical, social, and emotional skills.
Q4: How does the preschool program prepare children for future learning?
A4: The program gradually introduces tools like Take Home Folders to build learning proficiency and help transition toward pre‑kindergarten and kindergarten readiness.
Q5: What teaching approach does the preschool program emphasize?
A5: The curriculum emphasizes structured, developmentally appropriate activities grounded in early brain development research, including social‑emotional support with Conscious Discipline® strategies.