The Green Frogs Leap

Towards Kindergarten With School Skills & Confidence

Preschool (Green Frogs) | 3 - 4 Years | Serving Manhattan, IL

A Full-Day Program Based On Fun, Hands-On Learning

Preschool is your child’s first exposure to “big kid” school. Loving teachers gently guide your child toward building the foundations for academic success using the Creative Curriculum©, which incorporates play-based, hands-on activities focusing on social and emerging preschool skills.

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Preparing Your Child For Kindergarten & Beyond

When play-based learning, practical school skills, and social-emotional skills come together, they build the foundation for success in kindergarten and beyond. Circle time, group activities, and dramatic play are fun ways for your child to learn pre-literacy skills and basic math and science concepts.

Your Child’s Preschool Class Focuses On Independence & Confidence:

Managing classroom rules, routines, & transitions
Demonstrating concern about the feelings of others
Taking turns
Showing control with motor skills
Using refined wrist and finger movements
Using complete 4 - 6 word sentences to express thoughts & needs

Telling stories about objects, events, times, & places with order and details
Attending & engaging
Thinking symbolically
Identifying the sounds of a few letters
Interacting during read-aloud & book conversations

Imaginations Soar As They Create, Build, & Collaborate

Your child expands beyond “you and me” play and shifts toward teamwork. Their curiosity and problem-solving skills are pushed to the max as they use their knowledge and strengths to propose ideas and retain new information through creating, building, and collaborating.

Building The Foundation For Strong Relationships

Your little one feels free to fully express themselves in a safe, nurturing, and loving environment. As they express their feelings while learning to regulate their emotions, they learn crucial social-emotional skills that form strong relationships throughout life.

Personalized Care With An Extra Teacher In The Room

Small class sizes strongly boost student performance. Your child benefits from hands-on, personalized learning that focuses on their interests, needs, and abilities with an extra teacher in the room and a lower than state-required child-to-teacher ratio of 7 to 1.

Receive Pictures & Messages With Your Handy Parent App

Stay connected to your child’s day with the free parent app that allows direct, easy communication with your child’s teachers. Receive daily updates on progress and activities, ask questions, and have adorable photos and videos at your fingertips!

A Designated In-Class Bathroom Means There’s No Need To Leave The Room!

Honorary Illinois ExceleRate Silver Circle Of Quality Recipient

Give your preschooler the best start possible with quality care and education and a deep commitment to excellence that shines through with the ExceleRate Silver Circle of Quality award for 9 years running!

Fostering A Strong Home-School Connection With Family Support

Partnering with teachers to give your child everything they need to succeed is one of the best things you can do for them academically. Your child stays on track and ahead of the game through open communication, continuity of care, and regular evaluations.

Here’s what you can expect from a solid home-school connection:

The Ages & Stages Questionnaire allows you and your little one’s teachers to assess their social-emotional and developmental milestones.
Face-to-face bi-annual parent-teacher conferences give you and your child’s teachers a chance to connect in their learning environment.
Help with finding services if assessments or observations show any gaps or delays that need further attention.

Over An Acre Of Space For Fun Muscle-Building

With over an acre of safe outdoor space, your little green frog leaps, hops, and jumps their way to a strong mind and body. They spend time with friends in the garden, explore climbers and slides, and go on imaginative adventures.

They Enjoy Tasty Lunches & Snacks Included In Tuition

Your child never goes hungry with lunches and snacks included in tuition made by an onsite chef in a commercial kitchen. You never hear rumblies in these tummies!

Being Present In Your Child’s Class Improves Performance

The more present you are in your child’s education and academic environment, the better they perform in all areas of development. Come in for parent-teacher conferences and sign up to volunteer as a chaperone for field trips and fun classroom parties!

Trips, Celebrations, & Visitors That Keep Things Exciting

Trips to the Children’s Museum and more, plus visitors like the fire department (and even Santa) keep your child excited and engaged. It’s your turn to join in the fun with celebrations and events like:

FAQs

What are your operating hours?

We are open Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., year-round.

What cleaning measures do you follow?

We have professional cleaners come in every day to ensure sparkling, germ-free spaces. Staff also sanitizes throughout the day, and we have air purifiers and electrostatic sprayers to eliminate any pesky microbes in the air or on hard-to-clean surfaces.

How do you keep children safe and secure?

All entrance doors require a coded fob for access, plus the yard is completely fenced. We also have internal-use security cameras throughout the center, and all staff members hold a current CPR certification.