At St. Aloysius Child Care Center, we believe that every child is a precious gift from God, uniquely created with boundless potential and a natural curiosity about the world. The heart of our approach is play-based learning. We recognize that play is the fundamental way young children learn, explore, and make sense of their world. Through rich, open-ended play experiences, children develop critical thinking skills, problem-solving abilities, creativity, language, and social-emotional intelligence. ​Central to our mission is the incorporation of the Catholic faith into every aspect of our program. We gently introduce children to the love of God and the beauty of our Catholic traditions in age-appropriate ways. We celebrate Catholic holidays, share stories of saints, and introduce basic prayers and hymns, fostering a foundation of faith, virtue, and a sense of belonging within our Catholic community.

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Our Pre-K programs utilize The Core Knowledge Sequence which meets state, national, and diocesan standards.  The preschool CK Sequence provides a detailed outline of specific content to be taught in language and literacy, history and geography, mathematic reasoning, science, social and emotional development, movement and coordination, and the arts. By fostering academic excellence, Core Knowledge provides a solid, specific, shared core curriculum in order to help children establish a strong foundation of knowledge. Core Knowledge is a guide to coherent content from grade to grade, designed to encourage steady academic progress as children build their knowledge and skills from one year to the next. 
 

Learn more about the Core Knowledge curriculum here. 

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