Our Program

Three rooms, one mission: ready for kindergarten.

Full-day care and academic preschool for ages 1 to 8, Monday through Friday. Each classroom is built around exactly what kids that age need — and all of it points toward a confident first day of kindergarten.

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How We Teach

Play and real academics — not one or the other.

Kids this age learn by doing, so our rooms are busy, hands-on places. But we're also serious about school readiness. We teach handwriting with the Writing Without Tears program, and we're an Early Achievers–rated program, which means the state reviews our quality and we keep pushing it higher.

Full days run 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM. We ask that every child is on site by 9:30 AM so nobody misses the morning learning blocks — that's when the real teaching happens.

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Ages 1–2

Toddler Room

The little ones. This room is all about feeling safe enough to explore. Story time, songs, and a lot of getting your hands into things — finger painting, ripping tissue paper, glue, stickers. The point isn't a craft to hang on the fridge; it's small hands figuring out what their fingers can do.

Ages 1–27:1 ratio7 children max

What they're working on

  • Walking, climbing, and moving with confidence
  • First words, signs, and pointing to ask for things
  • Eating and napping on a steady daily rhythm
  • Playing alongside other children
  • Stacking, sorting, and simple sensory play
Children drawing on paper at Apple Valley Childcare

Ages 3–4

Preschool One

The year big feelings get names. We work on sharing, taking turns, washing hands, and using words when you're frustrated instead of melting down. The academics start here too — first letters, colors, numbers, and learning to hold a pair of scissors. Every child learns their own name and their classmates'.

Ages 3–410:1 ratio10 children max

What they're working on

  • Potty training and self-help skills
  • Recognizing letters, colors, shapes, and numbers
  • Cutting, gluing, and early drawing
  • Making friends and solving small conflicts
  • Following a two- or three-step direction
Children with backpacks heading to kindergarten

Ages 4–5 · Pre-K

Preschool Two

Kindergarten prep, the real version. They follow an actual schedule — circle time, learning blocks, centers — because in a few months they'll be doing exactly that at kindergarten. Writing first and last names, sounding out letters, counting past fifty, sight words, ten-frame math.

Ages 4–5 (Pre-K)10:1 ratioUp to 20 children

What they're working on

  • Writing first and last name
  • Letter sounds and the start of reading
  • Counting and ten-frame math
  • Sitting for a lesson and raising a hand
  • The confidence to walk into kindergarten ready

Kindergarten Ready

What "ready" actually means.

By the time a child leaves our Pre-K room, here's what they can usually do:

Write their first and last name
Know letter sounds and recognize sight words
Count, and do early ten-frame math
Hold a pencil, scissors, and crayon correctly
Follow a routine and a multi-step direction
Sit for a lesson, raise a hand, and wait a turn

That's the promise. Call and we'll tell you exactly where your child would start.

See It For Yourself

The rooms make more sense in person.

Call and we'll set up a time to walk through, meet the teachers, and find the right room for your child.

(509) 457-3591

Open Monday – Friday, 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM · all children on site by 9:30 AM