The Ruston Christian preschool curriculum is presented through a variety of centers, which encourage children to explore, create, experiment and pursue new interests. Our separate interest centers offer children a range of clear choices, from books, art and games to dramatic play, building and housekeeping. Whether your child prefers working alone or engaging with other kids, there’s always something to do.
 THE ART CENTER: Our art center is an inviting place where children’s artwork is proudly displayed. In the art center, children can find paper for drawing and painting. Colored pencils, markers, crayons, child-safe scissors, glue sticks, paste and more are available to help kids express themselves.
THE MANIPULATIVE (TOY AND GAME) CENTER: Here your kids will find puzzles, building blocks, matching games and other games that can be played at a table or on the floor. Children practice hand-eye coordination while placing pegs in a pegboard or building with interlocking pegs. They also learn to cooperate with one another by sharing and taking turns as they play a game or build a design.
THE BLOCK CENTER: Here, children can play with hardwood unit blocks, which have smooth edges and are easy for small fingers to manipulate. The variety of sizes and shapes help enhance children’s development of patterns, number concepts, geometry, spatial sense and measurement. A mini gas station, train set and doll houses help extend your children’s block play into dramatic play.
 THE HOUSEKEEPING CENTER: The familiar household furnishings, dress-up clothes and accessories in the housekeeping center inspire children to engage in dramatic play, breaking through the restrictions of reality and pretending to be someone or something different. Dramatic play helps deepen their understanding of the world.
THE SCIENCE CENTER: In our science area, children do what scientists do: They ask questions, plan and conduct investigations, gather information, construct and explanation and communicate findings. They learn about scientific concepts as they study plants, animals, magnets, light and shadows, our body, our senses, how things move and change, and more.
THE LANGUAGE ARTS CENTER: Our center creates a literacy-rich environment. Ruston Christian students listen to quality children’s literature every day, listen to books on tape and participate in action stories. They are encouraged to ask questions about stories, join in reciting rhymes, poems and songs, choose their favorite books during read-aloud time and learn and practice new words and letter sounds.
 THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER: Preschool children at Ruston Christian are offered an opportunity to learn Chinese language. We create a game-like environment to teach Chinese language games and songs.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: The preschool Christian education curriculum focuses on the development of Christian character: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: Toddlers at Ruston Christian are encouraged to participate in conversations, look at and listen to books being read, experiment with drawing and writing and learn about pictures and print. This helps them develop receptive and expressive language.
ART: We use a variety of tools and materials, and children learn to paint, draw, mold and make collages.
LARGE MOTOR SKILLS: We engage in a variety of large-muscle activities, which helps toddlers gain balance and move from place to place, walk with increasing coordination and maintain balance while moving arms and legs in active play.
FINE MOTOR SKILLS: We help children practice using their thumb and index fingers to grasp and drop objects, use one hand to hold an object while the other hand manipulates another object and use hand-eye coordination to do both simple and complex tasks.
MUSIC: Toddlers sing in groups, explore musical instruments and are encouraged to respond to music by moving their bodies. The activities help expand language skills, develop interest in environmental sounds and share music with others by singing together or parading in a group.
DRAMATIC PLAY: Toddlers participate in dramatic play to help manage their feelings through pretending and role-playing, imitate sounds and action and interact with other children.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: The toddler Christian education curriculum focuses on the life and work of Jesus.
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Ruston Christian Childcare and Preschool is going through the national accreditation process.
The Ruston Christian Childcare and Preschool has formally begun the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Accreditation process. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8. NAEYC is committed to becoming an increasingly high performing and inclusive organization.
Founded in 1926, NAEYC is the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children with nearly 100,000 members, a national network of over 300 local, state, and regional Affiliates, and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations.
NAEYC Accreditation represents the mark of quality in early childhood education. To achieve NAEYC Accreditation, early childhood education programs volunteer to be measured against the most robust and rigorous national standards on education, health and safety. Our childcare commits to improve our facilities and program according to NAYEC's ten standards: Relationships, Curriculum, Teaching, Assessment of Child Progress, Health, Teachers, Families, Community Relationships, Physical Environment and Leadership and Management.
Currently, there are 38 NAEYC accredited program in the Seattle area, including the University of Washington Children’s Center, and one in the Tacoma area. |
