Why Preschool

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Early Childhood Education incorporates all aspects of a child’s development, including, social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth, building a lifelong foundation for growth in all these areas. Early childhood education in a preschool setting often takes place during the three-year-old and four-year-old years.

Three-Year-Old Program

The first year of preschool, known as the “three-year-old year” is aimed at helping children feel safe, comfortable, and confident in a school and play environment that they share with children of similar ages. Valuable lifelong skills are modeled and taught, such as sharing, personal space, growing attention spans, group participation, and building self-confidence to name just a few. These skills are valuable contributors to a child’s future social and academic success.

Following this first year of preschool as a three-year-old, children become very comfortable in the classroom. This is because they’ve had a year of good interactions with teachers and classmates and have developed important fine motor skills like coloring, writing, and cutting. All of this sets them up for a year of significant growth and learning when they turn four.

J.U.M.P.’s three-year-old program equips children to delve into deeper learning and growth when they enter the four-year-old program.

It is with these things in mind that the Johnstown United Methodist Preschool (J.U.M.P.) offers a three-year-old program consisting of 2 ½ hour classes, twice a week, committed to meeting the individual development needs of each child, in a safe, nurturing, and positive environment.

Four-Year-Old Program

Our four-year-old program offers 10 hours of preschool each week over three days. These classes build on the growth and development of each child as they begin to embrace more academic concepts based on Colorado’s standards for children entering Kindergarten while continuing to encourage and support each child’s personal growth in all areas in a fun, engaging, caring, and positive manner.

What Our Parents Say

We love JUMP! Super organized preschool that keeps families informed. Great activities planned and my son loves it!

Janelle

JUMP Parent

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JUMP Preschool

108 King Ave. Johnstown, CO 80534

Monday-Friday* : 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.

*during the school year

(970) 587-9851