Kindergarten Academy is a full-time kindergarten program at the Upper Main Line YMCA. Our program helps children develop their social, academic and emotional skills while ensuring they are prepared for first grade.
Children must be five years old by December 31 to enroll.
READ - Read, Enjoy and Discover
Kindergarten Academy at the Upper Main Line YMCA encourages children to be self-driven learners to help build a passion for learning through activities in all learning areas. Students are encouraged to be creative and independent thinkers to gain a deep understanding of each topic explored. We use a curriculum for literacy and math that helps students become real-world thinkers and problem solvers including Math in Focus, The Super Kids Reading program as well as a collection of STEAM and project-based learning.
Our 2022 - 2023 academic year runs from 9/6/2022 - 6/9/2023 and instruction is from 9 AM - 3:30 PM. Before care is available from 7 - 9 AM. After care is available from 3:30 - 6 PM.
Parents can add on after school activities from the catalog of offerings from the Upper Main Line YMCA and our staff will ensure your child gets safely from their classroom to their additional lessons. Students that are not picked directly from their activity will return to after-care where they can stay until 6 PM. YMCA programs are offered throughout the school year and new programs are added six times a year. Students can choose to participate in one activity for the duration of the year or try a new offering every eight weeks. View activities.
As the largest provider of licensed childcare in Chester County, providing quality and affordable care to more than five thousand children each year, our expertise is unparalleled.
Our academic kindergarten will help prepare your child for success in school and in life and send them to first grade with the foundation needed to become fluent confident readers. In addition to their core curriculum, we encourage children to become self-driven learners with a passion for learning through activities in all learning areas.
Parents benefit from daily activities in a wide variety of program areas and can add on after-school activities from our robust catalog of YMCA offerings. Our staff will ensure your child gets safely from their classroom to their additional lessons. YMCA programs are offered throughout the school year and new programs are added six times a year. Students can choose to participate in one activity for the duration of the year or try a new offering every eight weeks.
Understanding whether your child is ready for their first year may seem daunting to some parents, understandably so, especially if your child is a younger student going into the school year. There are many skills rising kindergarteners should possess in several content areas. From recognizing letters and numbers, shapes and colors, to being able to use the restroom and wash hands independently and play well with others - if your child is interested in the world around them and eager to learn about different topics, they may be ready for kindergarten. While it may seem easy to compare with others, keep in mind that each child develops and masters skills at their own pace.
Have additional questions? Complete our interest form and our team will be happy to schedule a time to meet.
You can help prepare your child for kindergarten by keeping communication open, and talking about what a special year it will be. Chat with them about what their daily routine might look like at home getting ready for school, what their day could look like and what things they may learn. Reading books about kindergarten and visiting your child’s classroom is a great way to help ease some anxiety about the unknown. Creating a routine before school begins is also helpful in easing the transition.
During your child’s kindergarten year, expect to see a lot of growth! At their age, children will develop quickly socially and emotionally, physically and will take in a great deal of academic growth. Kindergarten is a year where children learn boundaries and develop friendships, playing with others, not just alongside of them. They learn about their place in the world and what it means to be a good friend. Kindergarten is a year to build that foundation for the love of learning, and will introduce a child to the world of reading and writing. Critical thinking skills will form through hands on math practice and experimenting through science experiments.
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