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      • Meet the Toddler Teachers
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    • Younger Preschool Room
      • Meet the Younger Preschool Teachers
      • Younger Preschool Daily Schedule
      • Younger Preschool Monthly Calendar
      • Younger Preschool Weekly Curriculum
    • Older Preschool Room
      • Meet the Older Preschool Teachers
      • Older Preschool Daily Schedule
      • Older Preschool Monthly Calendar
      • Older Preschool Weekly Curriculum
  • Board of Directors
    • Minutes of Past Board Meeting
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  • About Community Child Care Center
    • CCCC Mission and Value Statement
    • CCCC Philosophy
    • Our Staff
    • Our Community
    • CCCC History
    • CCCC Informational Brochure
    • Meet the Administrators
  • Contact Us
  • Enrollment Information
    • Wait List Application
    • Weekly Fees and Sliding Fee Scale
  • Resources for Families
    • Required Forms
    • Resources for Current Families
      • Calendars and Important Dates
      • Illness Exclusion Guidelines
      • Monthly Menus
        • Breakfast & Snack
        • CKC Lunch Menus
      • CCCC Monthly Newsletter
    • Community Resources
  • Classrooms
    • Toddler Room
      • Meet the Toddler Teachers
      • Toddler Daily Schedule
      • Toddler Weekly Curriculum
    • Younger Preschool Room
      • Meet the Younger Preschool Teachers
      • Younger Preschool Daily Schedule
      • Younger Preschool Monthly Calendar
      • Younger Preschool Weekly Curriculum
    • Older Preschool Room
      • Meet the Older Preschool Teachers
      • Older Preschool Daily Schedule
      • Older Preschool Monthly Calendar
      • Older Preschool Weekly Curriculum
  • Board of Directors
    • Minutes of Past Board Meeting
    • Bylaws
Caring for families at Commonwealth Terrace Cooperative
and the ​University of Minnesota since 1974
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​Older Preschool Room

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Meet the Teachers
Daily Schedule
Monthly Calendar
Curriculum
The Older Preschool Program serves children 4 - 5 years old. CCCC's preschool ratio is 1 teacher for every 8 children, exceeding minimum state licensing requirements, thus allowing more time for nurturing one-on-one relationships between the teacher and child and for small group activities. The capacity for the older preschool room is 18 children. The older preschool schedule and curriculum are designed to assist in preparing children for kindergarten. The program continues to build off of our younger preschool goals of adding more structure, decreasing flexibility, and minimizing transitions. The daily routine consists of teacher-initiated activities, large group times, reading, writing, science, math, large motor, meals, rest, clean up, and child-initiated activities and play. The classroom teacher team changes the equipment in the classroom every three to four weeks to provide children with a variety of age-appropriate toys and equipment to engage with during child-initiated playtime. Large group activities increase the child's attention span and listening skills while developing confidence in a group setting by enhancing social and emotional skills. Curriculum is developed on a weekly basis  focusing on a variety of subjects. Preschool teachers use a number of strategies  and activities to encourage growth and development, including: playful  interactions, songs, stories, positive reinforcement, direction, redirection,  and modeling of appropriate behavior. The older preschool program focuses on school readiness which includes: expanding social skills and positive  interactions with peers, problem-solving skills, being able to pay attention and  follow directions, finishing tasks and working independently, health and safety  habits, and a strong emphasis on helping children recognize, verbalize, and  control emotions. The Older Preschool Room uses the Second Step social-emotional curriculum and the Woven Word literacy curriculum.
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  • About Community Child Care Center
    • CCCC Mission and Value Statement
    • CCCC Philosophy
    • Our Staff
    • Our Community
    • CCCC History
    • CCCC Informational Brochure
    • Meet the Administrators
  • Contact Us
  • Enrollment Information
    • Wait List Application
    • Weekly Fees and Sliding Fee Scale
  • Resources for Families
    • Required Forms
    • Resources for Current Families
      • Calendars and Important Dates
      • Illness Exclusion Guidelines
      • Monthly Menus
        • Breakfast & Snack
        • CKC Lunch Menus
      • CCCC Monthly Newsletter
    • Community Resources
  • Classrooms
    • Toddler Room
      • Meet the Toddler Teachers
      • Toddler Daily Schedule
      • Toddler Weekly Curriculum
    • Younger Preschool Room
      • Meet the Younger Preschool Teachers
      • Younger Preschool Daily Schedule
      • Younger Preschool Monthly Calendar
      • Younger Preschool Weekly Curriculum
    • Older Preschool Room
      • Meet the Older Preschool Teachers
      • Older Preschool Daily Schedule
      • Older Preschool Monthly Calendar
      • Older Preschool Weekly Curriculum
  • Board of Directors
    • Minutes of Past Board Meeting
    • Bylaws