Smart Start: The Affordable Preschool Alternative

Mission Statement:
To provide curriculum based on RI Early Education Standards that moves your child ahead developmentally, prepares them for school and teaches important social skills in a nurturing, small group setting.
The Smart Start Difference:
Compared to for-profit Preschools, Smart Start is a fraction of the cost and size. This is because the primary motivation of Owner/Teacher Heather Wall is to provide quality pre-school education for her own son. Unlike other Preschools, Smart Start does not charge an enrollment fee or annual dues and will not charge for sick days in order to encourage parents to keep children home when ill. Additionally, we provide flexibility for parents to increase hours into the afternoon permanently or just when the need may arise.
Overview of Learning Opportunities:
Monday and Wednesday mornings, children ?play? at activities to learn the alphabet and letter sounds, numbers and simple math, and to master early writing skills. Each week has a theme that relates to the stories we read, the letter of the week and the games or craft projects we may do. Computer time, working with educational software, is included. Each child receives a written Daily Report that details what was taught that day. Furthermore, our program measures each child's development in twice yearly written progress reports.






Field Trip Fridays:
This optional addition to the week features trips to Biomes, the Jamestown playground, the Providence Children?s Museum, and other local venues that offer opportunities for playing and learning. A calendar of trips is provided prior to each month so parents may decide in advance if they want their child to participate.

Program Goals:
? To recognize and accept that each child learns at their own pace and has their own learning style

? To foster the child?s independence which enables them to feel good about her/himself

? To teach appropriate social skills and manners with peers and adults

? To foster a natural love of learning

? To teach children to value and respect the people and materials around him/her