Three Years Old    All researches about the importance of preschool education indicate that a good quality preschool education is vital to the success of a child. Rancho Heritage School’s goals are to develop the following skills and abilities of the two and three year old children in a supportive and loving environment:

•Communication, including talking and listening
•Knowledge and understanding of the world
•Creative and aesthetic development
•Physical development
•Mathematical awareness and development
•Personal, social and emotional development

RHS teachers teach the above in various methods by play and pretend activities. It is most important to keep the following principal in mind:
•lots of support and encouragement
•ongoing praise and reassurance
•opportunities to develop independence
•time to build relationships
•familiar routines
•time to engage in new experiences
•small and secure spaces
•time to be quiet and to rest.
•Oral Language Development
•Concepts of Print
•Developing Vocabulary Through Books
•Alphabetic Knowledge
•Home School Connections
•Supporting Language & Literacy for English Language Learners
•Phonological Awareness
•Early Writing

The work of the Network between parents and school, encourages developmentally appropriate practices that are playful and purposeful.

In order to meet these objectives teachers and parents should:
•listen to what children say
•have realistic expectations
•make time for one-to-one activities and discussions
•be flexible in planning
•be consistent in responses and praise
•know when to intervene
•give more direction when teaching new skills
•allow time for ‘settling in’
•introduce new routines gradually