Canton Community Kindergarten Preschool is one of the longest running preschools in the area. Opening in 1967, it has been running continuously since then. We are currently seeing a new generation of children. Parents that were here as children are now sending their own children to CCK. They want their children to feel the love and care that they remember as preschool students. We take into consideration the child’s needs and the wishes of each parent to create a caring, loving, nurturing atmosphere for his or her child. We realize that no two children are the same; therefore, each child receives the individual attention he or she needs.
Our prekindergarten curriculum is one of the finest and most inclusive around. We meet with the public kindergarten teachers to ensure that our curriculum will benefit our students and give them the best start for years to come. While we believe that play is our main mission, we create an atmosphere that is inclusive for learning as well as fun.
CCK preschool curriculum includes:
• social skills
• arts and crafts
• math
• social studies
• music
• science
• cooking
• role play
• literature
• fine and gross motor skills
CCK pre-K curriculum includes:
• engaging in interactive play
• dramatic play with peers, with a variety of roles
• development of a positive self-image
• development of a sensitivity of needs of others
• development of sustaining friendships
• using language to solve problems with conflicts
• using language to describe their own activities and needs
• practicing gross motor skills, such as: balancing, hopping, jumping, climbing, and using a swing independently
• completing complex puzzles
• cutting with scissors successfully
• counting objects 1 – 10
• learning the days of the week, months in order and understanding the concept of clocks and calendars
• following directions involving spatial relations, such as: in, on top of, between, under, in front of, behind, etc.
• recalling the main idea and events in a story
• learning many songs
• rhyming simple words
• recognizing all uppercase letters and numerals from 1 to 10
• recognizing lowercase letters in their own name
• writing their first name using capital and lower-case letters
• recognizing their last name
• drawing simple, recognizable pictures
• drawing a line, circle, cross and square
Through play, stories, songs, group activities, projects, and practice, the children will be working on these skills.
