Built in 2007, on its own dedicated piece of Sacred Heart’s 125-acre campus, the ECC is the ideal environment for the development and growth of preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten children.
The Early Childhood Center offers a comprehensive academically based program that includes full and half-day preschool, full-day prekindergarten, and full-day kindergarten classes. Spanish, music, library, and physical education are integrated into the early childhood's weekly schedule.
"Best decision we ever made to send out kids to Sacred Heart!"
Reading
• Book Handling
• Letter Awareness
• Print Awareness
• Listening
• Speaking
• Shared Reading
Mathematics
• Numeration
• Simple Patterns
• Shape
• Small Units of Measurement
• Sort and Classify
• 1:1 Correspondence
English/Language Arts
• Building vocabulary
• Handwriting Practice through Fine Motor play/ coloring
• Name Recognition
• Introduction to Alphabet
Science
• Seasons / Weather
• Animals
• Plants
• Five Senses
Social Emotional
• All about Me
• Families
• School Rules
• Communities
• Classroom Relationships
• Feelings and Emotions
• Develop Positive Sense of Self
• Self-help skills
Fine Motor Development
• Pincher Grip Activities
• Transfer & Pouring Activities
• Lacing Activities
Music & Movement
• Singing
• Movement
• Musical Games
• Musical Instrument Play
Library
• Literature Exploration: Book of the Week, Picture Books
Physical Education
• Body: Locomotor Skills, Non- locomotor Skills
• Space: Personal and General Space, Directions, Pathways, and Levels
• Improving Quality of Movement
• Cooperative Games
Religious Education
• God’s Gift of People
• God's Gift of Our World
• God’s Gift of Ourselves
• Growing as God’s Family
Reading
Book Handling
Print Awareness
Phonological Awareness
Reading Awareness
Listening
Speaking
Shared Reading
English/Language Arts
Personal Journals
Handwriting Practice
Phonetic Spelling
Introduction to Sight Words
Mathematics
Numeration
Patterns
Whole Numbers
Geometry
Measurements
Sort and Classify
Daily Calendar Math
Graphing
Simple Addition and Subtraction
Science
Seasons
Animals
Plants
Human Body
Five Senses
Materials in Our World
Life Cycle
Religion
God’s Gift of People
God's Gift of Our World
God’s Gift of Ourselves
Growing as God’s Family
Sister Angela Time
Social Studies
All about Me
Families
School Rules
Communities
Community Workers
Fine Motor Development
Pincher Grip Activities
Transfer & Pouring Activities
Lacing Activities
Cutting Activities
Tracing Letter and Number Activities
Spanish
Basic Conversational Questions and Responses
Calendar: Days, Months, Seasons, and Weather
Numbers, Colors, and Shapes
Hispanic Map Work
Introduction to Hispanic Culture: Music and Literature
Information & Digital Literacy/Library
Digital Citizenship
Research: Web & Print Sources
Literature Exploration: Book of the Week, Picture Books, Book Reviews
Creative Content: Digital Projects
Physical Education
Body: Locomotor Skills, Non-locomotor Skills, Manipulative Skills (what the body is doing)
Space: Personal and General Space, Directions, Pathways, and Levels (where the body is moving)
Effort: Time (fast/slow), Weight (strong;light), Flow (free/bound), Space (straight/flexible) Improving Quality of Movement (how the body is moving)
Relationships: Body parts as they relate to one another when moving (with whom or with what the body is relating as it moves)
Games
Dance
Music
Introduction to Music Elements - Rhythm, Melody, Dynamics
Singing
Movement
Musical Games
Exploration of Sounds
Percussive Instrument Playing
Director of Early Childhood Center
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Director of Early Childhood Center
sbutzbach@sacredheartkingston.com
Preschool through kindergarten is a time when varied developmental growth is typical. Our Learning Support and Enrichment Program (LSEP) is committed to ensuring that all students achieve their fullest potential. LSEP serves as a referral-based, professional support system to assist teachers in meeting the learning needs of all students, whether it be through enrichment or through learning support services.
LSEP includes math and reading support and speech-language pathology. Services include assessment, consultation with teachers/parents, provision of helpful strategies, 1:1 sessions, and future social skills groups. (Some services are fee-based.)
Since the program’s launch in January 2019, we have seen incredible progress collectively among our students’ overall development and foundational skills, in the areas of reading, math, and social-emotional skills, due to the collaborative effort from our staff and the LSEP Team.
Read Press Release: Sacred Heart Early Childhood Center Gets $100K Refresh Ahead of School Year
LSEP Program Director
Elementary & Middle School: 800-729-3098
Early Childhood Center: 800-915-6518