Curriculum
Infant (Age 2 – 17 months)
Learning through exploration
Zero to Three is Small Wonder’s infant curriculum experience focused on optimum periods for learning. Infants are encouraged to explore their interest through a curriculum and pedagogy that emphasizes motor development, early learning incorporating cognition and language, sensory and social-emotional development.
These learning areas are in turn guided by 3 key principles:
Environment
The Specially Designed Environment
The transition from home to the infant centre is often a traumatic one for infants because the two environments are so different. At Small Wonder, we provide an enriching environment that is designed to create a sense of calm while providing the infants with opportunities and experiences to explore and learn at their own pace. Our inviting, home-like setting with soft elements aims to meet each infant’s special developmental needs.
Early Years (18 – 36 months)
The Early Years Curriculum is a holistic, child-centred and exploratory curriculum that focuses on:
- Communication & Language Skills
- Creative Expression
- Motor Skills and Sensory Experiences
- Personal and Social Development
Preschool (4 – 6 Years)
The Preschool curriculum adopts a cognitive approach that enables children to learn through interactions with their everyday experiences. Children develop:
- EQ and Life Skills
- Knowledge of the Community and the World
- Skills Development
- Communication and Literacy Skills
Nursery (3-4 Years)
Children to acquire an understanding of content, skills and concepts. The curriculum reinforces competencies in:
- Communication and vocabulary
- Motor skills
- Personal, emotional and social development
- Language and cognitive growth
- Language for learning and communication
- Reading and introduction to writing
- Numeracy
- Understanding of self and building confidence
Infant (2-17 months)
Zero to Three is an infant curriculum experience which is focused on optimum periods for learning. The curriculum emphasizes:
- Motor Development
- Cognitive and Language Development
- Sensory Development
- Social-Emotional Development