Discover the Curriculum
Our Whole-Child Learning Approach
At Grow and Learn Preschool, we believe kindergarten readiness starts long before children enter elementary school.
Our curriculum combines structured early learning, hands-on exploration, and age-appropriate instruction to help children build confidence, independence, and the foundational academic skills needed for future success.
Serving Queen Creek and San Tan Valley families, we focus on developing the whole child through six core learning pillars that grow with your child from age 1 through Pre-K.
Grow and Learn Preschool’s curriculum was developed to support age-appropriate social, emotional, and academic development while building the foundational skills children need for kindergarten success.
What Children Learn at Grow and Learn Preschool
- Build confidence and independence
- Develop early literacy and phonics foundations
- Learn early math concepts and problem-solving skills
- Practice listening and following directions
- Strengthen social and emotional development
- Prepare for a successful transition to kindergarten
Our 6 Core Learning Pillars
These apply across all age groups, with increasing complexity:
- Social-Emotional Development
- Language & Communication
- Early Literacy
- Motor Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Independence
Our Curriculum framework, Aligned with Kindergarten Readiness Expectations
At Grow and Learn Preschool and Daycare, we have developed our own proprietary Curriculum, designed to support whole-child development — helping children grow socially, emotionally, and academically at every age.
Our curriculum incorporates concepts from the Fundations® literacy approach developed by Wilson Language Training® and used by nearby school districts including Chandler Unified School District, Queen Creek Unified School District, and J.O. Combs Unified School District.
It is a structured literacy program that focuses on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. It’s a multisensory program that teaches letter sounds and print awareness in a systematic and cumulative manner.
Parent-Teacher collaboration
You are the true expert on your child, and we want you to feel like a part of your child’s academic success, as well as our Preschool community. As your child participates in primary language arts, math, science, music, and art, we hope you develop a partnership with our school and the classroom teacher to ensure an engaging and fun classroom experience.
Early years are widely considered to be among the most vital in a child’s social, emotional and academic development. The big picture is that the social and academic skills kids pick up in Preschool and Daycare are lifelong benefits.
“Toddlers 1 and 1.5” classes
(1 to 2 years old)
In our Toddlers 1 and 1.5 classes, learning is done through structured play and one-on-one time with the teachers. The teachers receive the same curriculum guide as the Preschool and Pre-k programs. This guide includes language arts, science, math, art, music and movement, outdoor experiences, social-emotional development, and more, which the teachers then implement into their daily lesson plans.
Curriculum content:
✓ Building trust and emotional security
✓ Sensory exploration and discovery
✓ Early communication (sounds, gestures, first words)
✓ Social awareness (parallel play)
✓ Routine and predictability
✓ Movement and coordination
✓ EARLY COMMUNICATION
✓ MOVEMENT & COORDINATION
✓ math, language arts, science
✓ Structured play
Milestones your Child will achieve:
✓ Responds to simple directions
✓ Uses basic words or gestures (e.g., “more,” “no”)
✓ Gains confidence in walking, climbing, and exploring their surroundings
✓ Shows attachment to caregivers
✓ Engages in parallel play (plays alongside others)
✓ Develops hand-eye coordination (stacking, grasping)
✓ Ability to eat at a table, use spoon to self-feed
✓ Share – toys, books – and socialize
✓ Make choices
“Toddlers 2” class
(2 to 3 years old)
In our Toddlers 2 class, we build directly on the strong foundation established in the Toddlers 1 program, expanding children’s learning through more interactive, structured, and group-based experiences. While still incorporating purposeful play and individualized support, teachers introduce more opportunities for collaboration, independence, and early problem-solving.
Using the same comprehensive curriculum framework as our Preschool and Pre-k programs — covering language arts, science, math, art, music and movement, outdoor exploration, and social-emotional development — activities are thoughtfully adapted to match this stage of rapid growth
Curriculum content:
✓ Early independence and self expression
✓ Expanding vocabulary and simple sentences
✓ Social interaction and sharing
✓ Motor skill refinement
✓ Structured play and guided activities
✓ Introduction to colors, shapes, and numbers
✓ POTTY TRAINING
✓ Structured play
✓ math, language arts, science
✓ MOTOR SKILLS
Milestones your Child will achieve:
✓ Responds to simple directions
✓ Potty training readiness
✓ Uses 3-5 word phrases
✓ Follows simple 2-step directions
✓ Identifies basic colors and shapes
✓ Shows interest in playing with peers
✓ Runs, jumps, and climbs with improved coordination
✓ Develop fine motor skills – grasping blocks, holding crayons, balancing, catching balls
“Preschool” class
(3 to 4 years old)
Preschool is for 3 and 4 year olds who will not be entering Kindergarten in the next school year.
Preschoolers participate in primary language arts, math, art, and science through hands-on discovery and other age-appropriate activities. This class also follows the curriculum guide developped by Grow and Learn which teaches social skills, self help skills and other interaction skills that will prepare them for the Pre-K class and for Kindergarten.
Curriculum content:
✓ Early literacy (letters, sounds, name recognition)
✓ Early math concepts (counting, sorting, patterns)
✓ Creative expression (art, music, pretend play)
✓ Problem solving and curiosity
✓ Emotional regulation and cooperation
✓ Structured learning through play
✓ MULTI-AGE PROGRAM
✓ LETTERS RECOGNITION
✓ COUNTING
✓ ARTS, MUSIC and more
Milestones your Child will achieve:
✓ Recognizes and begins writing their name
✓ Identifies letters and some letter sounds
✓ Counts to 10+ and understands basic quantities
✓ Uses full sentences to communicate needs and ideas
✓ Plays cooperatively and takes turns
✓ Demonstrates improved fine motor skills (cutting, drawing shapes)
✓ Develop self-help tasks – buttoning, zipping, lacing
“Pre-K” class
(4 to 5 years old)
Pre-K is for 4 and 5 year olds who will be entering Kindergarten in the next school year.
The Pre-K class teaches concepts for social skills (sharing, getting along with others, conflict resolution, etc.., self help skills (proper toileting habits, washing hands, putting on and off coats, cleaning up time, putting things where they go) and listening skills like following directions and expressing themselves through interaction.
Curriculum content:
✓ Kindergarten readiness
✓ Advanced literacy (phonics, sight words)
✓ Math readiness (numbers, patterns, simple addition)
✓ Early writing and sentence formation
✓ Critical thinking and independence
✓ Social skills and classroom structure
✓ SPELLING
✓ COUNTING
✓ WRITING
✓ Kindergarten readiness
Milestones your Child will achieve:
✓ Writes first name independently
✓ Becomes proficient in letters and their sounds
✓ Reads simple words or sight words
✓ Counts to 20+ and understands number concepts
✓ Follows multi-step instructions
✓ Demonstrates strong social skills (sharing, empathy, teamwork)
✓ Shows independence in daily routines (bathroom, cleanup, tasks)
See Our Curriculum in Action
The best way to understand our program is to visit our classrooms, meet our teachers, and see how children learn through structured early learning and small-group instruction.
Schedule a tour today and discover how Grow and Learn Preschool helps children build confidence, independence, and kindergarten readiness.
✓ Meet our teachers
✓ See our classrooms
