Y’s Owl Nursery School
Ages 3-5
What Other Nursery School Can Offer Your Child Swim Lessons and KID’S Gym as Part of the Curriculum? Call the Kent County YMCA Today!
The Kent County YMCA has been offering Y’s Owl Nursery School to children ages 3-5 in the Kent County community for over forty years. The program is state licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Education. Our program offers your child a warm, supportive environment that fosters the development of healthy self-esteem and encourages personal growth. Your child will enjoy a variety of mind-enriching activities that encourage creativity and individuality. He or she will be involved in playful activities that develop motor skills and increase confidence.
There are activities you will find only at the Y’s Owl program. The YMCA’s popular KIDS Gym uses tunnels, swinging ropes, balls, scooters, a bouncy air mattress, cargo net and much more. An environmental education component encourages preschoolers to explore the world around them. Weekly swim time is a part of the curriculum for children enrolled in the five-day programs, and is available on a limited basis for children in the three-day program.
Your child will be guided and cared for by teachers selected for their training, certification, experience and remarkable sensitivity to the needs of preschoolers. Our staff is comprised of certified early childhood teachers and trained assistants. The school maintains a 1 to 8 ratio of staff to children.
You have three classroom options, all of which prepare children for the transition to Kindergarten; our five-day programs meet Monday through Friday; our three-day program meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and our two-day program meets Tuesday and Thursday. The morning program meets from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the afternoon program from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Y’s Owl Nursery School operates from September through early June.
Space is still available for our 2008-2009 school year. You can register at the Welcome Center located in our main building.
2009-2010 Registration Information
Members currently enrolled in Y’s Owl may register beginning January 19, 2009. Siblings of current Y’s Owl participants who are members may register beginning January 26, 2009. YMCA Members are welcome to register beginning February 2, 2009. Program Participants may begin to register on February 9, 2009.
A nonrefundable deposit of $100 is required at the time of registration. We encourage an interactive visit for families prior to registration any day Monday through Friday at either 9:00 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Susan Shanley, Senior Program Director, at 828-0130 or at sshanley@gpymca.org
Click here for a Y's Owl Brochure or contact Susan Shanley, Senior Program Director for further information.
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