At The Blue Kangaroo Day School, characteristics such as self-confidence, independence, curiosity, persistence, social skills, and the ability to concentrate and organize are all encouraged and developed. For infants 6 weeks to 1 year old, caregivers help the child build a sense of security, confidence and trust. They work closely with the parents to customize a daily routine that will fit the family’s needs. Woddlers (12-18-month-olds) are encouraged to explore, and activities are child initiated. The activities offered for this age group are for manipulation and exploration. In the Toddler Program, 18-month to 2-year-olds are surrounded with meaningful language to enhance the learning value of each new experience. Children enjoy sand play, water play, toy riding, shape sorting, block building, kitchen play, dressing up and more. In PreK I (for children 2.3 - 3 years old) children learn to interact with their peers rather than near their peers. Group activities are extended and academic introduction will begin to take their place. Pre-K II (3-4 years) and PreK III (4-5 years) prepares children for Kindergarten with lessons geared toward readiness skills and self expression. Young 5s for 5-6-year-olds is a small group setting consisting of children who have missed the Kindergarten cut-off dates. Students are offered a variety of activities to enhance social development, as well as pre-math and pre-reading skills. Reading Readiness, Math Readiness, Art, Science and Practical Life are offered for all of the pre-school programs. The learning continues with a Kindergarten program, and afterschool care for children ages 5-12. Enrichment programs include “Computer Tots”, “Stretch-n-Grow”, “Tumble Bus”, Music, Dance classes, Soccer lessons, and Tae Kwon Do.