Threes
3-year-olds
Adults to children: 1 adult to 10 childrenGroup size: 20
- Two mornings9:00 – 11:30 a.m. · Tuesday and ThursdayOffered
Our classes
Classes by age and schedule
Two classes, each in the main room with a teacher and the family helpers for the day. Threes come two mornings a week and fours three.
Fours
4-year-olds
Adults to children: 1 adult to 10 childrenGroup size: 20- Three mornings9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. · Monday, Wednesday and FridayOffered
Fees and what each is for
- Registration
- Opens your family's file and covers the forms and the first month's materials. It is due once, when you accept a place.
- Monthly tuition
- Set by the child's class and the mornings a week they come. We go through the figures with you on the tour.
- Co-op membership
- Belongs to the family, not the child: duty mornings, one family job and the monthly meeting.
- Supplies
- Art materials and the snack supplies the helper families use.
Sample programs.
A class morning
A morning at Acorn
The order stays the same from day to day, so children know what comes next.
- 9:00
Step 1: Hellos and play
Families sign in at the door and children choose where to start: blocks, the play kitchen, the art table or a book.
- 9:30
Step 2: Circle
A teacher leads songs, a story and the day's plan. Helper families sit at the edge of the circle.
- 9:50
Step 3: Projects
Painting, clay, building or planting at low tables, with a teacher or a helper at each one.
- 10:30
Step 4: Snack
Children serve themselves at a low table. The helper family sets it out and wipes up after.
- 10:50
Step 5: Yard or movement
The yard when it's dry, the movement room when it's not. Seattle children go out in the rain.
- 11:20
Step 6: Goodbye circle
One more song, a look back at the morning and a goodbye to each family at the door.
Before the first day
What to bring and wear
A change of clothes
Spare clothes in the backpack, labeled with your child's initials.
Shoes for the yard
Closed shoes or boots that can get wet and muddy.
A rain jacket
We go outside in the rain, so a hood or a hat helps.
A water bottle
Children fill it at the low sink and keep it in their cubby.
See a class morning in person
A tour takes a class morning. Come and see how the day runs.
