3–4 years
Pre-school
From three to four. Half the day is play, half is short planned activity: language, fine motor, maths games, art and nature. Children who turn four stay in the group until the end of the school year. One educator for every seven children.
- Adult : child ratio
- 1 : 7
- Group size
- max 14
- Age range
- 36–48 months
- Classroom
- First floor, 56 m² classroom + workshop table
- Sleep
- Rest 13:00–14:30; table games for children who don’t sleep
- Opening hours
- 07:30–19:00
The Pre-school group is a year of preparation for kindergarten, but it is not a school year. Planned activities are kept short (20–25 minutes) and always open with play. This year the child learns to work with pencil, scissors and glue, to tell a story in order and to wait their turn in a group.
Pırpır is a day nursery; for after age four we help families choose a kindergarten under the Ministry of National Education and, with the parent’s permission, share the child’s development notes with the new teacher.
What grows in this group?
- Holding a pencil, using scissors, lines and shapes
- Telling things in full sentences, putting a story in order
- Counting, matching, patterns and measuring games
- Taking a turn to speak, taking on tasks, following rules in a group
Pre-school: a day
Times are approximate; they flex to the child’s rhythm.
- 07:30
Welcome
Free play and the day’s helpers: table, plants, calendar.
- 08:30
Breakfast
- 09:15
Talking circle
A weekend memory, the question of the day.
- 09:45
Planned activity
Language, maths games, experiments, art (20–25 min).
- 10:30
Garden
Ball games, obstacle course, looking after the garden.
- 12:00
Lunch
- 13:00
Rest
Those who sleep, sleep; quiet table games for the rest.
- 15:30
Snack
- 16:00
Workshop and books
Scissors, glue, storytelling, drama.
- 18:30
Goodbye
Report card + an “I learnt today” sentence.
What goes in the bag?
Your ticks are saved in this browser; print it and stick it on the fridge.
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Come and see the Pre-school room
A 30-minute visit: you’ll see the classroom, the sleep room and meet the teacher.