Pre-K in NC
Preschool education in North Carolina typically serves children aged three to five years old, focusing on early childhood development and school readiness. The state’s preschool programs often prioritize providing a foundation for learning through play-based activities and social interactions.
North Carolina’s pre-K initiatives aim to ensure equitable access to quality early childhood education, emphasizing language and literacy skills, numeracy, and socio-emotional development. Collaboration between families, educators, and community organizations plays a crucial role in supporting preschoolers’ holistic growth and preparing them for future academic success.
Individualized care
- Independent, teacher-directed, and small-group activities that encourage investigation, exploration, and discovery
- Learning approaches that adapt to each child and incorporate their strengths and interests
- Curriculum that supports creative expression, literacy, music, and more
- Confidence-building opportunities to solve problems and make decisions
- STEM learning that encourages future-forward skills
- Safety, security, and cleanliness practices that meet or exceed all state, local, and national guidelines
Preschool program
Safety, security, and cleanliness practices that meet or exceed all state, local, and national guidelines
Signature practices
- Everyday Mathematics®: Integrating numbers into real-life routines
- Cooking with Recipes: Creating in the kitchen to learn about counting, measuring, and fractions
- Daily Pre-Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking: Stories and literature to promote the understanding of the relationship between speech and print
- Writing Center: Access to a wide variety of writing tools, paper, and other materials to inspire an interest in writing, creating books, and more
- Science Laboratory: Hands-on opportunities to collect, examine, explore, and experiment with natural materials
- STEM Activities: Building and problem solving using science, technology, engineering, and math
- Woodworking: Real tools and materials to tinker, construct, and explore weight, balance, strength, and texture
