The three-year-old program is carefully planned to keep your child busy and learning through a variety of hands-on experiences each day. The daily classroom practice and programming objectives are designed to support intellichildren's philosophy and established long-term goals.

Curriculum
The curriculum in the 3's is based on accepted current early childhood education theory and methodology and is organized around the basic tenet that children learn first about themselves, their close environment and their families, and then build upon that learning to expand their horizons according to interests and experiential opportunities. The curriculum throughout the center focuses on the developmental needs of the whole child—emphasizing the integration of cognitive, physical and social/emotional development. In the curriculum, themes are designed to include opportunities for children to develop these areas through small and large group activities, self-selected and self-directed independent activities, teacher-initiated activities, time indoors and outdoors, quiet times and active times.

The variety of activities and materials used in the three's Classroom allows children to explore their environment through their senses. To encourage the development of the whole child, our teachers select developmentally (or age) appropriate activities from seven main areas of concentration: language arts and early literacy skills, fine motor, large motor, sensory experiences, science and pre-math, self-care and pre-school learning skills. The activities involve thinking, muscle coordination, imagination and problem solving skills which form the building blocks laid in preparation for formal education and higher reasoning used later in life.

Program Highlights
Computer Station – A personal computer is included as part of the daily learning stations. Simple learning games involve matching pictures, shapes, letters and numbers, typing names, etc. A drawing disk is used to improve hand-eye coordination.

Spanish – simple Spanish words (colors, counting, body parts, hello/good-bye) are included in the curriculum.

Special events & Field Trips – Throughout the year the children participate in a variety of special events from holiday pageants and costume parades to a Mother’s Day luncheon with mommy. Field trips include trips to the zoo, humane society, and fire station (with lots of parent volunteers). Visits to the library for story time and local parks for large grassy areas to run, play games and enjoy parachute fun.