Alexander Dawson School Early Childhood Education

Starting pre-school and pre-kindergarten is an exciting time for families and children. Education will play a very important role in shaping your childs future. I am delighted that you have selected our program to begin your childs journey. Truly, you have chosen a program that has demonstrated proven results in providing the highest quality of education and care for your child. The ECEC at Alexander Dawson has recently been accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children for commitment to the highest level of professional standards in early childhood education.

Our goal in the ECEC is to nurture, challenge, and assist your child in developing socially, emotionally, and intellectually. We do this through teaching independence and problem solving skills, attending and listening skills, speech and language skills, fine and gross motor skills, reading, writing and math readiness skills.

We encourage creative play daily as we feel it is a central activity in the lives of healthy young children. Play helps children tie together all the fundamentals of their life as they gain knowledge. Play is an outlet for the richness of their creativity, and it is an absolutely critical part of their childhood. The unique qualities of each child become apparent in the way they play. This period of time allows children the opportunity to make choices, plan, and enhance their creativity. Child-initiated play lays the foundations of learning. Through play, children learn to interact with others, to recognize and solve problems, and to feel the sense of mastery in their surroundings. Play helps children make sense of and find their own place in the physical and social world.

Each of our classrooms environments are created by the children who learn there. They make it their own through drawings, paintings, hand-written signs, and compassion for the space in which they learn.

We will guide students toward personal responsibility and the decision making skills they will need to function in society. Our school is a warm, caring, and safe environment where boys and girls can work diligently, achieve academic success, as well as personal, social, and emotional growth.

Children have to feel good about themselves and their surroundings in order to enjoy learning. The enjoyment of learning is a top priority in the ECEC. We feel that our curriculum and hands-on approach to learning are the best and most effective forms of learning. We believe that one must teach a child holistically; taking the whole child into consideration. We believe in village teaching and that it takes the home, the school and the community working together to raise a child. We believe that if your child likes school, has success at school, and is involved in learning activities, your child will have a rewarding, positive and successful school year. We want your child to realize that learning is a natural process and that the key to a happy and productive life is found in a successful education. I know that by working together we can make this a successful year for you and your child.

As you and your child embark on the exciting road to pre-school and pre-kindergarten, the ECEC teachers, staff, and myself will work together, with you, as a team, to provide your child with an outstanding experience.

Child Ages:

3 years - 5 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

Nevada Division of Child and Family Services - NAEYC Accredited

Hours of Operation:

Mon-Fri: 7:00a.m.-6:00p.m.