Welcome to Hello Friends Childcare Co.

Welcome to our multi-age program!

🌿 Hello Friends Pre-Kindergarten Program

Age Group: 3 to 5 years (2.5) 

Philosophy: Children thrive when they learn through movement, nature, and meaningful connection. This program blends joyful outdoor exploration with gentle, thoughtful preparation for kindergarten.

🌤️ Program Structure

• 80% Outdoor-Based Day
  • 40% Nature Education & Exploration
  • 40% Active Play & Tumble
• 20% Hello Friends Academy
  • Focused on early literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills in a calm, inviting space

🍂 40% Outdoor Education

(Guided & exploratory learning in nature)

• Curiosity Circles
  Daily group gatherings with themes like bugs, birds, feelings, family, colors, or community
• Sensory Discovery
  Touch, smell, observe — sand, soil, bark, water, leaves
• Early Science & Nature Journals
  Weather tracking, garden care, insect observing, cause-and-effect experiments
• Creative Outdoor Expression
  Mud painting, flower pressing, wind dancing, nature sculpture
• Real-World Math
  Counting pinecones, measuring puddles, sorting rocks by size, color, or weight

🤸 40% Outdoor Tumble & Play

(Movement, risk-taking, collaboration, gross motor)

• Free Play & Fort Time
  Stumps, loose parts, and logs become castles, kitchens, or spaceships
• Movement Games
  Tag, yoga, chase-the-sun, musical puddles, animal movement charades
• Obstacle Courses
  Crawl under, hop over, balance across — developing body awareness and confidence
• Big Energy Zones
  Running, climbing, tumbling, spinning with joy and safety
• Team & Turn-Taking Play
  Relay games, water runs, nature scavenger hunts

📘 20% Hello Friends Academy

(Kindergarten readiness with a nurturing Hello Friends touch)

• Hello Literacy
  Name recognition, alphabet play, phonics songs, story sequencing
• Hello Numeracy
  Counting games, matching, patterning, early addition/subtraction with natural materials
• Hello Emotions & Social Learning
  Feelings charts, role-play, guided sharing, group jobs
• Hello Fine Motor
  Cutting, lacing, tracing, early printing, clay and tweezing
• Hello Habits
  Routine following, transitioning between activities, building confidence and independence
• Language Circle
  Show & tell, question prompts, language-building games..