Program Overview

Hanna's Prekindergarten program is for children 4-5 years of age and the classes are made up of 13-14 children with 2 educators. This program is designed for children to explore projects and investigations more deeply and to prepare children for their transition into kindergarten. Our classrooms provide an open-ended, emergent curriculum with many opportunities for making observations, asking questions, and testing hypotheses arising from direct experience. Discovery and experimentation is key learning and essential to multi-level development. This program, as in all our classrooms, seeks to help children develop a positive disposition toward future learning environments.

The goals of the Prekindergarten Program are as follows:

Social & Emotional Growth:

• To gain respect for the rights and feelings of others
• To foster cooperative play
• To develop and expand conflict resolution skills
• To encourage independent thought and understanding of feelings and behaviors
• To support the expression of emotion

Intellectual Growth:

• To facilitate the development of each child’s ability to think logically
• To use words and ideas clearly and to apply knowledge
• To provide an environment rich in opportunities to practice skills necessary for future academic success
• To ask questions and follow lines of inquiry

Physical Growth:

• To facilitate the development of small and large motor skills through daily play and the daily use of classroom materials
• Support hand skills, such as proper pencil/tool positioning, essential for handwriting

Kindergarten Readiness:

• Alphabet and numerical recognition
• Early phonemic awareness
• Ability to write and recognize own name and other important words/names in the child's experiences
• Group turn-taking skills

Learning collaboration and collective group agreement strategies. To achieve these goals, the program offers a morning gathering and storytime, a Reflection Meeting, indoor and outdoor explorations, open snack time, small and large group learning groups, and a goodbye gathering.

Schedule & Tuition

The Prekindergarten Program meets Monday through Friday. The schedule for the 2025-26 school year is as follows:

Monday - Thursday - 8:50 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.

Friday - 8:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Annual Tuition for the Prekindergarten Program is $16,150. An Enrollment Deposit of $1500 is due at time of enrollment.

Apply Today

Apply to the Hanna Fenichel Center today by completing an application form here. There is a one-time $75 application fee to put your child on the waitlist. Once the form is submitted, we will contact you to schedule a tour.