Introduction
A Parent's Guide to Preschool
Diane Trister Dodge and Joanna Phinney
Do you want your child to...

get along with others?
do well in school?
become a good reader?
solve math problems?
speak and write well?
be creative?
make decisions?
develop physical skills?
have good study habits?
be self confident and respecful?
enjoy learning?


Our preschool program can help prepare your child for success
in school--and in life. New research on the brain and on learning
shows how important the early years are in a child's learning
and development. What happens in preschool matters a lot. And
what you do at home is even more important.

The purpose of this area of our website is to explain our
curriculum and how we can work together--at home and at
school--to help your child acquire the skills, attitudes, and habits
to do well in school and throughout life.

Parent's ask, "What is my child actually learning in preschool?
And what can I do at home to help?"  
A Parent's Guide to
Preschool
answers these questions.

Working together, we can give your child the best start for
school.
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10255 Ridgeland Ave.
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415

Phone: 708-425-4233
Fax:     708-425-5215       
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Oak Lawn

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Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Phone: 708-424-1335
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