{"id":199,"date":"2022-10-27T19:51:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T19:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/?page_id=199"},"modified":"2023-05-22T15:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T15:35:38","slug":"preschool","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/","title":{"rendered":"Preschool"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"199\" class=\"elementor elementor-199\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7246fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7246fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f826210\" data-id=\"f826210\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3ce1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"da3ce1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\"><p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8cfcdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8cfcdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preschool<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345f262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"345f262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Three-year-olds are able to solve more and more problems, figure out unique ways to do something, and want to find out why &#8211; a lot! Learning Beyond helps Little Duckling preschool educators become strong models, allowing children time to try and work through challenges while educators ask important questions or provide support to children&#8217;s learning. Children&#8217;s skills in all developmental areas grow with these continued opportunities to be actively engaged in their learning and trusted as a learner. Learning Beyond provides quarterly benchmarks to help educators stay focused on age-appropriate growth and excited learners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c92192\" data-id=\"5c92192\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7598a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f7598a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page-1024x682.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page.png 1208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d193fa3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d193fa3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96738ad\" data-id=\"96738ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4551be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4551be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curriculum goals & objectives\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-079645a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"079645a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e22943\" data-id=\"5e22943\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187f2e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"187f2e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cognitive and language skills\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26185c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a26185c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">Oral language skills<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Vocabularies<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Conversions with other children and adults<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Proficiency in language<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Literacy skills related to writing and reading<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Letters of the alphabet<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Listening comprehension<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Motivation to read<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Print awareness<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Ways to use and appreciate books<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-931c925\" data-id=\"931c925\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b6e52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1b6e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Math skills<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9d5fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec9d5fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">Learn address and phone numbers<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Colors, sizes, shapes, and positions(under, over, and around)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Numbers and prewriting skills, shape identification, letter recognitions, sounds, and rhyming<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Simple addition and subtraction<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Numeracy<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Computation and Algebra<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Data Analysis<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Geometry<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Measurement<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8570072 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8570072\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34b26eb\" data-id=\"34b26eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26408d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26408d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social & emotional skills<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617ebce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617ebce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">Getting along with other children and adults and developing good relationships with teachers<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Self-regulation of attention and behavior<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Helping others and developing caring attitudes<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Playing and working cooperatively<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Following classroom rules<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Positive mental attitude<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Persistence<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Respect for others<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Cooperation<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Honesty<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Trustworthiness<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Sensitivity<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fb87c5\" data-id=\"6fb87c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ab43f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1ab43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Approaches to play & learning<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb57d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb57d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">Effective social skills to develop a positive relationship with others<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Positive attitude toward learning<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Self-motivation for learning<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Listening skills<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Ability to set goals and develop and follow through on plans<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Understanding, accepting, and following rules and routines<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Self-help skills to promote a good self-image and high self-esteem<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Sense of self-worth<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Persistence, cooperation, self-control, and motivation to learn<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Flexible Thinking<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Growing confidence<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Responsibility for age-appropriate tasks<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Turn taking during activities with other children<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9784d1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9784d1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac09210\" data-id=\"ac09210\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7030d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7030d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific thinking<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f414fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f414fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">Observation<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Classification<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Communication<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Experimentation<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Finding more than one solution to a question<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Physical Science<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Earth and Space Science<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Life Science<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Engineering<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Scientific Inquiry and Methods<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ffbeef\" data-id=\"2ffbeef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc201c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc201c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social studies<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9557f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a9557f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">Knowledge of self, family, and culture<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">History and Events<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Geography<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Economics<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Citizenship<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8dcde1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8dcde1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff9a667\" data-id=\"ff9a667\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c88869d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c88869d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creative arts<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168b124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"168b124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">Music<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Dance<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Visual Arts<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Different colors, surface textures, and shapes to create form and meaning<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Dramatic Play<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Art as a form of self-expression<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Music activities<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Movement to music of various tempos<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9aaed48\" data-id=\"9aaed48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d07e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d07e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Physical health & growth<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a331e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31a331e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"font_8\"><li><p class=\"font_8\">aking care of personal needs, such as dressing (zipping, buttoning, tying) and knowing what clothes to wear<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Eating skills (using utensils, napkins, and a cup or glass; setting a table)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Health skills (washing hands, bathing, blowing nose, how to brush teeth)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Grooming skills (combing hair, cleaning nails)<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Good nutritional practices<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">New foods, a balanced menu, essential nutrients<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"font_8\">Management of personal belongings<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfaf253 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfaf253\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3729df9\" data-id=\"3729df9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf1a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"9cf1a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"770\" class=\"elementor elementor-770\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43fdb5fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43fdb5fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73142148\" data-id=\"73142148\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f73ad83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f73ad83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26f07cdf\" data-id=\"26f07cdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cedd86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21cedd86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get in touch to <br \/>enroll your child<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64decae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64decae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more information about our school programs and tuition, or to schedule a tour, fill out the following form. A member of our admissions team will contact you within 24 hours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45636fa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45636fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Learn more about our:\u200b<\/strong><br \/>PROGRAMS<br \/>SAFE ENVIRONMENT<br \/>TUITION<br \/>STAFF<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344ca15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"344ca15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:4632225160\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Admissions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ff0ba3e\" data-id=\"5ff0ba3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e421d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e421d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"iksContainer\" class=\"contact-form\"><\/div>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/demo.iks.center\/embed.js?2\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n    var myIKS = new IKS({\r\n        url: 'https:\/\/littleducklingindy.iks.center\/contact-us',\r\n        container: '#iksContainer',\r\n        adjustHeight: true,\r\n        onFormSubmit: function () {},\r\n        params: {}\r\n    });\r\n<\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preschool Three-year-olds are able to solve more and more problems, figure out unique ways to do something, and want to find out why &#8211; a lot! Learning Beyond helps Little Duckling preschool educators become strong models, allowing children time to try and work through challenges while educators ask important questions or provide support to children&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":187,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Preschool - Daycare in Indianapolis, IN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Preschool - Daycare in Indianapolis, IN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Preschool Three-year-olds are able to solve more and more problems, figure out unique ways to do something, and want to find out why &#8211; a lot! Learning Beyond helps Little Duckling preschool educators become strong models, allowing children time to try and work through challenges while educators ask important questions or provide support to children&#8217;s [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Daycare in Indianapolis, IN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-22T15:35:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page-1024x682.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/\",\"name\":\"Preschool - Daycare in Indianapolis, IN\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page-1024x682.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-10-27T19:51:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-22T15:35:38+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page.png\",\"width\":1208,\"height\":805},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Programs\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Preschool\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/\",\"name\":\"Daycare in Indianapolis, IN\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Daycare in Indianapolis, IN\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/little-duckling-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/little-duckling-logo.png\",\"width\":254,\"height\":156,\"caption\":\"Daycare in Indianapolis, IN\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Preschool - Daycare in Indianapolis, IN","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Preschool - Daycare in Indianapolis, IN","og_description":"Preschool Three-year-olds are able to solve more and more problems, figure out unique ways to do something, and want to find out why &#8211; a lot! Learning Beyond helps Little Duckling preschool educators become strong models, allowing children time to try and work through challenges while educators ask important questions or provide support to children&#8217;s [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/","og_site_name":"Daycare in Indianapolis, IN","article_modified_time":"2023-05-22T15:35:38+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page-1024x682.png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/","url":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/","name":"Preschool - Daycare in Indianapolis, IN","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page-1024x682.png","datePublished":"2022-10-27T19:51:54+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-22T15:35:38+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preschool-page.png","width":1208,"height":805},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/preschool\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Programs","item":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/programs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Preschool"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/","name":"Daycare in Indianapolis, IN","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#organization","name":"Daycare in Indianapolis, IN","url":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/little-duckling-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/little-duckling-logo.png","width":254,"height":156,"caption":"Daycare in Indianapolis, IN"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1140,"href":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199\/revisions\/1140"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littleducklingindy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}