Curriculum at Kiddie Kare A'Kademie: Play-Based Learning with Real Academics in Kenosha
Letters, numbers, Spanish, American Sign Language, science, and character development. Refined over 35 years.
What do children learn at Kiddie Kare A'Kademie in Kenosha?
Children at Kiddie Kare A'Kademie in Kenosha learn real academics through a curriculum refined over 35 years of early childhood education. Our approach combines play-based learning with structured instruction. By the time children graduate from our Pre-K program, they count to 100, write their name, recognize all 26 letters and sounds, and perform basic addition and subtraction.
Our curriculum covers six core areas: language and literacy, math, Spanish, American Sign Language, science, and social skills and character development. Each classroom builds directly on the previous year, so there are no gaps and no repeated lessons. Teachers know exactly where each child is and advance the content at the right pace.
How does Kiddie Kare A'Kademie teach language and literacy?
Children learn letter recognition, phonics, and early reading skills through stories, songs, and hands-on activities. Starting with basic letter shapes in the Twiddle Bug Room, your child progresses through letter sounds, sight words, and beginning reading by Pre-K. By graduation, they are reading simple words and writing their first and last name.
What math skills does Kiddie Kare A'Kademie teach?
Our math curriculum covers counting, number recognition, basic addition and subtraction, shapes, patterns, sorting, graphing, estimation, and introduction to money and time. Children develop problem-solving skills through everyday activities and guided instruction. Pre-K graduates count to 100 and perform basic math operations.
Does Kiddie Kare A'Kademie teach Spanish in Kenosha?
Yes. Every classroom at Kiddie Kare A'Kademie includes Spanish instruction. Children learn colors, numbers, shapes, greetings, family members, days of the week, and simple phrases. Starting a second language early builds strong neural pathways and cultural awareness. By Pre-K, children know numbers 1-20 and basic vocabulary in Spanish.
Why does Kiddie Kare A'Kademie teach American Sign Language?
We introduce ASL in our younger classrooms to support communication before verbal skills are fully developed. One-year-olds and two-year-olds learn signs for common words like "more," "please," "thank you," and "help." This reduces frustration, builds vocabulary, and helps children express their needs. ASL continues through older classrooms at our Kenosha center.
What science does Kiddie Kare A'Kademie cover?
Children explore the natural world through hands-on experiments, weather observation, nature walks, and age-appropriate lessons about living things, the human body, seasons, habitats, and the environment. Older children record observations and make predictions. We also partner with Mad Science during our Kamp Kaleidoscope summer camp.
How does Kiddie Kare A'Kademie build character in children?
We teach kindness, respect, responsibility, honesty, teamwork, tolerance, and self-discipline. These values are woven into daily interactions and guided by teachers who model positive behavior every day. Character development is not a separate lesson. It's part of how we do everything at our Kenosha center.
Does Kiddie Kare A'Kademie use technology in the classroom?
Yes. Each classroom at Kiddie Kare A'Kademie has access to iPads loaded with educational apps. Technology use is supervised and age-appropriate. We use iPads as a supplement to hands-on learning, not a replacement for it. Children interact with educational games that reinforce concepts like letter recognition, counting, and problem-solving.
Screen time is limited and always purposeful. The majority of your child's day is spent in hands-on activities, group learning, outdoor play, and teacher-guided instruction.
How does learning build across ages at Kiddie Kare A'Kademie in Kenosha?
One of the biggest advantages of staying at Kiddie Kare A'Kademie from toddlerhood through Pre-K is curriculum continuity. Here's how skills build across our Kenosha classrooms:
- Twiddle Bug Room (Age 1): Introduction to colors, shapes, numbers, and ASL through play and sensory activities
- Elmo Room (Age 2): Counting to 10, Spanish numbers 1-10, name recognition, beginning scissor skills, days of the week
- Zoe Room (3K): Letter recognition A-Z, counting to 31 and backward from 20, beginning handwriting, basic addition and subtraction concepts
- Bert Room (Pre-K): Counting to 100, reading readiness, writing first and last name, phonics, basic math, Spanish vocabulary, science experiments
Each year builds directly on the last. Teachers know your child's strengths and areas for growth. There are no gaps, no repeated lessons, and no time lost adjusting to a new environment. View all programs to see the full progression.
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