Program

Multi Age Mixed Group

Every child is unique and NYACC believes that success and growth come from encouragement and praise in its full day program. The focus is on building every child’s self esteem and confidence through positive feedback and rewards. The small sized group includes a mix of ages and class size ratios never exceed 1:8 ensuring attention is given to each and every child. This allows for peer teaching, broad social interactions, individual differences in learning style and pace, and creates a social community of family. It provides the youngest students with role models and the older students with peer teaching opportunities for reinforcement of learning, enhancing your child's natural strengths while encouraging children's natural curiosity.  

Children may attend for a minimum of one day per week if openings allow. For continuity two days is recommended. Sessions are offered Monday - Thursday 8:30am-2:30pm during the school year.   Upon enrollment, your child’s desired schedule is finalized prior to the first day of the school year. Rolling admission is offered based on a wait list system that you are encouraged to join. If summer camps are being offered , announcements happen prior to the last day of the academic year and may run for four to six weeks. 

Early Education Age 20 Months to 2.9 Years

Eager early learners are welcome at NYACC. At 20 Months the gentle Reggio approach introduces a daily routine alongside their older peers.  The primary goal at this stage is to simply socialize, gain confidence and have fun while offering plenty of opportunities to join in group enrichment classes.

Preschool Age 2.9- 5 Years

Beginning at age 3, children start softly preparing toward kindergarten readiness.  The program is designed to be both fun and nurturing and includes STEM, reading and writing and phonics practice. Pre-K assignments and academic progress is tracked. Enrichment classes may include cooking, movement/yoga, music, art, and Spanish.  There is continued support on growing children's social-emotional development and encouraging creativity and curiosity. Organic play still plays a major role in harnessing these fundamental and necessary skills and is the foundation for growth.

Transitional Kindergarten Age 5- 5.5 Years

Building on the academic structure learned during preschool years, transitional kindergarten bridges the gap between preschool and kindergarten and hones in on necessary skills needed to pass MKEA : Massachusetts Kindergarten Entry Assessment. School age children who have missed the September cutoff for kindergarten will benefit in daily practice to achieve invaluable social, emotional and beginning academic skills necessary to succeed in their educational future.

Kindergarten Age 5 - 6 Years

Kindergarten at NYACC  includes daily literacy  practice,  phonetic learning , improved fine motor skills in writing and understanding basic principles in mathematics and ELA. Freeplay and enrichment learning remain the heart of the program while still implementing the tools needed to achieve academic readiness. Kindergarteners individual strengths begin to emerge at this stage of learning while continuing to build social emotional development.