Early Childhood Program

Loreto Early Learning Center

Pre-K 1 & Pre-K 2

and 

St. Benilde School

Pre-K 3 & Pre-K 4

We nurture a child’s physical and social-emotional development and natural curiosity for learning in a loving, encouraging, language-rich, and safe environment. Children gain confidence in themselves as learners through routines, play, meaningful experiences, exploration, and discovery.

We foster the natural tendency that young children have to seek a relationship with God.  We teach that God has made each of us unique. Prayers are taught and prayed every morning, before meals and snacks, and during the course of the day. A variety of Christian literature and music enriches the religious curriculum. The Christ-centered and child-focused early childhood religion program, Allelu! is used to teach Catholic sacraments, liturgical rituals, symbols, and seasons in the  pre-kindergarten 3 and 4 classrooms.

Teachers use the research-based Teaching Strategies Gold and Frog Street Curriculum to create a developmentally appropriate learning environment that is aligned with early learning standards.  Social-emotional, cognitive, physical, and language development skills are integrated within the content areas of literacy, math, science, technology, social studies, language acquisition, and the arts.

Pre-kindergarten 3 and 4 students participate in the library, music, and physical education elective program.