Preschool Options at Bateman
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Monolingual Preschool
Full Day Blended Program Ms. Knobel & Ms. Calderon with Ms. Gonzalez Room 119 8:00 am - 2:50 pm Half Day Blended Program Ms. Delgado & Ms. Freckelton-Paul with Ms. Salinas Room 102 AM: 8:00 am - 10:35 am PM: 12:20 pm - 2:50 pm |
Dual Language Preschool
Full Day Program Ms. Vargas with Ms. Mohill Room 126 8:00 am - 2:50 pm Full Day Program Ms. Rosales with Ms. Mandujano Room 118 8:00 am - 2:50 pm |
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Enrollment
What ages are accepted? Children must be at least age 3 by September 1st and must be toilet trained to attend. Chicago Public Schools recognizes 4 year old placement as priority in full day preschool programs. How do I apply? Please visit chicagoearlylearning.org to learn more about the application process! |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the class size? Each preschool class has a maximum enrollment of 20 students. What are the class hours? Full day program options are regular school hours from 8:00 am - 2:50 pm. For the half-day program, the morning session runs from 8:00 - 10:35 a.m. and the afternoon session runs from 12:20 – 2:50 p.m. What is the curriculum? All Bateman pre-school classrooms instruct using Creative Curriculum and measure progress through Teaching Strategies Gold, in alignment with the Early Childhood Education initiative in CPS. All pre-schoolers participate in daily fine and gross motor activities, read alouds, math and literacy centers, small group instruction, imaginative play, collaborative learning and more! How many teachers are there? There is a 10:1 ratio expectation for all early childhood preschool classrooms allowing one teacher and one teacher's assistant. Our blended classrooms have an additional teacher. |
Sample Schedules
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Half Day
8:00 am Morning Meeting
8:25 am Large Group Time (calendar, letters, weather) 8:40 am Small Group / Centers 9:10 am Gross Motor Play 9:30 am Read Aloud 9:45 am Self-Selected Interest Centers 10:20 am Closing Meeting -------- 12:20 pm Afternoon Meeting 12:45 pm Large Group Time (calendar, letters, weather) 1:00 pm Small Group / Centers 1:30 pm Gross Motor Play 1:45 pm Read Aloud 2:05 pm Self-Selected Interest Centers 2:35 pm Closing Meeting |
Full Day
8:00 am Breakfast (Family Style)
8:45 am Morning Meeting 9:00 am Small Group / Centers 9:30 am Gross Motor Play 10:00 am Read Aloud 10:15 am Self-Selected Interest Groups 11:25 am Lunch (Family Style) 12:00 pm Special (Library, Spanish, Music, Physical Education) 12:45 pm Rest Time 1:45 pm Gross Motor Play 2:15 pm Small Group / Centers 2:30 pm Snack 2:40 pm Closing Meeting **Gross Motor Play breaks are outside (weather permitting) unstructured / free play times of the day. |