Welcome to Sacred Heart Catholic School’s Early Childhood Program! Our Early Childhood Education Philosophy believes that a child develops gradually through social, emotional, moral and physical stages. The affects of the child’s early education can influence his/her future and their lifelong love of learning. Our program has been created to provide an enriched environment for children, which benefits their social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. Our exemplary, play-based program develops each child’s unique potential. Our program is a continuous process of unfolding age appropriate experiences. Play is a way of learning for children. During a typical school day there will be structured and unstructured periods, enabling children to learn at their own rate. Our environment encourages interaction among children as they pursue a variety of independent and small group tasks. Social interactions are very important at this age. Sharing, listening in circle time, and being kind to others are a day to -day learning process. By using the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do to you”, we will teach the way Jesus wants us to be. We make prayer a part of our daily routine.