Programs

Excellent Child Care in Schaumburg, IL

Child care for Schaumburg, IL, families is necessary these days. Invest in your child’s future with The Big Barn Preschool. While it can be expensive, you can rest assured knowing your investment is worthwhile. We provide the best educational and loving environment you can count on to keep your child safe and happy.

Health and Safety

At The Big Barn Preschool, we make your child’s health and safety our top priority. Our standards are the highest in the industry and exceed all local and state guidelines. We include:

Supervision to keep children sound and within sight

Secured entrances

Daily cleaning of all surfaces, including toys, furnishings, and food spaces

Strict handwashing and sanitary procedures to help prevent the spread of germs

A curriculum that emphasizes healthy practices for children

2-3's Learning Program

In the three-year-old program, we concentrate on learning and play as the social aspect is also extremely important.

Three-year-old children learn how to regulate their day through a schedule and a routine that makes them feel comfortable.

Free play strengthens social and intellectual growth while using the learning tools we supply.

Socially, at this age, children learn how to wait for their turn, share, and get along with others.

Intellectually, children are starting to learn the alphabet, letters, numbers, colors, shapes, what a number is, and more.

In science, children find experiments fascinating, learning how and why things happen.

Art is both open-ended and teacher-directed, helping with the imagination and following directions.

4's Learning Program

In the four-year-old program, we continue learning and practicing social awareness and growth.

We have free play to strengthen social skills.

Group learning is longer, as four-year-old kids can sit for longer times

Colors and shapes are reviewed, and numbers and letters are worked on to prepare for addition, subtraction, and beginning reading.

Everyday Mathematics®: Integrating numbers into real-life routines.

Cooking with Recipes: Creating in the kitchen to learn about counting, measuring, and fractions.

Daily Pre-Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking: Stories and literature to promote the understanding of the relationship between speech and print

Writing Center: Access to a wide variety of writing tools, paper, and other materials to inspire an interest in writing, creating books, and more.

Science Laboratory: Hands-on opportunities to collect, examine, explore, and experiment with natural materials.

STEM Activities: Building and problem-solving using science, technology, engineering, and math. Woodworking: Real tools and materials to tinker, construct, and explore weight, balance, strength, and texture.

2-3's and 4's Schedule

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Open Areas

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Open Areas

9:00 a.m. First Group- (Calendar, Weather, and Sign Language)

9:15 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. – Open Areas (Art and One-on-One Time)

10:10 a.m. Second Group (Letters, Numbers, Story Fingerplay, etc.)

10:30 a.m. Snack

10:40 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Open Areas

11:10 a.m. Third Group (Spark or Theme)

11:30 a.m. Large Motor

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Nap Time

3:00 p.m. Snack

3:15 p.m. Afternoon Group Game

3:30 p.m. Large Motor

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Open Areas

Pre-K Learning Program

Concepts are taught in small, approachable increments.

Distributed increments are spread throughout the year, building in complexity so that students have reached a deep understanding and fluency at the end.

Cumulative practice and assessments include concepts from the most recent lessons as well as from earlier in the year, ensuring students retain all concepts and can make connections between them.

Saxon Math

Unique Pedagogy Saxon Math™ is the only major math program on the market today that systematically distributes instruction, practice, and assessment throughout the academic year as opposed to concentrating or massing related concepts into a short period of time, usually within a unit or chapter.

Saxon Math’s unique approach to math instruction ensures that students not only gain but also retain essential math skills. No matter how well students initially learn a concept, if they are not able to retain their learning, connect it to other concepts, and apply it in problem-solving situations, they have not reached mastery.

Saxon Math is designed to support long-term mastery and application that will make a difference during testing, future education, and careers.

Scholastic Guided Reading Programs

Scholastic Guided Reading Programs support a comprehensive reading program by integrating differentiated small-group instruction, assessment, and independent practice into your classroom. Our preschool teachers begin by grouping students, then prompting, encouraging, and confirming how they apply problem-solving strategies as they read.

Our Pre-Kindergarten Day Schedule

9:00 a.m. Arrival

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Group Time

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Math

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Social Studies or Science

10:30 a.m. – 10:45am Snack

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Language Arts (Includes Reading with the Teacher)

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Group Time

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Outside

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Rest

3:00 p.m. Snack

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Outside

4:00 p.m. Combined with Room 1