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Sacred Heart's Early Childhood Center is the first stepping stone on the path to an outstanding private Catholic education.


Built in 2007, on its own dedicated piece of Sacred Heart’s 125-acre campus, the ECC is the ideal environment for the development and growth of preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten children.


The Early Childhood Center offers a comprehensive academically based program that includes full and half-day preschool, full-day prekindergarten, and full-day kindergarten classes. Spanish, music, library, and physical education are integrated into the early childhood's weekly schedule.


"Best decision we ever made to send out kids to Sacred Heart!"

Toddler Curriculum

  • Primary Subjects

    Reading

    • Book Handling

    • Letter Awareness

    • Print Awareness

    • Listening

    • Speaking

    • Shared Reading


    Mathematics

    • Numeration

    • Simple Patterns

    • Shape

    • Small Units of Measurement

    • Sort and Classify

    • 1:1 Correspondence


    English/Language Arts

    • Building vocabulary

    • Handwriting Practice through Fine Motor play/ coloring

    • Name Recognition

    • Introduction to Alphabet


    Science

    • Seasons / Weather

    • Animals

    • Plants

    • Five Senses


    Social Emotional

    • All about Me

    • Families

    • School Rules

    • Communities

    • Classroom Relationships

    • Feelings and Emotions

    • Develop Positive Sense of Self

    • Self-help skills 


    Fine Motor Development

    • Pincher Grip Activities

    • Transfer & Pouring Activities

    • Lacing Activities







  • Enhancing the Curriculum

    Music & Movement

    • Singing

    • Movement

    • Musical Games

    • Musical Instrument Play


    Library

    • Literature Exploration: Book of the Week, Picture Books


    Physical Education

    • Body: Locomotor Skills, Non- locomotor Skills

    • Space: Personal and General Space, Directions, Pathways, and Levels 

    • Improving Quality of Movement 

    • Cooperative Games


    Religious Education

    • God’s Gift of People

    • God's Gift of Our World

    • God’s Gift of Ourselves

    • Growing as God’s Family


Pre-School/Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum

  • Primary Subjects

    Reading


        Book Handling

        Print Awareness

        Phonological Awareness

        Reading Awareness

        Listening

        Speaking

        Shared Reading


    English/Language Arts


        Personal Journals

        Handwriting Practice

        Phonetic Spelling

        Introduction to Sight Words


    Mathematics


        Numeration

        Patterns

        Whole Numbers

        Geometry

        Measurements

        Sort and Classify

        Daily Calendar Math

        Graphing

        Simple Addition and Subtraction


    Science


        Seasons

        Animals

        Plants

        Human Body

        Five Senses

        Materials in Our World

        Life Cycle


    Religion


        God’s Gift of People

        God's Gift of Our World

        God’s Gift of Ourselves

        Growing as God’s Family

        Sister Angela Time


    Social Studies


        All about Me

        Families

        School Rules

        Communities

        Community Workers


    Fine Motor Development


        Pincher Grip Activities

        Transfer & Pouring Activities

        Lacing Activities

        Cutting Activities

        Tracing Letter and Number Activities



  • Enhancing the Curriculum

    Spanish


        Basic Conversational Questions and Responses

        Calendar: Days, Months, Seasons, and Weather

        Numbers, Colors, and Shapes 

        Hispanic Map Work 

        Introduction to Hispanic Culture: Music and Literature


    Information & Digital Literacy/Library


        Digital Citizenship

        Research: Web & Print Sources

        Literature Exploration: Book of the Week, Picture Books, Book Reviews

        Creative Content: Digital Projects


    Physical Education


        Body: Locomotor Skills, Non-locomotor Skills, Manipulative Skills (what the body is doing)

        Space: Personal and General Space, Directions, Pathways, and Levels (where the body is moving)

        Effort: Time (fast/slow), Weight (strong;light), Flow (free/bound), Space (straight/flexible) Improving Quality of Movement (how the body is moving)

        Relationships: Body parts as they relate to one another when moving (with whom or with what the body is relating as it moves)

        Games

        Dance


    Music


        Introduction to Music Elements - Rhythm, Melody, Dynamics

        Singing

        Movement

        Musical Games

        Exploration of Sounds

        Percussive Instrument Playing



Teachers

Mrs. Susan Butzbach  

Director of Early Childhood Center

Miss Rose Sarofeem  

Toddler Teacher

Mrs. Rachel Coburn

Toddler Teacher

Mrs. Jacqueline Sheehan

Preschool Teacher

Mrs. Erin Arruda

Preschool Teacher

Mrs. Rachael O'Brien

Preschool Teacher

Mrs. Linda Carey 

Pre-K Teacher

Mrs. Jean Sullivan

Pre-K Teacher

Ms. Nichole Henderson

Pre-K Teacher
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Learning Support and

Enrichment Program (LSEP)

Preschool through kindergarten is a time when varied developmental growth is typical. Our Learning Support and Enrichment Program (LSEP) is committed to ensuring that all students achieve their fullest potential. LSEP serves as a referral-based, professional support system to assist teachers in meeting the learning needs of all students, whether it be through enrichment or through learning support services.

LSEP includes math and reading support and speech-language pathology. Services include assessment, consultation with teachers/parents, provision of helpful strategies, 1:1 sessions, and future social skills groups. (Some services are fee-based.)

Since the program’s launch in January 2019, we have seen incredible progress collectively among our students’ overall development and foundational skills, in the areas of reading, math, and social-emotional skills, due to the collaborative effort from our staff and the LSEP Team.

Read Press Release: Sacred Heart Early Childhood Center Gets $100K Refresh Ahead of School Year