Curriculum

Early Childhood Education

Our students in every classroom are exposed to developmentally appropriate activities that facilitate pre-reading, pre-mathematics, writing, science, problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and creativity. WWDS implements a play-based approach that allows the children to play and explore while having a variety of experiences to practice, enrich, and enhance their learning. We utilize curriculum resources from Handwriting Without Tears, Mathematics Their Way, and the Rice Literacy Program.

Children’s Day Out

CDO is a program for children nine months through two years old. The children learn to establish trust and a love of learning through play. They develop cognitive, fine motor, gross motor, language, self-help, and social-emotional skills through exposure to art, literacy, music, mathematics, science, and exploration. The child/teacher ratio is 3:1 for the infant classes and up to 6:1 for the toddler and two’s classes.

Dayschool

Westminster Weekday Schools is a ministry of Westminster United Methodist Church and has been in operation for almost 50 years. Our classes are for children nine months of age through pre-kindergarten. We believe in a play based learning environment that supports children’s initiative to explore, investigate, observe, and experiment while allowing for appropriate risk taking within safe boundaries. We provide opportunities and experiences to develop the whole child – spiritually, cognitively, emotionally, physically, and socially.

Westminster Weekday Schools is licensed by the Texas DHHS with the Texas Child-Care Licensing office.

Pre-Kindergarten

Pre-K is a program for children ages four to five. These children develop self-help, social-emotional, critical thinking, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills through child-initiated play, small groups, and large groups. They also incorporate Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum to gain alphabet knowledge, letter formation, and story telling skills.

Summer Program

We host a short summer program, for our existing students, in the month of June. This is a relaxed, fun-filled program of creative art, outside play, and language development.