• To encourage emotional development through verbal expression of thoughts and feelings, experiencing rules and limits, experiencing kindness, justice, and empathy, and recognizing and accepting emotions in others.  To develop a respect of other individuals.
• To develop responsibility for one's own actions in self-help, health, safety, and interpersonal areas, and to exercise appropriate independence.
• To encourage the physical development of large motor skills through outdoor and indoor games and activities, as well as fine motor development through use of manipulative toys, blocks, puzzles, and other small tools and objects. 
• To facilitate the development of visual motor skills.
• To encourage creativity by offering many kinds of materials and frequent experiences in art, dramatics, literature, and oral skills.
• To encourage interest in language through stories, puppetry, housekeeping, music, games, science materials, and other conversations.
• To facilitate intellectual development by widening the child's experience in order to increase knowledge, basic concepts, and skills.

In trying to meet the needs of all children, admission of children with physical and/or mental handicaps will be dealt with on an individual basis at the discretion of the preschool director, parents of the child, the child's teacher, and any community support agencies if needed.