Preschool & K-Prep

Preschool & Kindergarten Prep

Our experienced teachers have carefully crafted a curriculum that combines games, songs, crafts, and other activities to provide a fun and stimulating learning environment that is ideal for your child’s early childhood education. We are committed to providing a solid foundation for your child’s future academic success, ensuring that they receive the best possible start in life.

Enroll your child in our preschool program and discover why the Kearney Family YMCA is the best choice for your child’s early education.

Give your child the foundation they need to succeed in school and beyond!

Preschool: 3 & 4K – Prep: 4 & 5
Age: 3 by July 31st
Days: Tuesday & Thursdays
Class Times: 8:00 – 11:00 am
Location: First Presbyterian Church
Registration Fee: $25
Member Rate: $110 per month
Non-Member Rate: $150 per month
Age: 4 by July 31st
Days: Monday – Friday
Class Times: 12:00 – 3:00 pm
Location: First Presbyterian Church
Registration Fee: $40
Member Rate: $170 per month
Non-Member Rate: $210 per month
Our Child Development Center classes follow the Kearney Public Schools Schedule

Developmental Focus

We partner with you when it comes to helping your child thrive. Your observations, concerns, and ideas help us provide developmental opportunities your child needs to:

  • Embrace a passion for learning
  • Experience a true sense of achievement
  • Expand on pre-writing and reading skills
  • Build on math and science concepts
  • Explore solutions to conflicts, recognize feelings and relationships
  • Develop large and fine motor skills
  • Develop social-emotional skills needed for self-regulation

Core Learning Areas

We work every day to make each interaction a learning moment for your child. Our core curriculum areas for pre-kindergarteners include: 

  • Literacy Pre-Writing Skills: Expand vocabulary, model writing and letter practice
  • Literacy Pre-Reading Skills: Learn interactive reading, book knowledge, print knowledge and take home family activities
  • Mathematics: Understand number concepts of addition, subtraction and classification, structured activities and math games
  • Science: Understand physical, life and environments
  • Social Studies: Explore people, places and environments
  • Arts: Learn dance moves, music, drama and visual arts
  • Technology: Begin the basics of tools and technology
  • Social and Emotional Development: Solve problems with peers, build relationships, develop self-regulation and understand social cues
  • Physical Development: Practice large and fine motor skills by running, jumping and playing
  • Healthy Habits: Understand healthy eating and personal safety, while building lifelong enjoyment of 

Fun, fitness and emphasis on kindergarten readiness in a nurturing and safe environment are what you expect at the Kearney Family Y.