Preschool for threes · 3 years
Preschool for three-year-olds in McKinney, where curiosity becomes confidence.
Three-year-olds are ready to connect ideas across stories, movement, art, early math, science, faith, and friendships. Our three-year-old preschool classroom can offer more sequence and shared work while keeping learning concrete, playful, and responsive to each child’s developing attention and independence.
3 years
Open year-round
6:30 AM–6:00 PM
Full- or part-time
What children may practice
Development made visible through everyday learning.
Each focus area connects a classroom experience to a meaningful skill while leaving room for individual interests, abilities, and pace.
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Early literacy and conversation
Longer sentences, questions, story retelling, rhyming awareness, book concepts, listening, name recognition, and letter exposure help children make meaning from language and print.
02
Math, patterns, and reasoning
Counting, one-to-one correspondence, sorting, comparing, simple sequences, AB patterns, shapes, measurement exploration, and positional words support flexible thinking.
03
Pre-writing and coordinated movement
Drawing lines and circles, controlled coloring, early scissor use, puzzles, bead work, balance, pedaling, throwing, catching, and obstacle play build whole-body and hand control.
04
Friendship and classroom confidence
Entering play, sharing, turn-taking, naming feelings, solving small conflicts with help, following group expectations, and caring for belongings build participation and belonging.
Children develop along individual timelines.
Preschool development remains highly individual. These focus areas describe skills children may practice across the year; they are not a pass/fail checklist, a diagnostic tool, or a promise of identical outcomes.
How learning can look
Sample classroom experiences with a purpose.
These examples show how playful moments can support several areas of development at once. Specific materials and activities are adjusted for age, safety, and the children present.
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Story-sequence cards
Children arrange a short familiar story or routine in order, describe what happens, and practice language such as first, next, before, and after.
02
Pattern builders
Blocks, beads, movement, or claps become simple repeating patterns that children can copy, extend, and eventually invent in a hands-on way.
03
Shared art project
A small-group mural or construction invites children to choose materials, manage space, talk through ideas, wait for tools, and contribute to one common result.
04
Predict-and-test science
A simple experience such as sink or float gives children a chance to predict, observe, compare outcomes, learn new vocabulary, and explain what they noticed.
Questions families ask
Helpful context before your tour.
Program pages are a starting point. The Academy team can discuss the current classroom, schedule, tuition, availability, and enrollment steps directly with your family.
What do three-year-olds learn in preschool at The Academy?
Early literacy and conversation, early math, science, pre-writing, movement, cooperative play, faith, and classroom routines, all taught through hands-on, playful experiences.
How does the program prepare children for Pre-K?
Preparation grows through language, listening, early print and math concepts, motor control, classroom routines, persistence, social problem solving, and confidence—not worksheets alone.
How are faith and learning connected?
The Academy’s established approach includes prayer, Bible stories, Christian music, and weekly chapel alongside early literacy, math, science, creativity, social-emotional growth, and play.
Are children expected to read or write at age three?
No single outcome is promised. The program can build foundations through books, conversation, drawing, name recognition, sound and rhyme play, line-making, and other age-aware experiences.
Keep exploring
Continue exploring our programs.
Visit The Academy
Come see the Three-Year-Olds classroom.
A tour is the best way to see the classroom, meet the teachers, and ask about schedules, tuition, and availability.
Visit us
Conveniently located in Craig Ranch, McKinney, at Life Fellowship Church.
Right off SH 121 where McKinney meets Allen, Frisco, and Plano, we’re an easy drive for families in all four cities, and some of our families come from Melissa.
Address
6400 Henneman Way
McKinney, TX 75070
Craig Ranch, off SH 121 between Alma and Stacy roads
Hours
Monday–Friday
6:30 AM–6:00 PM
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