Preschool Goals and Objectives – 33 Months to 4 Years

  • To encourage curiosity and build self-confidence by providing choices that stimulate and use self-motivation.
  • To provide a warm environment for children to feel good about and build successful experiences in.
  • To encourage a feeling of good will and sensitivity toward other children.
  • To provide indoor and outdoor activities for the children to develop both fine and gross motor skills.
  • To teach independence through problem solving exploration
  • To teach cooperative play and interaction with one another recognizing that there are both individual and group needs involved.
  • To provide educational areas of language areas, science, math, art, music, dramatic play, and large and small muscle activities. These learning activities and experiences give opportunities or children to share and give them a feeling of accomplishment.
  • Seek to model and provide a loving Christian atmosphere.

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Caterpillar Room Teachers

Karolyn Nelson

Hello, my name is Karolyn, I’m the lead Teacher in the Caterpillar room. I want to start off thanking the parents for allowing me to play such an active part in the care of your child. They are precious to us all. I went to school at the U of M Waseca, majoring in Early Childhood. I met my husband in 1992, and married in 1994. We settled in Hastings in 1996, where we had our two boys Blake and Carter, and started working at Little Beginnings in August of 2004. My husband and I both enjoy playing cards, attending the latest movies, and spending time with family and friends. In the summer we are found at the pool or at the lake in southern Minnesota. In the winter we are out sledding or curled up in the house reading, playing board games, and card games.

Brittany Watts

Hello! My name is Brittany and I started with Little Beginnings in July 2017. My husband, Nate, and I are both born and raised Hastings folks and still live here with our son, Boston, and two dogs, Buddy and Boomer. My dogs were our first two “babies” and you will get to know that I love them as much as my son! Boston is the light of our lives and joins us in the Ant Room at Little Beginnings. I graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2012 with a Communications Studies degree. I should have listened to my parents though, and went for an early education degree because I love working with kiddos and it is truly where my heart lies! I have worked as a family nanny for 3 years, a paraprofessional in the elementary school setting for 2 years, and at a different daycare center for 1 year. When I’m not snuggling my sweet baby boy, I love to read, work out, and spend as much time with my family that I can! I love going to church in Woodbury and volunteer in their nursery anytime I get the chance. I am so excited to start this new chapter in my life and have the opportunity to work with your kiddos. They are in great hands at Little Beginnings and I am thrilled to be able to care for them and watch them grow!

Ashley Cleary

Hello! My name is Ashley Cleary and I’m so excited to be a part of the LBLC family. Before I was at LBLC, I was a Lead Preschool Teacher in another early learning center in South St Paul. I love working with children because they have such a creative nature. I live in Hastings with my husband, Brendan, and our son Caden (Nov 2019). We also have one fur baby, Sochi (dog), who currently rules our household. My spare time is spent doing anything outside. In the spring, summer, and fall I love golfing, swimming, biking, and hiking. In the winter I love to snowboard. My husband and I will take snowboarding trips every winter to experience a different mountain.

Kourtnie Whelan

Hi! My name is Kourtnie and I am so excited to be a part of the LBLC team! My husband, Tracy, and I live in Red Wing. I have one son, Tanner, who is home schooled. I grew up in Hastings and was raised in my mother’s in-home licensed daycare. I worked at a PCA for children with disabilities for five years and in a preschool setting for one year. I love kids of all ages and can’t wait to get to know yours.

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Caterpillar Room Info

Welcome To Our Class!

The Caterpillar Room is an exciting place to start your preschool experience! We love working with kids and families, working together to create a great year. We will do our best to accommodate any special needs your child may have and look forward to lots of fun.

Schedules

We use FunShine Express curriculum for a fun filled day of learning. We love to do art, stories, math, science, and most of all play!
Some special days in this room include Bible Time, Nature Room, Mystery Can, and Movie Day.

Outside Fun

We go outside to play as much as possible. We will use our brand new outdoor classrooms to not only get exercise and have fun, but explore nature hands on. We will get dirty while we play… but that just means we are truly having a good time!
We recommend rubber boots and croc-like shoes for the warmer weather and good snow boots for the winter.

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