Preschool / Pre-Kindergarten

OCA’s Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten Program focuses on the development of the whole child (social, emotional, physical, and most important – spiritual) through active learning experiences. We employ a warm, nurturing, and engaging developmental approach to education for children who are 3, 4, and 5 years old.

Omaha Christian Academy provides a faith-based education. The program allows children to participate in free-play, small group activities, whole group activities, and have interactions where they make discoveries, investigate, problem solve, and develop social skills. This, along with a structured curriculum, and organized hands-on teacher-directed activities promotes success and positive self-confidence as students prepare for the vital transition into kindergarten.

Our qualified staff and smaller class sizes enable each child to develop according to his or her own pace, interest, and learning approach.

The curriculum used by OCA for Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten is Handwriting Without Tears, Zoophonics, and Abeka. The structured curriculum allows the following kindergarten readiness opportunities for your child:

Fine motor practice
Compose and decompose numbers up to 10 with manipulatives
Copying, lengthening, and constructing patterns
Uppercase and lowercase letter identification
Letter-sound correlations
Blending letter sounds
High frequency sight words

Schedule:

Arrival/Free Play
Prayer/Bible Time/Pledges/Songs
Rug Time (Calendar, Weather, Letter of the Week, Question of the Day)
Small Group Rotation (Math, Language Arts, Independent Skills)
Snack
Recess
Whole Group Time (Craft, Activity Centers, Story Time)
Lunch/Recess
Rest Time
S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math)
Snack
Recess
Dismissal

PRESCHOOL

Students in this class must be age 3 by July 31, 2023 and be fully potty-trained. This class runs Monday – Friday 8:15 am to 3:15 pm and has two full-time teachers. Snacks are included in the tuition. Hot lunch is available for an additional fee. Students may be dropped off as early as 7:30 am and after school care is available until 6:00 pm Monday – Friday at a price of $10 per student, per day.

Pricing:

Registration/Curriculum Fee: $200.00 (January 1, 2023- May 2023) $300.00 (June 1, 2023 and after) Price includes curriculum and snacks. There is a 3% discount if tuition is paid in full by July 15th.

Monday-Friday, Full Day Class, 8:15 am -3:15 pm – $650 per month.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN

Students in these classes must be age 4 by July 31, 2023 and be fully potty-trained. Both classes run Monday – Friday 8:15 am to 3:15 pm and have two full-time teachers with formal training in early childhood education. Snacks are included in the tuition. Hot lunch is available for an additional fee. Students may be dropped off as early as 7:30 am and after school care is available until 6:00 pm Monday – Friday at a price of $10 per student, per day.

Pricing:

Registration/Curriculum Fee: $200.00 (January 1, 2023- May 2023) $300.00 (June 1, 2023 and after) Price includes curriculum and snacks. There is a 3% discount if tuition is paid in full by July 15th.

Monday-Friday, Full Day Class, 8:15 am -3:15 pm – $650 per month.

2023-2024 Preschool and Pre-K Information