Information

Management

Early Starters Preschool, established in 1993 by Michael and Victoria Asiedu, two renowned educationists, is now actively managed by their children who have vast and varied levels of managerial experience. Day-to-day operations are handled by Lynda Odro formerly of Hollard Insurance, who recently completed a program in Early Childhood Education.

Staffing

Management is ably supported by experienced and enthusiastic Aunties who are proactive and resourceful. Extreme care is taken to recruit qualified and experienced staff who are knowledgeable and possess a friendly disposition towards children. Staff benefit from regular training to ensure continuous developement.

Hours of Operation

Early Starters Preschool is open from 7.30 a.m to 5.00 p.m, Monday through Friday. Parents must endeavour to pick their children up by 5.00 p.m daily. A late fee will be charged after 5.00 p.m. Early Starters Preschool is closed for Easter and Christmas holidays, and for the long vacation, to enable children to spend time with family.

Uniforms

Children are expected to wear the prescribed uniform for school.

Polka Dot Fabric (Gh¢ 0.10) in any colour.
Girls are required to wear hip yoke with pleats or an A-line dress with puff sleeves and a Peter Pan collar.
Boys are required to wear shirts in polka dot fabric and shorts in matching solid colour fabric.
Outdoor activity uniform provided by the school to be worn on Fridays.

Play Equipment

Early Starters Preschool is equipped with children’s play equipment which are constantly upgraded and replenished.

These include:

Trampoline
Bouncy Castle
Caterpillar Tunnel
Teeter-Totters
Swing
Slides
Play Kitchen
Water Park
Waffle Blocks
Climbing House,
Balancing beam
Rope Ladder
Wooden Tricycles and Horses

Families are required to provide children with 1 educational toy.

Health Policy

At Early Starters Preschool, we believe health and education go hand in hand. We closely follow our published health policy manual focusing on four areas:

Personal Hygiene
Emergency Treatment
Public Health
Medication Adminstration

Admissions

Early Starters Preschool provides developmentally appropriate programs for children from crèche through to Kindergarten 1 (KG1). Admissions are on a rolling basis year-round.

Security

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras are installed on our premises to ensure children’s safety at all times.

Age	Class
6 Months up to 2 Years	Crèche
2 Years	Nursery 1
3 Years	Nursery 2
4 Years	KG1

Assessment

Children are assessed twice during each term to ensure they are meeting developmental and learning milestones. The first assessment occurs at the beginning of each term to determine our Early Starters capabilities. A second assessment is given at the end of each term.

Our assessments are used to create an individualized report for each child that is shared with our families and discussed during parent-teacher conferences. Parent-teacher conferences are also used to check in with our families.

Progress assessments are also conducted every fortnight for each child. The results are used to provide individualized teaching and learning.