Early Learning Overview

Preparing the Next Generation

Children are like sponges – they watch and absorb knowledge, skills and values from everything and everyone around them. At the Armed Services Y, we believe the values and skills learned early on are vital building blocks for quality of life and future success. Most importantly, children learn how to be their best selves. That makes for confident kids today, and contributing and engaged adults tomorrow.

Help Me Grow

Help Me Grow is a 2-hour preschool program for 3-year-old children. The curriculum includes opportunities to foster social skills, letters, numbers, colors, and shapes, as well as age-appropriate lessons in pre-literacy, math, and science. A typical daily schedule includes art, writing, circle time, some movement activities, and free play.

Parents need to remain on-site while their child is in this program.

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Help Me Learn

Help Me Learn is a 2-hour preschool program for 4 to 5-year-old children. The curriculum includes opportunities to foster social skills, letters, numbers, colors, and shapes, as well as age-appropriate lessons in pre-literacy, math, and science. A typical daily schedule includes art, writing, circle time, some movement activities, and free play.

Parents need to remain on-site while their child is in this program.

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Help Me Grow & Help Me Learn

The Armed Services YMCA Fort Leonard Wood offers half-day preschool classes for 3-year-old and 4 to 5-year-old children that help prepare them for entry into Kindergarten by providing age-appropriate lessons in pre-literacy, numbers, letters, colors, shapes, art, free play, and social skills.

Armed Services YMCA offers affordable, accessible, high-quality preschool programs for military children. Our trained, dedicated, and caring staff prepare children for future success by teaching social skills, creativity, literacy, and fine and gross motor skills.

Children enrolled in a high-quality Preschool program:

  • receive quality early education that fosters cognitive and socioemotional growth;
  • build the cognitive and character skills that children need to do well in school and in life, including attentiveness, persistence, impulse control, and sociability;
  • build foundations for long-term success in life;
  • are more likely to earn higher wages, live healthier lives, and raise stronger families.

Help Me Grow Spring Schedule:
Jan 7th – May 14th, 2025
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Morning Session: 9:30 am-11:30 am
Afternoon Session: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Cost: One-time fee: $188.00

Help Me Learn Spring Schedule:
Jan 6th – May 14th, 2025
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
9:30am-11:30am
Cost: One-time fee: $206.00

Location:
13900 Replacement Avenue
Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473