Preschool Programs in Merrimack, NH

A commitment to providing our families with the highest quality services at affordable rates is what makes Tollhouse Preschool in Merrimack, NH, the obvious choice to meet your child's educational and developmental needs.
We offer the following programs:

Infants (6 weeks to 18 months)

Congratulations on the new addition to your family. Our Infant Program offers a warm, safe, and comforting environment for your baby. The Tollhouse Infant Staff will allow your baby to have individualized routines: sleeping, eating, playing, and diapering according to his/her specific needs. The goal of our Infant Program is to offer quality care for your infant and assist them in each stage of infant development. Infants grow and change at a rapid speed and during this wonderful stage of their development; the staff will reinforce and encourage your child with patience, warmth, trust, and understanding.

* Individualized routines
* Developmentally appropriate toys, games, books, and songs
* Stimulating activities that promote curiosity and exploration
* Daily communication between staff and families (daily notes provided)

Toddlers (18 to 36 months)

A typical day in our safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment will provide your child with developmentally appropriate activities and experiences. Toddlers thrive on exploration and creativity. Experiences such as: art, sensory activities, dramatics, books, manipulatives, creative movement, fingerplays, and outdoor play will be provided.

Development and refinement of communication skills are goals of our program. Toddlers will be provided with assistance and guidance during this exciting stage of their development. We encourage and reinforce children's growing independence with patience, warmth, and trust. Children's expressive/receptive language skills are developed in a language rich environment filled with conversation.

* Balance of quiet/nurturing activities and stimulating group interactions
* Theme related units offer a variety of activities
* Fine and gross motor activities planned daily
* Self-help skills and toilet training are individualized
* Daily communication between staff and families (daily notes provided)

Preschool (3's and 4's)

Preschoolers love to inspect, handle, and investigate! Our Preschool Program is designed to encourage children's learning through play and manipulation. Much learning takes place as children interact with their environment, through concrete experiences, combined with peer and adult communication.

The many kinds of constructive play we make available to your child are: dramatics, language arts, building, arts and crafts, math manipulatives, science, and social studies. Our various centers are designed to encourage play and learning in these areas, as well as to foster children's social growth and well being.

An important goal of our program is helping children develop communication, problem solving, and cooperative skills. Again, through play and various planned activities, children will develop and refine these skills. As teachers, we feel that a child's social and emotional development is crucial to learning and growth. We strive to achieve these goals by providing lots of warmth and attention, reinforcing positive behaviors, providing a safe, fun, challenging, and creative environment that children will respond to with excitement and curiosity, and encouraging children to become increasingly independent in their play and activities.

* Hands-on math, science, and language experiences
* Literature and language enriched environment
* Thematic units planned to offer variety and encourage curiosity
* Classroom environment supportive of self-help and self-direction
* Daily communication between staff and families (home/school folders provided)

Before and After School 
(Kindergarten - 4th grade)

Our School-Age Program is designed to offer children in 1st to 4th grade a safe, engaging, and fun place to explore and play. It promotes the social, physical, educational, and emotional growth of young children various activities by offering experiences that include outside play, arts and crafts, games and special projects that reflect the “children’s” interests. Each month thematic units, cooperative activities, and group games are planned to enrich their experience. Critical thinking, team building, and cooperation skills are practiced and emphasized throughout the program.

The School-Age Program transports children to and from the Merrimack Public Elementary Schools throughout the school year. During school vacations and snow days, the School-Age Program offers full day care while parents are working. In the summer, we have a “Summer Adventure Program” that provides full-time care and children have the opportunity to take part in various field trips, sports activities, and planned experiences.

* Planned activities, homework time, and cooperative experiences
* Nutritious afternoon snacks
* Summer Adventure Program provides full day care
* Daily communication between staff and families