Superior YMCA Preschool
Facility Hours
| Mon - Sun | Closed |
Building Bright Futures Together
Shooting Stars is a full-time preschool program that integrates YMCA facilities with a traditional preschool experience. It is offered from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Children have the opportunity to swim twice per week. Through this program, children have the opportunity to develop an increased ability to think, reason, question, and experiment. They also learn how to follow directions and make choices in an environment filled with language and enrichment opportunities.
Our Curriculum
Our curriculum is a blend of teacher-directed and individual learning experiences. Traditional preschool education includes concepts, colors, number and letter recognition. Other activities include circle time, stories, center time, music, science, art, and daily gym time for large motor development. Daily lessons are planned to promote fun and learning for your child, as we strive to support the needs and desires of the families in our program.
Ages & Adult-to-Child Ratios
33 months - 1st day of Kindergarten
1:10
Our Teachers
We want to form a partnership with you to provide the best experience for your child. We have an educated staff who continue to devote time to continuing education so they are well trained on individual learning styles and needs of all children.
Developmental Focus
We work together with families to help support each child to grow, develop and learn while providing opportunities your child will need to:
- show their eagerness to investigate new things,
- engage in play with peers for extended periods of time
- experiment with new ways to combine materials
- contribute relevant information to discussions
Learning Areas
We work every day to make each interaction a learning moment for your child. Our areas of learning for infants include:
- Art: focus on how children intentionally use the arts, develop vocabulary to describe their own creations and begin to combine artistic elements
- Language: express their wants and needs more clearly and in greater complexity. Show enjoyment in being read to and may read the pictures or retell the stories in books they know well. Begin to make sense of letters and print as they play with reading and writing
- Mathematics: Use their ever-increasing vocabulary of mathematical terms to describe and make sense of their world. They recite numbers and count objects with one-to-one correspondence. Identify geometric shapes and develop sorting strategies
- Physical Movement: focus on how children show their increasing coordination and balance as they walk, run, climb, hop, jump and gallop, kick, throw, catch and bounce balls. How they use their hands and fingers to manipulate puzzle pieces, to draw and wrote, and to dress themselves.
- Science: Gain knowledge and formulate questions, making plans and predictions, and verbally expressing their ideas and thoughts
- Social/Emotional: Show confidence and self-direction, identify self as part of a family, community, and culture, ability to make choices, verbal expression of needs and emotions and beginning to manage conflicts in social interactions
The 4K program, in collaboration with the Superior School District, will be continued for the 2025-2026 school year. This program is open for children who are age 4 by September 1 that reside in the Superior School District. Families interested in enrolling their child at the YMCA 4K site must first register for the program through the district and select the YMCA as their preferred location. You can register through the district here.
The 4K program portion of the day, led by licensed teachers, runs from 8:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. During this time, children will engage in a variety of activities designed to foster their development. These activities include:
Large group activities to encourage social interaction and cooperation.
Small group projects to enhance collaboration and teamwork.
Centers for hands-on exploration and discovery.
Activities that promote social-emotional skills, problem-solving abilities, self-help skills, creativity, and both large and small motor skills.
Cognitive activities focusing on literacy, math, science, and social studies to lay a strong foundation for future learning.
We understand the importance of providing a nurturing and stimulating environment for your child's early education, and our program is designed to support their growth and development in all areas.
In addition to our 4K program, we offer Wrap-Around Care for 4K students at the YMCA and Cooper Elementary to provide families with extended care options. Wrap-Around Care is available from 7:00 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., accommodating working parents' schedules. The cost for Wrap-Around Care is $165 per week for the school year, with weekly payments due on Fridays through automatic bank or credit/debit card draft.
At the YMCA, we are committed to providing high-quality early childhood education and care that meets the needs of our families. We look forward to welcoming your child into our program and supporting their journey of growth and learning. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us.
CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
Income eligibility requirements for the Wisconsin Shares program have increased. By increasing income limits, more Wisconsin families will be able to get help paying for child care. We want to help families access affordable quality care! Visit the Wisconsin Shares parent webpage and click on Income Eligibility Increase to learn more.
For questions, contact Youth Development Director, Morgan Bergman, at mbergman@superiorymca.org or 715-392-5611 ext. 101