Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool Classes
OCP Program Overview
Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool (OCP) accepts children two to four years old. Children are grouped in classes by age as of September 1st. This is the deadline used by the Georgia public school system, as well as most area private schools. Enrollment in all age groups is available two days a week (Tuesday-Thursday), and three or five days a week (Monday-Wednesday-Friday) for Wrens, Owls and Sparrows.
School hours are 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. At OCP, children are offered a regular but flexible schedule for classroom and playground time and learn to adapt to daily routines. Activities include: greetings, circle time, reading and language, movement, art, music, baking, making and playing with play-dough, free indoor play, nature walks, outdoor activities, sandbox, playground time, et cetera. These routines provide the children a safe framework in which to bond with their teachers and classmates as they explore and develop their independence through new activities and materials.
Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool (OCP) Classes - The Chickadees
The Chickadees class at Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool is for children between 24 and 29 months of age as of September 1st. The student-teacher ratio is 6-to-1, with one parent-teacher. There are six children in each class.
Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool (OCP) Classes - The Wrens
The Wrens class at Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool is for children between 30 and 35 months old as of September 1st. The student-teacher ratio is 7-to-1, with one parent-teacher. There are seven children in each class.
Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool (OCP) Classes - The Sparrows
The Sparrows class at Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool (OCP) is for children who are at least three years old as of September 1. The student-teacher ratio is 8-to-1, with one parent-teacher. There are eight children in each class. Research shows that 3- and 4-year-old children benefit from being in mixed-age classes.
Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool (OCP) Classes - The Owls
The Owls class at Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool (OCP) is for children who are at least three years old as of September 1. The student-teacher ratio is 8-to-1, with one parent-teacher. There are eight children in each class. Research shows that 3- and 4-year-old children benefit from being in mixed-age classes.
