Curriculum

An age-perfect ride for every little learner.

Thoughtfully paced stages plus full-day care — each designed around what a child actually needs at that age, never rushed, always playful.

Our Philosophy

Learning Through Play and Exploration

Our curriculum is thoughtfully designed around the belief that children learn best when they actively engage with their environment through play, exploration, and meaningful experiences. By encouraging curiosity, creativity, and discovery, we help children develop essential cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and communication skills.

Through hands-on activities, interactive learning opportunities, and guided exploration, we foster the holistic development of every child, nurturing confident, independent, compassionate, and lifelong learners in a joyful and stimulating environment.

Our Teaching Approach

  • Play-Based Learning
  • Theme-Based Activities
  • Hands-On Experiences
  • Project-Based Exploration
  • Child-Centered Learning
  • Individual Attention
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Every child is different

Children learn in their own way, so our themes weave together language, numbers, art, music and movement — letting every kind of learner shine.

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Themed, hands-on learning

Each week is built around a theme children can see, touch and play with — so lessons feel like discoveries, not drills, and actually stick.

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Parents stay in the loop

Regular updates and an open-door classroom mean you always know what your child explored, achieved and enjoyed that day.

Playgroup classroom at Little Ryders
AGE 2+ YEARS 🕒 ~2.5 hrs / day

Playgroup

A gentle first step away from home. Playgroup is built entirely around comfort, sensory exploration, and secure attachment — the foundation everything else is built on.

  • Sensory play stations (sand, water, textures)
  • Music, rhymes & movement circles
  • Free play with close teacher supervision
  • Toilet training support & nap routines
Nursery classroom at Little Ryders
AGE 3+ YEARS 🕒 ~2.5 hrs / day

Nursery

Children start exploring independence and friendship. Nursery introduces gentle structure — short circle times, group activities, and the first building blocks of language and number.

  • Early language & vocabulary building
  • Guided group play & sharing skills
  • Fine motor activities (drawing, blocks, beads)
  • Story time & imaginative play
Junior and Senior KG classroom at Little Ryders
AGE 4+ & 5+ YEARS 🕒 ~3.5 hrs / day

Junior & Senior KG

Real school-readiness, still wrapped in play. Children build early literacy and numeracy, problem-solving, and the social-emotional confidence to walk into Grade 1 unafraid.

  • Phonics, early reading & writing practice
  • Numeracy through hands-on activities
  • Show-and-tell, public speaking confidence
  • Art, EVS, and curiosity-led projects
Daycare and rest area at Little Ryders
DAYCARE · AGE 18 MTHS–8 YRS 🕒 8 AM–8 PM · Mon–Sun

Full-Day Daycare

A warm, safe home-away-from-home for the children of working parents — open all week, with the same caring team and play-led spirit extended into a longer, gentler day.

  • Supervised free play and creative activities
  • Quiet nap time, story sessions and rest
  • Homework support for older children
  • Healthy snack & lunch (optional)
A Day at Little Ryders

Predictable, warm, and never rushed.

9:00 AMWelcome circle & free play
9:30 AMSnack time
10:00 AMStructured learning activity
10:45 AMOutdoor / gross motor play
11:30 AMArt, music or story time
12:15 PMLunch & wind-down
1:00 PMPickup begins

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