Program
Integrated Day Program — Step-by-Step Outline
Education-Relief, Inc.'s flagship integrated preschool program, with daily routine, six learning centers, and peer-mentor goals.
Ages 2–5PreK–KEducatorsParents
Summary. The complete vision, mission, and turn-key day-program outline E-R uses to bring integrated, anti-bullying classrooms to Long Island preschools — built for replication across Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Vision, Mission & Action Plan
- Vision: Integration 4 ALL + Anti-Bullying.
- Mission: Provide internal community-like support to achieve cohesiveness among early-year integrated Center-Based Preschool Programs (CBPP).
- Action: Network with NYS DOH, Long Island school districts, multi-disciplinary providers, and preschool organizations across Nassau and Suffolk.
Program Benefits
- Extra supports for all preschool children.
- Extra supports and resources for general-education teachers.
- Parents empowered to advocate in a supportive, accepting community-like setting.
- Anti-Bullying Program — ALL welcomed & ALL included ALWAYS.
- Onsite advocacy, consultation, coordination of services, and mediation.
- Parent and teacher training/workshops on site or via webinars.
Daily Routine — Step by Step
- Enter the classroom and unpack belongings (5–10 min).
- Place daily home/school folder in folder bin.
- Tabletop activity while teacher takes attendance.
- Clean-up transition (2–3 min).
- Carpet-time transition.
- Morning meeting / circle time (10–15 min).
- Theme-based music or movement activity.
- Journal writing (15–22 min).
- Bathroom break and handwashing.
- Snack time (≈12 min).
- Center rotations (60–72 min, 10 min/center + 2 min cleanup).
- Carpet time, teacher-directed lesson.
- Outdoor play or indoor recess.
- Re-entry and snack, then dismissal routines.
Projected Centers
- Reading / Library (individual / small-group teacher-directed).
- Writing / Drawing (individual / small-group teacher-directed).
- Math / Counting / Puzzles (individual / small-group teacher-directed).
- Block / Floor Play (child-directed / facilitated).
- Puppets / Imaginary Play (child-directed / facilitated).
- Dramatic Play / Sensory.
Peer Mentor Goal
Eventually a peer mentor is assigned to help — demonstrating classroom unity and individual recognition for doing good deeds, being a good role model, showing compassion and tolerance. Special weekly and monthly awards are given. NO BULLYING ALLOWED.
Innovative Research (SMART)
- Specific · Measurable · Achievable · Realistic · Timely.
- Utilize measurable IFSP/IEP goals across general-education participants.
- Annual program evaluations against NYS Assurance Standards.
- Data collection of all participants until age 21.