When Aledo parents tour Grace, one of the questions we hear most is, 'OK — but what do you actually teach?' We use the Frog Street curriculum across every age group. Here's a plain explanation of what that means.
What Frog Street is
Frog Street is a research-based early childhood curriculum developed in Texas and used by quality early learning centers across the country. It's built around what cognitive science actually says about how young brains develop — social-emotional growth first, language and motor next, academics layered on as kids are ready. It's not a worksheet program. It's not a free-for-all play program. It's an intentional, sequenced framework that gives teachers a daily map for the room while still leaving room for the personality and interests of the actual children in front of them.
Why we chose it
Three reasons. One, it treats the whole child — emotional safety and social skill are the foundation, and the academic readiness follows. Two, it's specifically built for the Texas early childhood landscape, which matters because Texas Pre-K standards and Aledo ISD kindergarten expectations have a specific shape to them. Three, it's a curriculum teachers can actually run well. There's structure, but there's also room for a teacher to know your child individually and adjust.
What Frog Street looks like for infants (6 weeks – 12 months)
For infants, Frog Street emphasizes secure attachment, language exposure (lots of teacher narration of what's happening), tummy time and gross motor development, sensory exploration, and gentle predictable routines. Your baby isn't being 'taught' in a workbook sense. Your baby is being talked to, held with intention, and given a calm, language-rich environment that's quietly building the foundation for everything that comes after.
What it looks like for toddlers (12 – 35 months)
Toddler Frog Street is about language explosion, naming feelings, motor skill development (climbing, scribbling, stacking), early self-help (putting on a coat, washing hands), and beginning the social work of sharing and turn-taking. Days are structured but warm. There's circle time, sensory bins, music and movement, books read out loud, outdoor exploration, and lots of teacher modeling of kindness.
What it looks like for Preschool (3 – 4) and Pre-K (4 – 5)
This is where the academic layer comes in. Letter and sound recognition, early number sense, name writing, sequencing, pattern recognition, beginning science exploration, art that builds fine motor strength, group work that builds patience and listening. By the end of Pre-K, our kids are confidently writing their name, recognizing letters and many sight words, counting with one-to-one correspondence, working with patterns, and — just as importantly — able to sit, listen, follow multi-step directions, and recover from disappointment without falling apart. That last set is what kindergarten teachers care about most.
What it looks like for Kinder Bridge (5 – 6)
Kinder Bridge is for the child who has a summer or fall birthday and isn't quite ready for kindergarten yet. Frog Street's Kinder Bridge level layers in early reading, more advanced math, structured writing, and a classroom rhythm that mirrors what Aledo ISD kindergarten will feel like. By the time these kids walk into Aledo ISD as kindergarteners, they're confident leaders — not the youngest in the room struggling to catch up.
Why a named curriculum matters
If a preschool can't name their curriculum, that's not nothing. It usually means each teacher is doing their own thing, which leads to inconsistent outcomes across the school. A named curriculum like Frog Street means every Grace classroom — infants through Kinder Bridge — is building on the same foundation in a coherent way. Your child won't hit a 'reset' when they move up to the next room. They'll build on what they already know.