PRESCHOOL INFO
Who are we?
Park
Street Christian Preschool is a non-profit community outreach ministry
of Park Street Christian Church. Park Street Christian Church is
blessed with a thirty-seven year history at the corner of Cutler Lane
in Charlottesville. Our doors opened August 1999 when the church
recognized a community need for an all day Christian preschool.
Our
staff is professionally trained and experienced in Early Childhood
Education. All
teachers
are CPR and First Aid Certified and are members of the Virginia
Association
Of
Early Childhood Education (VAECE). We participate regularly in
conferences and
workshops
to enrich our skills.
*
Angela Taylor, Director, 13 years of experience in Early Childhood also
assists with the curriculum since 1999.
*
Carolyn Walker, Assistant Director, teaches in the 2 ½ -3 ½ since 1999.
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Peggy Turner leads the children in the 3 ½ - 4 ½ classroom since 2003.
* Louise Timberlake works with the 4 ½-6
year old children with a
pre-kindergarten curriculum since 2001.
*
Cheryl Strothers, assists in the afternoon since 2005.
Mission
Statement and Philosophy
We
strive to work as partners with families to provide a fun loving
Christian environment that is intellectually stimulating and
emotionally/socially wholesome. For children to grow and learn they
must first be surrounded by love and respect. Allowing freedom within
clear limits, each child is given the opportunity to grow and develop
to his or her individual full potential. We believe that children are a
gift from God. Helping them to learn is a divine privilege. We give our
best effort to be a positive role model that instills Christian values
that will help your child through the journey of life. We use hands-on
stories and activities that teach your child the fundamental concepts
of the beautiful diverse world God created! There is so much for
children to learn, yet so much for them to offer!
Through a
structured unit-based approach, we encourage children’s
natural
curiosity to explore the world around them. Our lesson plans and
learning centers are age-appropriate and include the developmental
areas of science, math, arts, crafts, language, literacy, writing,
large and small muscle development, music, cooking, simple computer
Technology, and worship. Our goal is for them to
play as they master the skills they will need for Kindergarten. Our
Christian Curriculum is called Story Hour. It
takes at look at the bible stories using songs, art, dramatic play, and
memory verses. We also focus on the fruit of the spirit.
Our
day consists of a balance of teacher-guided and child initiated indoors
and outdoors
activities.
Your child will have the opportunity to build relationships and develop
appropriate
problem solving skills. We use a positive discipline approach that
fosters self-control. Children will learn to make choices and begin to
understand the natural or logical consequence of choices. There are
many positive discipline
strategies
that we use based on the age and personality of each individual child.
Basic Information
Hours:
We are open Monday- Friday, 7:30 AM-6:00 PM
Our
capacity is 30 children. Our child to teach ratio is 10:1 in each
class. We care for
toilet trained children between the ages 2 ½ -6 years old.
This
play area is set-up with free choice activities that include:
dramatic play, discovery table, library with puppets, blocks, easel,
puzzles, computer, and writing tools. In addition, this room is used
for planned large motor activities,
games, music, and creative movements, and dancing.
Families
choose from full time five days a week or part-time less than five days
a week.
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Full-time:
$145 a week
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Four
days: $127
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Three
Days: $97
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Two
Days: $66
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One
Day: $33
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Registration
fee: $35
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United Way and Social Service Scholarships accepted.
Ways
Families can participate in our Program
Attend Open House and Parent/teacher conferences
Join monthly field trips
Share special talents and services: cooking,
crafts, music, book buddies, etc.
Volunteer and attend special school functions:
graduation, Christmas program, fundraisers, parent workdays, and many
other seasonal events.
What you will need to provide
when your child enrolls
- Copy
of birth certificate
- Copy of updatedimmunization records
- Signed contract
- Registration form with registration fee
- Box of markers
- Box of crayons
- Box of tissues
- Box of baby wipes
- Family &Individual photo
- Complete change of clothes
- Nap Mat, Small blanket and/or pillow
- Teachers may have additional requests for items
More Information?
Please
contact the Director, Angela Taylor at 434-296-8922 and/or e-mail EMAIL
for a
more detailed information packet or for a scheduled tour of the
preschool.
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Park Street Christian Preschool