Preschool Phone: 404-250-9455 Preschool Fax: 404-843-9557
Overview
Our preschool is an outreach and educational ministry of the church. It is our belief that children and families benefit immensely from participation in early education and it is our honor and privilege to share in this early childhood experience.
Since 1963, Sandy Springs United Methodist Church has provided outstanding Christian preschool and pre-kindergarten education. We have achieved a recognized level of excellence as demonstrated by our accreditation in 2008 by SACS (the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) and certification as a Program of Excellence since 1997 by the United Methodist's North Georgia Conference Preschool Association. We welcome families, children and staff from all faiths, races and nationalities to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities that we offer.
Vision
Our Vision for the children of our community, as they grow with us and beyond us, is to form a lifelong positive relationship with God; to respect, accept and embrace all others in a manner consistent with the teachings of Christ; to have a deep-rooted love of learnng; and to experience continuing academic success.
Mission
Our Mission is to provide a loving, stimulating, and safe envrionment for children; to provide a Christian program of academic excellence, to serve children aged 12 months to 5 years old; to accept each child for who he/she is; to positively motivate each child to move along a contiuum of skills acquisition; to prepare him/her in equal measure spiritually, socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically for elementary school, church and life among others in a constantly changing world.
Values
We believe play is the language of children and the foundation of quality preschools.
We believe in fostering independent thinking and problem solving skills in our children, in ourselves and in partnership with parents.
We will foster healthy peer relationships among the children in the classroom, between the staff and parents, and among the staff of the preschool.
We believe each child, parent, teacher and staff member is to be accepted as a person of worth and value.
We will treat one another with dignity, compassion, grace, integrity, honesty and humanity.
We will celebrate our similarities and embrace our differences.
We will favor decisions based on God's guidance that create long term improvement for our parents and children over short term expediency for the preschool or the individual and organization we serve.
We will focus on our strengths and building upon them.
General Info
Registration is held in January for the following September. Registration continues on a rolling basis until are classes are filled. Registration Fees are $100 for the first child, $75 for second and subsequent children, and $75 per child for the children of church members. Please see the Registration Information page for in-depth information about the Registration process.
The academic year runs from September through May. The preschool generally follows Fulton County's school calendar for holidays and closings.
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Monday—Friday |
9:00am – 12:30pm |
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Early Bird Drop-Off |
8:30am available for an extra fee |
| After School Programs | 12:30—2:00pm available for an extra fee |
Chapel is held every Monday at 9:30am for students enrolled in 3's, 4's and Young 5's classes.
Children bring their lunch each day.
Parent/Teachers Conferences are held twice yearly in the Fall and in the Spring. School is closed on Conference days.
Tuition: Tuition is due by the 1st of each month September -April. Church members receive a 10% discount off of their monthly tuition. A Tuition Deposit is due by May 1st, 2011 (or upon enrollment if enrollment occurs after May 1st) and is non-refundable and non-transferable. The Tuition Deposit will be credited in May of 2012 for that month's tuition payment.
Summer Camp: Two weeks of Summer Camp will be offered to preschoolers and rising First Graders in June!! The camp is open to all as long as space is available. Children may register for either one or both weeks.
