First United Methodist Preschool

The First United Methodist Preschool program will provide a happy environment for your child, in which learning is based on clear goals of self development, resulting in fruitful activities and fun. This stress free environment allows each child the freedom to progress at his/her own rate. It is our hope and prayer that from this informal learning experience there emerges a child who has a positive self-concept; a child who is physically, emotionally, and spiritually coordinated; a child who learns to function in a group of children and adults; a child who is learning to appreciate and enjoy God's world and the people who share the world with them; who can use language to communicate with others, to express themselves in many ways; in summary a child who is curious and wants to learn.

This is a pre-school program designed to provide readiness for kindergarten. Readiness is not reading, writing, adding and subtracting for the preschooler. Instead it is interacting with others and engaging in planned activities through play that will enable him to perform these skills successfully later. Therefore, throughout our entire program you will see "work" disguised as play.