Fully Licensed with Latest Health Standards

Berea Lutheran Preschool is fully licensed and complies with the standards set forth by the Department of Human Resources Division of Licensing. In addition, we have the services of a contracted health consultant through Health Consultants for Child Care who annually reviews health and safety policies. The health consultant is a registered nurse with a certification in public health. Our preschool teacher holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and is Parent Aware rated. Our staff members are certified in First Aid, CPR, and AED devices. See our School Staff below for more information about our teachers.

Enrollment and Registration

Berea Lutheran Preschool is open to both 3 and 4 year olds. Enrollment in the 3-year-old program requires that the child  be 3 years old by Sept. 1st and be fully toilet trained.  Enrollment in the 4-year-old program requires the child to be 4 years old by Sept. 1st, and be fully toilet trained. 

A registration fee of $50 is required and is due at the time of registration.  This is non-refundable, nor does it apply to the monthly tuition.  Tuition will be charged at the rate of $160/month for 4-year-olds, and $130/month for 3-year-olds.

Daily Activities

Movement & Songs: Works on special relations, following directions, sequential order, coordination.

Calendar Time: Works on days of the week, months of the year, counting/number skills, and pattern recognition. We also observe the weather and chart it on a graph.

Bible Time: Stories that focus on God’s love.

Center Time: Child choice – reading center, writing center, math center, small manipulative, sand sensory table, block play, dramatic play.

Skills: Focus on kindergarten readiness – cutting, gluing, letter & number recognition, rhyming, etc.

Art: Focus on creativity, but there are a lot of projects that focus on following directions, cutting skills, gluing skills, hand-eye coordination.

Phonemic awareness: Letter of the week, exposing children to the concept that letters make words and words make sentences.

Story of the week: Stories focus on character development or skills being taught. The focus of story time is to promote a love for reading.

Theme based Activities: Small manipulative, fine motor, kindergarten readiness skills centered around the theme.