What is Bible Church Preschool?
Bible Church Preschool is an outreach ministry of the Chapel Hill Bible Church and is a high quality early childhood program for children ages 12 months to 4 years. Our ministry is a small, non-profit program with low child/adult ratios.What is the educational philosophy?
Bible Church Preschool aims to bring to the classroom an understanding of child behavior, developmental learning, and a flexible curriculum through the guiding principles of Dr. Arnold Gesell of The Gesell Institute of Human Development:
- All children proceed through the same sequence of development, but each child grows through developmental stages in their own unique way and at their own pace.
- There is an inner timetable, which determines the child’s rate of development. Trying to teach --- ahead of that timetable will result in only minor, temporary growth.
- A favorable environment helps to ensure the realization of a child’s potential.
- Each child is unique in temperament and growth/learning style. The environment should try to adjust to each child’s uniqueness.
- The physical, social, emotional, and intellectual aspects of development depend on and support each other and should advance in concert, that is, one aspect should not be pushed ahead of the others.
- We encourage an approach that enhances the natural unfolding process of the young child’s love of learning.
- Since we cannot produce, speed up, or ignore readiness, we are required to understand and respect developmental age - where children are now, not where we think they should be.
- Our expectations should be based on a sound understanding of what is developmentally appropriate for the various ages and stages of growth.
- Environments arranged with attention to developmental levels of growth.
- Teachers who have an ability to assess these differences, which leads to successful classroom planning.
- Evaluation of children’s growth gathered from a variety of sources: parents, classroom observation, optional developmental screening, and other appropriate records
Do you accept drop-ins?
Bible Church Preschool requires that children be pre-registered for the program. In order to provide a safe, well-supervised environment, we are unable to accept drop-in children.
What Age Groups are included?
| One-Year Olds “Red Ladybugs” |
| 8 children who attend one day, on Mondays or Wednesdays: (Upstairs in Room 258) |
| Two-Year Olds "Orange Giraffes" |
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12 children who attend on two days, on Mondays and Wednesday: (Upstairs in Room 264) |
| 2-Day Three-Year Olds “Yellow Ducks” |
| 12 children who attend on two days, on Mondays and Wednesdays (Upstairs in Room 266) |
| 3-day Three-Year Olds “Green Frogs” |
| 12 children who attend on three days, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays (Downstairs in Room 105) |
| 3-Day Four-Year Olds “Blue Dolphins” |
| 12 children who attend on three days, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesdays: (Downstairs in 113) |
| 4-Day Four-Year Olds “Purple Owls ” |
| 12 children who attend on four days, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: (Downstairs in 111) |
Bible Church Preschool does not meet on Fridays.
What do the children do while at Bible Church Preschool?
Children spend the morning with two dedicated adult teachers per age group. In addition, there is an on-site Director and/or Assistant Director.
Each morning, the children explore centers, play inside their classroom, play outdoors (weather permitting), have a snack, and participate in developmentally appropriate arts, crafts, games, and/or activities. Classes seek a balance between active, child-initiated learning and teacher-directed instruction. The focus is on rich experiences for the children including lots of reading and open-ended art experiences.
Bible Church Preschool focuses on traditional pre-school themes and has a Christian interpretation of holidays. The children wash their hands and say a blessing before snack.
What are the Fees for 2012-2013?
There is a yearly $45.00 non-refundable Registration Fee due at registration.
Tuition:
The yearly tuition is divided into 9 equal payments.
All monthly tuition payments (from September to April) will be paid via Automatic Bank Drafts.
(For those who would prefer not to use automatic bank drafts, you have the option of writing one check for the full annual tuition.)
|
Age Group |
Annual Supply Fee |
Monthly Tuition |
# of Days/ |
Days per week |
|
1-day Ones |
$85 |
$99 |
1 |
M or W |
|
2-day Ones |
$85 |
$198 |
2 |
M AND W |
|
Twos |
$100 |
$165 |
2 |
M and W |
|
2-day Threes |
$110 |
$170 |
2 |
M and W |
|
3-day Threes |
$120 |
$242 |
3 |
M/T/W |
|
3-day Fours |
$155 |
$264 |
3 |
M/T/W |
|
4-day Fours |
$160 |
$307 |
4 |
M/T/W/Th |
Bible Church Preschool does not permit sharing or splitting of spots.
What are the responsibilities of the parents?
SNACKS:
Parents will be assigned several snack days for their child’s class. The child’s teacher will distribute a monthly snack calendar to the parents.
PARENTS’ REQUIREMENT AS “ON CALL” SUBSTITUTES FOR $30 TUITION CREDIT:
Bible Church Preschool requires parents to be “on call” as a substitute during the year.
(It has been likened to being a doctor “on call” where you need to be available just in case and you must check in at the hospital to see if you are needed that day.)
| If your child is in the | then, # dates assigned |
| Red Ladybugs | 2 |
| Orange Giraffes | 3 |
| Yellow Ducks | 3 |
| Green Frogs | 4 |
| Blue Dolphins | 4 |
| Purple Owls | 6 |
Each parent has been assigned dates for the year for which she/he is responsible. There are up to three substitutes scheduled for each date and they will be “dispatched” (either assigned to a particular classroom or sent home) in that same order (Substitute #1 first, Substitute #2 second, and Substitute #3 last.)
On their assigned date, parents are required to:
- Find the Director to make sure that there is a Lead Teacher and an Assistant in each class.
- Possibly substitute in another age group. Therefore you may be asked to substitute in a class that is not your child’s class.
- Serve as a substitute in the event that one of the staff is absent.
Parents will receive a tuition credit of $30.00 each morning that they work as a substitute.
We usually know in advance when a staff member is going to be absent and will notify parents in advance. Please understand, however, that emergencies may arise.
Download Parents Responsibilities PDF file
What is the Preschool Calendar?
Bible Church Preschool meets from 9:00am-12:00 noon on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings, September through May with a two-week holiday for Christmas and one-week for Easter.
What are the Admission Guidelines?
- To be considered for enrollment, children must be the appropriate age on or before August 31.
- This August 31 cut-off date is in keeping with the new 2009 cut-off date for starting Kindergarten in North Carolina public schools.
- In addition, children must be walking to be admitted to the One-Year-Old class.
What about scholarships?
This year, unfortunately we are unable to offer any scholarships. However, we hope to be able to offer them again in future years.How do I register my child?
Please email Nancy Robinson at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call her at 408-0310 ext. #114 if you would like to talk more about Bible Church Preschool. If there is no answer, please leave me a message.
Do you have a waiting list?
Bible Church Preschool requires that children be pre-registered for the program. In order to provide a safe, well-supervised environment, we are unable to accept drop-in children. There usually is a waiting list for most age groups.
How do I get more information?
For more information about Bible Church Preschool, please stop by and get a pamphlet at the Information Desk at the Chapel Hill Bible Church. If you are interested in preschool for your child, please call Nancy Robinson, our director, at (919) 408-0310 ext. #114 or email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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