Our Mission Statement
As an outreach of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Westminster
Preschool is designed to provide opportunities for age-appropriate
social, emotional, educational, and physical growth for preschool
children. It is committed to developing and implementing a loving,
safe, and Christian environment for children to explore their
understanding of self, others, and God.
The Program
We are a child-care center licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia
and, therefore, subject to the standards set for Religiously Exempt
Child Day Centers dated 8/2004. We will also follow the
Minimum
Standards for Licensed Child Care Centers and other state
regulations. We currently have enrollment in preschool
classes
ranging from two-year-olds to five-year-olds.
Our overall goal is to provide a quality enrichment program in
Christian environment for local preschool children. In so
doing,
we want to provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment-based on
a loving Christian approach in which the developmental needs of each
child are considered and met.
The Goals
Goals for the children are:
- To enhance spiritual growth and development (including
weekly chapel
time)
- To further develop gross and fine motor skills
- To provide a variety of opportunities for social
growth and enrichment
- To develop and expand language skills and number
concepts
- To help children evaluate and make a variety of
choices
- To help understand feelings, needs, self-image and
interdependence of themselves and others
- To further enhance overall creativity
- To help child build his/her self-esteem
- To explore through various styles of learning
Parent Information
An orientation will be held
prior to the beginning of
preschool to acquaint the family with our program. Parents are welcomed
and
encouraged to visit our classrooms at anytime. Parents are also invited
to
volunteer in the classroom and assist with field trips and class
parties.
Our
regularly scheduled parent conferences will be in
January and in the spring.
General Information
Our staff members possess a love and respect for
children. They are warm,
sensitive and understanding. Each of them has a minimum of 3000 hours
experience in teaching preschool children. Developmentally
appropriate, theme-based
instruction is provided and includes a weekly Chapel time and Music
class.
All
classrooms and bathrooms are on one level. We have
an equipped kitchen, a fenced outdoor playground, and a large indoor
play area
with Little Tykes equipment. The preschool is routinely inspected by
the
Waynesboro Health Department, The Waynesboro Fire Department and the
Department
of Social Services. All staff has had a Criminal History and
Child Abuse
clearance provided by the Virginia State Police. The staff
must also be
certified in CPR and First Aid as well as taking eight hours of
continuing
education annually. We also receive support
services provided by
the Waynesboro City School
Requirements
All children need to be the age of their class by
September 30th
of the year they will be entering school.
For example: you
must be two by
September 30th to begin school in the fall. You will also need to have
a completed
“School Entrance Form” on record.
This
is a physical and immunization form that all local physicians have in
their
offices. We
are required to see your
child’s Birth certificate or Passport and we will return them
to you
immediately. We
just need to get some
information from them that is required for State Licensing
Fees
Yearly Registration Fee
$45.00 (non-refundable)
Yearly Snack Fee
$25.00
Two-Year-Old Monthly Tuition
$75.00
Three-Year-Old Monthly Tuition
$90.00
Four-Year-Old/Pre-K Monthly Tuition
$105.00
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