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The preschool will enroll children for the program based on age level and the choice of class days during the week. Classroom enrollment is limited by group size and ages of children. Our maximum class size is 18 children for each class. We have a teacher and parent helpers in each class every day to maintain our adult to child ratio of 1:6. Children must be three years old by September 15th (Poudre R-1 cutoff date) to enter the Primary program and four years old by September 15th to enter the Pre-Kindergarten program. Our preschool is open to all children regardless of race, religion, or nationality who may benefit from our type of program. Enrollment priority is given to children of First United Methodist Church members. Children with special needs will be assessed on an individual basis to determine their needs and make certain their needs can be met by our program. Tuition Information: 2010/2011 School Year
Tuition is figured as an annual fee and will be collected in four quarterly payments. A $50 nonrefundable registration fee guarantees your child's enrollment. Tuition Payment Schedule (for the 2010/2011 school year):
Registration for Fall 2010: Please contact Laura Lectenberg at (970) 482-0343 for current class openings. Registration for Fall 2011: There is a registration Fee of $50 which will guarantee your child's place. Registration Dates (for the 2011/2012 school year): February TBA, 2011 Open House with Tours 9:30am February 14, 2011 Preschool Registration
for Current Families Only Also, come visit with all the preschools in Fort Collins at the City Wide Preschool Fair on January TBArd from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Senior Center, sponsored by the Mother's Center. Class Offerings: Classes for 2010-2011 are: Primary (must be
3 years old by September 15) Pre-K (must be
4 years old by September 15) Class Hours:
Lunch Bunch: Lunch Bunch is an extended day program that is offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Your child will have the option of staying at preschool until 1:00 (afternoon children may be dropped off at 11:30 on these days). Lunch Bunch is available on a first-come, first-serve basis for the first 20 children and costs $6.00 prepaid, per day. The children will be transferred from their preschool class at 11:30 and served a sack lunch, including drink, which you provide. We will play and have fun until you pick them up at 1:00 (afternoon kids will be taken to their preschool class at 12:45). Two preschool staff members will supervise the children during this time. You will need to sign up and pay the $6.00 in advance. The sign up sheets will be put out one week at a time. Lunch Bunch is available for current enrolled preschool children only, no siblings. Lunch Bunch is scheduled to begin in September. Parental Involvement: Parent Workday Information: Parent Helpers are expected to be in the classroom 15 minutes before class begins, 8:45 for morning classes and 12:30 for the afternoon class. Parent Helpers are expected to remain for the entire class time.
For each child enrolled, a family serves on one committee. Each committee is responsible for a number of events/duties and members work on several related activities. Families should plan to work approximately five hours per year for each committee assignment. This is an estimate to help each family know the expectations of their time involvement. Actual hours may vary year to year. Sign ups for most committees will take place in August when families are signing up for their workdays. Early sign ups will be taken for inventory, playground clean up, carpool map and nametag committees.
Snacks:
Child Care: Two separate entities provide child care for siblings when a parent is working in the classroom -- FUMC Nursery and Mother's Day Out. MONDAY and WEDNESDAY childcare is provided by the First United Methodist Church nursery. The hours are: Mondays & Wednesdays from 8:45 AM - 11:45 AM. The following guidelines must be met in order to use this program.
TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY child care is provided by the Mother's Day Out program. This is a licensed drop-in day care program that is run separately from the Preschool program. Toilet Training and Diapering: It is ideal and desirable for a child to be toilet trained before beginning preschool. However, the staff understands that not all children accomplish this at the same time and we try to accommodate different developmental levels. We treat toilet accidents calmly and make as little fuss as possible about them. Spare clothes are kept on hand at the preschool for these accidents. We help the children into clean clothes in a calm and pleasant manner and casually wipe up the floor. We understand and try to help the children realize that toilet accidents are a natural part of growth in children. Parents are notified at pickup time of the accident and are asked to launder the spare clothes and return them to the preschool. Protective gloves should be worn when assisting children with bathroom accidents. Teachers should primarily be the adult who helps children with these accidents and parent helpers should only be used in extreme situations. If a child continues to have frequent accidents, the teacher will discuss a plan with the parents. Because we serve three, four and five year-olds in our program, the preschool is not equipped or staffed to daily change diapers or Pull-Ups. If a child requires daily diapering, he is not ready for our preschool. It is not safe for the rest of the class when the teacher has to leave the classroom each day to diaper a child. If this continues to be a problem, the teacher may recommend a trial period and if success is not mastered, the child may be asked to withdraw from the preschool until he is toilet trained or no longer requiring daily assistance. Enrichment Opportunities
Mother's Day Out Mother's Day Out is a licensed drop-in day care system that is run separately from the Preschool program. It runs from 9:00am to 2:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 9:00am to 1pm on Fridays. The following guidelines must be met in order to use this program.
For more information on the Mother's Day Out Program, please call: (970) 482-2436 |
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Class
hours are 9:00-11:30 for the morning classes and 12:45-3:15 for
the afternoon class.
Parents
are responsible for the number of workdays indicated above. However,
you may choose to pay for all or part of these workdays at the
rate of $20 per workday. Other parents will then be paid to do
extra workdays. In order to help with our budgeting and scheduling
of workdays, please fill out the Parent Helper Workday Options
Form and send it in with first quarter tuition. You may choose
to add the extra cost to this check (formula Number of workday
paying for X $20 added to your tuition payment) 
Parents are asked to provide snack for their child's classroom
approximately 5-7 times per year. Your snack responsibility includes
bringing enough snack and beverage to serve 21 people (18 children
and 3 adults). The snack needs to be nutritious and must be
prepackaged; the Health Department has mandated that no home-prepared
snacks may be served. The beverage needs to be an unopened
container of juice or frozen juice concentrate (a 1/2 gallon of
juice is plenty). The preschool provides the cups and napkins.
Your child's teacher will assign the snack days and give you a
schedule. Each child will be scheduled a day in which to celebrate
a birthday or 1/2 birthday with their class. Parents may trade
snack days with someone in the class if they are unable to bring
something on the assigned snack day. Teachers an provide you with
a list of nutritious snacks such as fruit, cheese, vegetables
and dip, pudding, muffins, fruit bread, pretzels, popcorn, bagels,
applesauce, etc. This is a brief list--use your imagination or
get some ideas from your teacher. Nutritious snacks should be
brought for birthdays as well--no cupcakes please!
Field Trips include visits to Poudre Valley Hospital,
the recycle center, a local nursery, and a grocery store.