Admissions
Information
Enrollment:
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.
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Tuition Information:
2010/2011 School Year
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TWO DAY per week classes
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THREE DAY per week classes
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FOUR DAY per week classes
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| $88.00 per month |
$124.00 per month |
$164.00 per month |
| $198.00 per quarter |
$279.00 per quarter |
$369.00 per quarter |
| $792.00 per year |
$1,116.00 per year |
$1,476.00 per 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):
| August 1, 2010 |
mail to: |
FUMC Preschool, 1005 Stover St., Ft.
Collins, CO 80524 |
| October 11 & 12, 2010 |
| January 4 & 5, 2011 |
| March 21 & 22, 2011 |
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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
February 15, 2011 Preschool Registration
for Alumni & FUMC Members
February 16, 2011 Open Preschool Registration
for the Public Begins at 9:00am
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.
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Class Offerings:
Classes for 2010-2011 are:
Primary (must be
3 years old by September 15)
2 day/week: Mon. & Wed 9:00-11:30
or Tues. & Thurs. 9:00-11:30
3 day/week: Mon., Wed. & Fri. 9:00-11:30
Pre-K (must be
4 years old by September 15)
3 day/week: Mon./Wed./Fri. 9:00-11:30 (2 classes)
or Mon./Wed./Fri. 12:45-3:15 (1 class)
4 day/week: Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9:00-11:30 (1 class)
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Class Hours:
Class
hours are 9:00-11:30 for the morning classes and 12:45-3:15 for
the afternoon class.
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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.
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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.
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TWO DAY per week classes
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THREE DAY per week classes
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FOUR DAY per week classes
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10 workdays per year
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14 workdays per year
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18 workdays per year
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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)
Committee
Assignments:
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.
| Committee |
Responsibilities |
| Halloween Parade |
Help organize and publicize the Halloween parade in October |
| Recycle |
Work with fellow members to develop and implement a recycle plan for the school |
| All School Picnic |
Help set up for the all school lunch picnic at the end of May |
| Playground Clean Up |
Prepare playground for fall before school begins,
includes raking, weeding, and painting arrows on pavement |
| Shed Maintenance |
Clean and organize the playground sheds monthly and once before school starts |
| Before School Health & Maintenance |
Clean and maintain classroom areas (no toilets or floors) including
Creative Movement equipment before school begins |
| During School Health & Maintenance |
Clean and maintain classroom areas monthly (no toilet or floors) |
| Creative Movement Equipment Cleaning |
Clean the equipment on a monthly basis |
| Toy Closet |
Clean toys and equipment in classroom toy closet monthly |
| Community Service |
Organize and publicize 2-3 service projects for preschool
children each year. |
| Carpentry |
Assist Purchasing Coordinator in maintenance of toys and
equipment by using carpentry skill |
| Laundry |
Launder dress-up clothes, paint smocks and additional times
as requested every month |
| Playdough |
Make playdough and clean playdough toys for classrooms monthly throughout the year |
| Homeroom Parent |
Assist classroom teachers as requested (preference given
to returning families) |
| Inventory |
In May help inventory the classroom supplies |
| Slide Show |
Collect pictures from scrapbook committee, create and present a slide show in late May |
| Slide Show Copies |
Make copies of the slide show for order, must have a DVD burner. Supplies provide late May |
| Scrapbook |
Take class candid's for slide show and provide Slide Show committee
with 2 pictures of each child on CD by mid April |
| Book Order |
Process, using Scholastic's website, and distribute book orders to each class |
| Carpool |
Complete carpool map before parents meeting in August |
| Nametags |
Make nametags for each class in August and as needed throughout the year |
| Gala |
Solicit and collect donated items for a class theme basket to be donated to the Church Gala |
| Library |
Maintain reschool library, including inventory of books
during the summer and reshelving throughout the year |
| Beginning of the Year School Picnic |
Help organize and publicize the all school dinner picnic in September |
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Snacks:
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!
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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.
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.
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.