Preschool

Where it all begins ...

Concord Christian Preschool is an award-winning educational program at First Baptist Concord and in association with Concord Christian School. For over 50 years, CCP has served the needs of our community, and it currently has over 400 students enrolled. This fully licensed program offers exceptional staff and fantastic facilities at our Kingston Pike Campus.

The mission of Concord Christian Preschool is to love, care for, and teach preschoolers in a safe, Christian environment as we partner with parents to build the eternal foundations of their child’s faith.

Ages, Times & Days:

Ages: Infants (6 Weeks) - PreK 5's (5-Year-Olds)
Times of Operation: 7am to 5:30pm
Three enrollment options: Full Day, CCS Day and Half Day
Weekly Available Options for All Ages: two, three, and five-day options

From Our Preschool Director …

Dear Parents,

We welcome you to Concord Christian Preschool, a ministry of First Baptist Concord Church. We are excited that you and your child will be joining us for a wonderful year full of activities and growth. My prayer for you and your child this year is for a positive preschool experience provided by a loving and dedicated staff.

Our Morning Preschool/Full-Day Child Development Programs focus on activities to help your child in several developmental areas including the following: spiritual, social, emotional, physical, and intellectual. We provide Christian educational activities in a developmentally appropriate manner, both structured and non-structured. Our vision for the children and their families enrolled in our Ministry is:

To help our children and their families grow in their love for God and establish a closer relationship with HIM.

We view play as an extremely important part of our day, and we provide a positive enriched environment for that to occur. Our staff works very hard to ensure a balanced program of activities which encourages children to acquire a multitude of skills in all development areas. Developmentally appropriate activities are provided based on the individual needs of each child.

We want to support and encourage you in your parenting role. We know that parenting is a very challenging job! We want to be there with you and help support you and your child in best ways.

Your input as a parent is very important to us, and we welcome your concerns or suggestions anytime. The love and care we provide your child is something that we cherish. I look forward to getting to know you and spending time with you and your child. We are grateful for the opportunity to minister to you and your child this year and for years to come.

Because we are committed to giving our best to the Lord, you can be assured that we will continually seek to offer and achieve excellence in academic education.

Sincerely,

Alexis Head
Concord Preschool Director

What do I need to know?

Curriculum

The Abeka Curriculum is used in our four and five-year-old classrooms. This is a Christian based curriculum which focuses on phonics awareness. We expand on this curriculum with theme-based activities the individual teachers develop. The three-year-old classrooms introduce letters using the same Abeka format. Teachers complete lesson plans that are available for review in each classroom’s parent bulletin board.

Goals And Objectives for Parents

Parents can help prepare their child for preschool by:

Assuring the child that he will be safe and secure at school.
Introducing the child to school by visiting the school with him/her.
Keeping informed about your child's progress.
Notifying the teacher of particular problems encountered with one's
child.
Being aware of and participating in, when possible, school activities.
Making sure they get at least 8 good hours of sleep and provide a good breakfast.
Attending parent meetings and conferences.
Updating immunization records, making the school aware of contagious conditions (e.g. strep throat, etc.) emergency information, address, phone changes, etc.
Extending classroom learning in the home (i.e. discuss, question what
was done)
Join us in prayer that we will meet your child's needs.

Goals and Objectives for Children

To strengthen the love and bonds to Christ by:

Participating in prayer, learning activities and music
Becoming acquainted with Bible stories, characters, values, ethics, and lifestyles

To develop a positive self-concept by participating in experiences which focus on:

Believing that he/she is a worthwhile person; believing that he/she can be successful
Being able to adjust to failures as well as success

To begin the process of social development by:

Developing warm relationships with teachers and other children
Learning to share and the meaning of respect
Interacting in fair play with the other children; caring for others

To increase the use of language by:

Developing a meaningful vocabulary
Using language as a successful means of communication 3. Learning to express feelings verbally

To advance in intellectual development by:

Interacting and learning from the environment
Learning to follow directions; being able to understand new concepts
Becoming interested and motivated in learning activities

To work on acquiring physical coordination by:

Advancing in gross motor development.
Advancing in fine motor coordination.

To participate in creative experiences by:

Engaging with art materials and determining the creative set up of those materials
Participating in experiences that offer the use of the imagination

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