Asbury Preschool

Our Preschool and Nursery are downstairs right behind our check-in. If your kids are Kindergarten through 5th grade, then they start upstairs in their grade-level rooms. "Live It" is for Elementary Age kids and meets upstairs where a Host and Storyteller make the Bible story come alive! After big group, kids are dismissed to follow their trained Kids volunteer to their age appropriate room for the rest of service where they will have a blast!

Kids check in starts at 9:10am, 20 minutes before our 9:30am service. Kids Ministry Staff will have a paper form with basic info on your first time and will show you all around our Kids Building! If you'd like someone to meet you in the parking lot, just Plan your Visit and we'll see you Sunday!

Educational activities, social experiences and social interaction will be based on a Christian perspective. Our program is designed to encourage language development, discovery learning, social skills, creativity, and the beginning of an understanding that God loves each of us.

Child-initiated, child-directed, teacher-supported play is an essential component of classroom practice. The protection and enhancement of a child’s self-esteem are important to us. Discipline, when necessary, will include redirection and a brief explanation. If this proves ineffective, a short time-out will be used.

Class Ages and Schedules

TODDLERS: 16 months on or before August 31 -

Staff-child ratio: 2 to 8

2 days per week (Tuesdays and Fridays)

Toddler class will end at 12:15PM from September through December and transition to a 1:15 dismissal from January through May.

TWO-YEAR-OLD CLASSES

Staff-child ratio: 2 to 10

2 days per week, (Monday Thursday)

3 days per week, (Tuesday Wednesday Friday)

**You may enroll in both the 2-day and 3-day classes for a 5-day option **

THREE-YEAR-OLD CLASSES

Staff-child ratio: 2 to 12

3 days per week, (Tuesday Wednesday Friday)

4/5 Day Flex* (4 OR 5 days/week)

*Flex Day class patterns: MTWTh or TWThF with the options to drop-in on day off or transition to a 5-day schedule with written notification.

FOUR-YEAR-OLD CLASSES

Staff/child ratio: 2 to 14

3 days per week, TWF or MWTh $315/MONTH

4/5 Day Flex* (4 OR 5 days/week)

*Flex Day class patterns: MTWTh or TWThF with the options to drop-in on day off or transition to a 5-day schedule with written notification.

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN: Must be age 5 on or before Nov. 1

Staff/child ratio: 2 to 11

5 days/week, M-F

Calendar

2024-2025 School Year Dates:

September 2024:

- September 3rd: Meet the Teacher

- September 4th: First Day of School for 3's classes, 4/5 Day Flex Classes, and Transitional

Kindergarten

- September 5th: First Day of School for 2 Day classes

- September 6th: First Day of School for Toddler class

- September 17th: Parent Night 6pm-7:30pm

- September 20th: SCHOOL CLOSED

October 2024:

- Oct. 3rd: SCHOOL CLOSED

- Oct. 14th: SCHOOL CLOSED

November 2024:

- Nov. 1st: SCHOOL CLOSED

- Nov. 5th: SCHOOL CLOSED

- Nov. 11th: SCHOOL CLOSED, WCPSS Teacher Work Day

- Nov. 27th-29th: SCHOOL CLOSED, Thanksgiving Break

December 2024:

- Dec. 23rd-Jan 5th NO SCHOOL, Christmas Break (resume January 6th)

January 2025:

- Jan. 6th: First day back from Christmas Break

- Jan. 20th-21st: SCHOOL CLOSED

February 2025:

- Feb. 17th: SCHOOL CLOSED

March 2025:

- Mar. 14th: SCHOOL CLOSED

- Mar. 31st-April 7th: SCHOOL CLOSED, Spring Break

April 2025:

- Apr. 18th: SCHOOL CLOSED

May 2025:

- May 2nd: School CLOSED

- May 19th: Last Day of School for 2 Day classes

- May 20th: Last Day of School for Toddler class

- May 21st: Last Day of School for 3 Day, 4/5 Day Flex, and Transitional Kindergarten Classes

- May 21st: Graduation Ceremony for 4 year old classes

Questions? Give us a call at 919.846.4773 or email preschool@asburyraleigh.org

Tuition and Fees

Monthly Tuition 2024-2025

TODDLER CLASS- $285

2-DAY CLASS- $295

3-DAY CLASS- $370

4/5 DAY FLEX CLASSES- $435

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN- $445

Please note:

· Tuition for May 2025 is due May 1, 2024 or at the time of registration if after May 1.

· Transitional Kindergarten tuition for September 2024 and May 2025 is due May 1, 2024.

· Registration fees are nonrefundable unless the family moves from the Wake County prior

to the first day of school.

· A 30-day written notice is required if a family leaves the program. Prepaid May tuition will be refunded if the position is filled by another child. The refund will be pro-rated if a 30-day notice is not given.

NAEYC Accredited since 1993

You have chosen a program for your child that is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Asbury Preschool has been continually accredited since 1993. Families have relied on NAEYC Accreditation to ensure the quality of education and care given at Asbury Preschool.

Programs accredited by NAEYC have voluntarily undergone a comprehensive process of internal self-study and improvement. Compliance of the 10 NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards must be met at all times. Programs are subject to unannounced visits by NAEYC program assessors to ensure that they continue to meet the standards.

High-quality programs provide a safe and nurturing environment while promoting the development of young children. Programs show their quality by meeting the 10 NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards, which are based on the latest research on the education and development of young children.

All NAEYC-Accredited Programs must:

• Promote positive relationships for all children and adults and encourage each child’s sense

of individual worth.

• Implement a curriculum that fosters all areas of child development: cognitive, emotional,

language, physical, and social

• Use developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate and effective teaching

approaches.

• Provide ongoing assessments of a child’s learning and development and communicate the

child’s progress to the family.

• Promote the nutrition and health of children and protect children and staff from illness

and injury.

• Employ and support a teaching staff that has the educational qualifications, knowledge, and

professional commitment necessary to promote children’s learning and development and

supports families’ diverse interests and needs.

• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with each child’s family.

• Establish relationships with and use the resources of the community to support achievement

of program goals.

• Provide a safe and healthy physical environment.

• Implement strong personnel, fiscal, and program management policies so that all children,

families, and staff have high-quality experiences.