Meeting Times
Tuesday & Thursday
8:15-11:15am
1st Semester: Monday & Wednesday 8:15am-3:15pm
2nd Semester: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:15am-3:15pm
Our programs provide a warm and loving environment, through which a child becomes familiar with a classroom setting and field trips. The student is encouraged to interact with his or her environment and with other children under the loving direction and instruction of authority figures delegated to this task by his or her parents. Already at this stage, children will experience the importance of the Scriptures for salvation and life.
With this academic and spiritual emphasis in mind, our early childhood programs are intended as more than an opportunity for parents to have “adult time” away from their children. Rather, it functions as an extension of the home, supporting it and the church with “Word-centered” instruction.
Meeting Times
Tuesday & Thursday
8:15-11:15am
1st Semester: Monday & Wednesday 8:15am-3:15pm
2nd Semester: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:15am-3:15pm
Age Requirements
Age 3 by September 1
Age 4 by September 1
Start & End Dates
September 9, 2025 – May 21, 2026
September 8, 2025 – May 22, 2026
Tuition
$1,330*
$3,580*
Payment Options
*Expected tuition for 2025-2026 pending adoption at the Association meeting in May.
Meeting Times
Tuesday & Thursday
8:15-11:15am
Age Requirements
Age 3 by September 1
Start & End Dates
September 9, 2025 – May 21, 2026
Tuition
$1,330*
Payment Options
Meeting Times
1st Semester: Monday & Wednesday 8:15am-3:15pm
2nd Semester: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:15am-3:15pm
Age Requirements
Age 4 by September 1
Start & End Dates
September 8, 2025 – May 22, 2026
Tuition
$3,580*
Payment Options
*Expected tuition for 2025-2026 pending adoption at the Association meeting in May.
Preschool is designed for 3- and 4-year-olds who are ready for their first experience at school. We strive to develop a sense of wonder and excitement for learning as we explore God’s world. We emphasize learning from a Christian perspective and seek to encourage our covenant children in their love for the Lord and Christian love for others. We glorify God through our weekly themes, free play, circle time, literature, music and movement, daily developmental activities, and field trips.
Children develop a respect for God and His word. Preschool children listen to and talk about Bible stories, memorize short Bible verses, and pray.
Children play to learn, to grow, and to experience the world around them. Our students are given lots of opportunities to cut, glue, paint, draw, dig, pour, build, climb, pretend, sort, examine, sing, and so much more!
Preschool is an introduction to many academic concepts including science, math, social and language skills, along with fine and gross motor skill development.
Our junior kindergarten program is designed for 4-year-olds with sufficient maturity and stamina to be in school for a full day, as well as for those children whose age makes them eligible for kindergarten, but need more time before moving to this next level of academic achievement.
Students will develop a love for learning and a positive attitude concerning school, as well as be encouraged to think independently. The program’s learning and kindergarten-readiness goals will challenge its young learners at a higher developmental level than those in preschool, and complement – but not duplicate – either preschool or kindergarten.
Age 5 by September 1.
Junior kindergarten acts as a bridge for children who need the gift of time – time that is sometimes essential to become more confident as they move to the next level of academic achievement. To help in your decision, all kindergarten-age children are tested for readiness.
No; however, children enrolling in kindergarten are expected to have met the junior kindergarten objectives as described above. The preschool and junior kindergarten directors will help you make this determination.
Many of these children are coming to school for the first time. For that reason, we want to allow time for the older students to establish their routines before the younger children arrive, thereby creating a more settled environment when the early childhood students arrive for their first day.
Parents of younger children must consider a variety of factors when deciding whether to enroll their child in preschool or junior kindergarten. We can provide a chart to help you determine the best program for your child. After submitting your Application for Enrollment, you will receive a welcome letter and survey from the program director to help confirm your program selection.
Help develop young minds to learn and live based on their relationship with Jesus Christ.
7555 Byron Center Ave.
Byron Center, MI 49315
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