Finding the right fit for preschool for your child can be stressful, and enrollment begins as early as January! There are so many factors – time, location, and curriculum. Our hope is this guide will help you narrow down your search to find the best solution for you and your family.
Preschools in the Manhattan, KS Area
BeBe Child Care Center
Our preschool program promotes school readiness for all children academically and socially. Your preschooler’s day will be full of discovery, exploration, and investigation. Our classrooms are setup with various learning centers where they can investigate science, art, music, blocks, reading and dramatic play. Through hands on learning activities and meaningful play, our teachers ensure every preschooler has a happy, developmentally appropriate, and meaningful learning experience!
Ages: 2.5 – Kindergarten
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College Hill Early Learning Center
College Hill’s mission is to provide high-quality educational experiences and comprehensive services for young children and their families as a foundation for continuous learning. USD 383 maintains zoning boundaries for both early learning centers. Children are assigned to attend the early learning site associated with their home address. In order to be considered for placement in the district preschool program, the child must be three or four on or before August 31 and must NOT be kindergarten eligible (5 by August 31). Exceptions are allowed based on IEPs. Children who meet the definition of having an exceptionality (3-5 yrs.) or meeting one of eight at-risk eligibility requirements are considered for enrollment.
Ages: 3-5
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Creche Day School
The Crèche philosophy stems from the Reggio Emilia Approach, which is the belief that secure relationships with responsive and respectful adults provide the basis for all learning. With these relationships in place, children develop a capacity for trust, competence, and independence that helps them grow as individuals. The teachers respect parents and work hard to involve and inform them in all aspects of their child’s day. Families are encouraged to form close working relationships with their child’s teachers, get to know the basics of our preschool curriculum, and take an active interest in expanding classroom lessons at home.
Ages 2 – Kindergarten
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First United Methodist Preschool
FUMC offers weekday early education classes during the school year (September-May) for toddlers through pre-k aged children. All classes meet from 9:00 am-1:00 pm. Children are placed in a class based on their age on September 1 of the year of enrollment.
The High Scope curriculum is carefully designed to promote the
physical, social, mental, and spiritual development of the young child.
Ages: 3-5
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Hylton Heights Kindercare
Whether your child is just starting to explore the world or on their way to big-kid school, Kindercare has what they need to foster their love of learning and build confidence. Their Early Foundations® curriculum prepares kids for kindergarten, elementary school, and beyond!
Living World Early Learning Center
The mission statement of LWELC is to nurture the “whole child” in areas of academic, social, physical, emotional, creative, and spiritual development. This will be achieved through providing a variety of activities that are developmentally appropriate and recognizing the individual needs and differences of all children. Through Christian principles and teacher directed activities, children are encouraged to be independent thinkers and life-long learners.
Ages 2.5-6 years
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Oak Grove School
Oak Grove seeks to cultivate a community of families and teachers working together to provide a high quality, safe, stimulating, and positive environment. The curriculum enhances and fosters the physical, emotional, cognitive, creative, and social development of individual children through play-based learning and discovery. Children must be essentially toilet-trained and ready for a mildly structured program with other children to attend the school.
Ages: 3-6
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St. Luke’s Early Learning Center
Our mission at the ELC has a tri-fold purpose. The first purpose is to provide a ministry to the families in the community. The ELC seeks to provide a spiritual environment with Christian leadership to help children grow and develop into mature Christian individuals by encouraging families to participate in activities with the St. Luke’s Church and ELC.
Secondly, the ELC seeks to provide an environment where parents can feel comfortable and secure leaving their children, knowing they will receive excellent care in their home away from home.
Thirdly, the ELC seeks to provide opportunities for children to grow and develop through exploration and experimentation with various learning materials and activities; activities that are stimulating, age appropriate, and enhance spiritual, social-emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
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Ages: 3-5
University Christian Church
UCC Preschool Academy is a Christ-centered licensed preschool with an academic focus that engages children in active learning. Their purpose is to provide children the opportunity not only to attend preschool but to attend one that teaches Christian values. The goal at UCC Preschool Academy is to minister to the whole child, and the individual objectives are derived from the “Kansas Early Learning” standards as well as child development milestones.
Ages: 2.5-5
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