Thank you for your interest in our Preschool Classes at Calvary Baptist Church.  

Enrollment

Children age three, four, and five are enrolled in our Preschool Classes.  These classes focus on skills to help prepare children for Kindergarten.  Enrollment is determined based on space available.  Our class size for preschool is limited to 14 children at most with 2 teachers per class.  If classes are full we always accept names for our waiting list.

 

Schedule
Tuesday and Thursday
9:30 - 2:00

Our year-long session starts at the end of August and runs until the end of May.  Our summer session runs from mid-June until the end of July.  Children must be enrolled for both Tuesdays and Thursdays.  We follow Fayette County Public Schools school calendar.  If Fayette County is out of school we will be also.  We also follow their plan for inclement weather.  If they should close or dismiss early MDO will also.

Each day our preschoolers are engaged in numerous activities. 

 

Centers (Writing, Science, Reading, Blocks, Puzzles, Trains, Homeliving, Craft, etc.)
Read Aloud
Circle Time
Calendar
Sing-Along
Restroom Break
Snack/Cooking
Playground/Gym Time *
Preschool Skill Time
Lunch
Rest/Quiet Activities
Spanish/Chapel/Music *
Whole Group Time
Dismissal

*Varies depending on the day of the week

 

Curriculum

Our Preschool classes also follow the WEE curriculm used for the Mother's Day Out program.  We also include instruction and practice on skills developmentally appropriate for the preschool age child.  These include taking turns, lining up, sharing, empathy, following directions, small group and large group time, as well as a variety of school-rediness skills. 

 

School-rediness skills include

Color and Shape recognition
Letter recognition
Letter sound knowledge
Number recognition
Gross and fine motor skills (cutting, writing, gluing, etc)
Patterns
Sequencing
Rhyming
Calendar

 

Our teachers have access to additional curriculum resources including Handwiting Without Tears, the Building a Stong Foundation for School Success Series Field Guide (a supplement to the Kentucky Early Childhood Standards), and trainings offered by the Kentucky Association of  Early Childhood Educators and the Childcare Council of Central Lexington.

Spanish classes are also part of the preschool class schedule each week.

You can find a copy of the Preschool Parent Handbook on the Documents page.

 

Meet Our Staff

Betsy Waters, Director
Betsy has a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education and National Board Certification in Early Childhood.  She spent 6 ½ years teaching primary before becoming Director in 2006.  She has two children currently in the program.

Ann McKinley, 4 Yr. Teacher
Ann has a B.A in Child and Family Studies.  She has been teaching in the MDO program for 15 years.  Her three children have all graduated from the program.

Mandy Roberts, 3 Yr. Teacher
Mandy has a B.S. in Animal Science and is currently completing work on her Master’s Degree.  She has been teaching in our preschool since 2008.  She has two children currently in our program.

Amy Maas, 3 Yr. Teacher
Amy has a B.A. in Elementary Education and a M.A. in Education.  She has taught elementary education for 13 years including time in both public and private schools.  She has one son in our program.

Dana Muller
Dana graduated from Kentucky Christian University in 2004 with a degree in youth and family life ministries and a minor in Bible and music. She was a childrens minister in Lexington for 5 years before her first child was born. She has two children in the program.