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A Christian Foundation for Your Child's Future

Nothing means more than the right start in life, and at Bethany Early Childhood Education Center, we make sure your little one gets what they need to establish a great foundation. They’ll be ready for life-long learning, centered on Christian values.

Warm, caring and welcoming is what Bethany is all about. Children learn to appreciate each other in a setting that is never exclusive. We use a curriculum created by our director and made just for us! Children enjoy a weekly theme, letter, and bible story. Everyone is invited to join in activities, field trips and classes.

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Our Philosophy and Mission

Sharing the Love and Life of Jesus Christ with all through developing the spiritual, emotional, social, physical, intellectual, and creative parts of the child.

Grow Spiritually
To develop a sense of trust, realize their need for God’s love, know Jesus as their personal Savior, respond to God’s love, feel secure in God’s love and care, and see themselves as God’s creation.
 
Grow Emotionally
To develop a positive self-concept, embrace mistakes, build security and trust, show independence and responsibility, and manage emotions in healthy, acceptable ways.
 
Grow Socially
To learn to play, work, and communicate with peers and adults, adjust to group situations, accept others even though they may be different, develop a sense of community, and accept change in environment and routine.
Grow Physically
To develop gross and fine motor coordination, develop eye-hand and eye-foot coordination, and become aware of their own body.
Grow Intellectually
To enhance language skills, develop pre-reading abilities like visual and auditory discrimination, foster a love for books, improve attention span, complete tasks, and initiate independent activities.
Grow Creatively
To view themselves as unique, created, and valued by God, express ideas in their own unique way, be free to create artistically using a variety of media, and develop their God-given talents and abilities.

FAQs

In order to register we need a completed enrollment application for each child. We will need to see the child’s original birth certificate (new students only), copies of the Commonwealth of Virginia School Entrance Health Form/Immunization Records, and the required application fees indicated on the enrollment application. All items must be brought to the school office to ensure class availability. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Tuition varies based on the number of days and number of hours your child is with us. Please see info and rates page.

Bethany Early Childhood Education Center believes in the importance of teaching the whole child in God’s world, rather than just the intellectual part of the child. The spiritual, emotional, social, physical, intellectual and creative parts of the child are all equally important. If education ignores one or more of these selves, the whole child is not being educated. Bethany Early Childhood Education Center offers an exceptional Christian education and child care experience through loving and dedicated staff. We use the ABC Jesus Loves Me curriculum.

Yes. To help prevent the spread of illness in our school, we ask parents not to send their child if he/she has any of the following symptoms:

Fever – >100 (must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of anti-fever medication)
Diarrhea/vomiting within the last 24 hours
Any communicable disease
Any type of infection that has not been treated for 24 hours with antibiotics the doctor ordered
If any of these symptoms are noted during school or in the before or after school program, parents are contacted to pick up their child.

*For other health issues see our student handbook

COVID-19:

If your child or an immediate family member is diagnosed with COVID-19, please notify the Director immediately. Your child should remain home for 14 days or have a negative test result.

Children’s temperatures will be checked at the door, and regular sanitization procedures will be in effect throughout the building.

Yes.  In the event of an emergency, the following procedures will be followed:

Evacuation of Building— Children will be escorted out of the building and gathered on-site. In the event we have to go off-Site, children will be escorted to Bridge Church and parents/guardians will be notified once the immediate threat has passed.
Shelter-in-Place—Children will remain indoors with Exterior doors locked. Parents will be notified once the immediate threat has passed.
Medical Emergency—Individual and scene checked, notification of administration and/or 911. All staff is CPR/First Aid trained and teachers carry first aid kits, emergency call card information, and any necessary Emergency medication with them at all times.
In the event of an emergency, parent reunification will follow the same procedures as end-of- day pickup. Children will only be released to contacts listed on the child’s approved pick-up list with proper identification.

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