About Us
We exist to partner with you in surrounding your child with a loving, experience-rich environment in which to grow and in helping to equip them with a joy for learning in all developmental areas – physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual.
Goals
Provide each child with staff who not only value interacting with them but are also educated, skilled, professional, creative and personable
Promote the acceptance of all children and model an environment of respect for each other
Promote the understanding of learning through play
Assist children in learning to think for themselves and develop problem-solving skills
Be available to parents, supporting their desire to raise capable, emotionally strong, children
Teach by our lives, and from the Bible; the truth that God loves each one of us, that Jesus is our Savior and friend, and that God’s Holy Spirit can lead us
Maintain low teacher/child ratios allowing for more learning interaction and care for each child
Give parents the opportunity to share in their child’s day at Little Lights
Value each member of our staff for their contribution and effectiveness to our team in serving children and their families
Little Lights' Focus
Partnering with parents in providing growth opportunities for each child in an experience-rich environment, involving all areas of development, including the knowledge of God’s love through Jesus.
Our Team
Director | Margaret Rodenberger |
Assistant Director | Michelle Kurtz |
Pre-K Teachers | Angela Dean |
Elizabeth Barnes | |
Jenna West | |
Michelle Kurtz | |
Preschool Teachers | Kat Williams |
Lauren Morrison | |
Lindsay Cowdery | |
Michelle Kurtz | |
Accounting Specialist | Angela Dean |
Medical Consultant | Sara J. Wilson, PAC |
Board of Directors
Name | Field of Experience | Email |
|---|---|---|
Arlene Masterson | Early Childhood Tchr, Past Director | info@littlelights-christian.org |
Margaret Rodenberger | Director of Little Lights, PreK Tchr | info@littlelights-christian.org |
Angela Dean | Kindergarten Tchr, Retired | info@littlelights-christian.org |
Kaitlin Cash | Kindergarten Tchr, Current | info@littlelights-christian.org |
Michelle Kurtz | Early Childhd Professional | info@littlelights-christian.org |
Parents Say........
More About Us
Little Lights Christian Early Learning Center is a non-profit, early childhood education center, which provides a developmentally appropriate learning environment for children 2 1/2 thru 6 years of age, helping prepare them for Kindergarten and life-long learning. We welcome all children who can benefit from our program.
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Preschool/Pre-K sessions are offered during the school year, September through May and Summer Fun sessions during June/July/August. Also available is our year-round Full Day program.
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We exist to partner with you in surrounding your child with a loving, experience-rich environment in which to grow. Affirming that a child's greatest resource for love, growth, and development is with their parent, we are here to help meet your child's growing needs and to provide additional learning opportunities.
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We believe that learning results from emerging thinking abilities and the impact of the environment. This "environment" must include the nurturing of significant adults by their timely intervention in a thoughtful progression of learning by building upon the child's previous understanding (called scaffolding), as well as providing social interactions. Our center appreciates the work of NAEYC (National Assoc of the Education of the Young Child) in this area.
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Our educated staff truly enjoy interacting with young children. They are dedicated to providing an environment in which your child can learn to understand their world through play, exploration, and hands-on activities, while experiencing an atmosphere of respect for one another. Through their play children gain and improve cognitive, language, social, physical, emotional and self-help skills. This is enhanced as our teachers lead and support each child, effectively stimulating their intellectual curiosity, creativity and knowledge. We value our staff and encourage their continued education in the early childhood field.
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One of the exciting things about our program is teaching children truth from the Bible. They are learning that God loves them, Jesus is their friend, and that they are uniquely created.
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Little Lights is an "early learning center" versus a "daycare". Early learning more accurately reflects what we are about - desiring to use every moment throughout your child's day to provide them opportunities for learning and growing.
