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About Us  Grace Church Preschool offers an enriched program in the confines of a safe and loving environment inclusive of social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and spiritual development. Although the preschool is academically based, we offer a balance of science, dramatics, recreation, Bible, music, and arts and crafts. The children's days are full of enhanced opportunities for learning. Our goal is for each child to have a positive first- time learning experience. Be a part of learning! Be a part of Grace Church Preschool! To learn more about us, scroll down the page or click on any of the following topics to take you to the corresponding section: 9:30am - 12:30pm 9:30am - 1:30pm for the enhanced class
Grace Church Preschool Schedule of Fees Registration Fee: The annual registration fee of $100.00 per child is due at the time of registration along with the curriculum and activity fee. Upon withdrawal the registration, curriculum and activity fees are non-refundable. Tuition Fees: (includes snack)
Curriculum and Supply fee:
*This class goes an hour longer. Please pack your child's lunch daily. Tuition is due on a monthly basis. Invoices will NOT be sent. Tuition for the month of May is due by August 5th. If making payments by mail, please mail to: PO Box 8053, Cary, NC 27512. A Yellow envelope will be sent home each month with the monthly newsletter, please return the envelope with tuition payment. Please do not hand payments to teachers or other staff members. Please pay in the form of check or money order. If tuition is not paid by the fifth of the month, parents will be reminded in writing and a $20.00 late fee will be charged. If tuition is not paid by the 15th of the month, the child will be dropped from the program. A $25.00 fee will be charged on any check returned for insufficient funds and the delinquent tuition must be paid in cash. Orientation will be held for all students and parents on Thursday, August 28th at 10:00 AM. Book bags and other important information will be distributed at this time. This is the opportunity to meet your child's teachers and hear our vision for the 2008 - 2009 school year. Grace Church Preschool programs are open to members of Grace, as well as, the community. Students are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis and must meet the requirements for each class. The age requirement for 2 year olds - must be 2 years old by October 16. The class has only seven spaces available. The class will be offered to Grace Church Preschool families first, prior to opening a space to the public. The age requirement for the Young Three Year Old Class are 3 years of age by December 31st, however a child may not enter the class in September if he/she has already reached 3 years. The child must be in the final stages of potty training (no diapers—only pull-ups). The age requirement for the Three Year Old Class is 3 years old by October 16th. Students entering in the Four Year Old Class must be 4 years old by October 16. Children must be fully toilet-trained prior to the first day of school. The children in these classes are not allowed to wear pull-ups or diapers. No potty seats are allowed for health and sanitation reasons. A 30-day written notice is required when a child is withdrawn if the reason is other than a serious illness. Without the 30-day notice of withdrawal, the following month's tuition is due on the first day of the following month. The Staff reserves the right to withdraw any student if it is determined to be in the best interest of either the child or the program. Tuition paid for the month of withdrawal is not refundable. Release and Absentee Procedures Throughout the morning, children at Grace will only be released to those persons who are listed on the child's application form. At the close of the day, Grace School will provide a carpool lane for your convenience. Parents will receive cards with their child's name & number on it. Each parent will receive one (1) card for each person listed on the release form. Parents are responsible for the security of these cards. Grace Church School will not check the identification of any cardholders. Children will be released to any person posting a card on the rear view mirror. If a parent loses a card and is concerned regarding their child's safety, please contact the school office immediately. Please notify the Director if your child will be absent for more than two (2) consecutive days. Grace Voice Mail is activated AT ALL TIMES in case there is no one available to personally take your call—please leave a message. GRACE'S PHONE NUMBER is 919) 362-9355 ext.32. The carpool lane will operate on the left-hand side of Grace Church. Children will exit through our fellowship hall side door to the cars as called upon. Parents should display carpool cards in windshield and pull up as closely as possible to one another in the lane. Parents should then wait for their child outside on the passenger's side of the car to assist in the loading process. Children should load car on passenger's side only for safety purposes. No one is to exit the carpool lane until the "Go" signal is given. We thank you for your assistance in ensuring the safe departure of all children. School will begin each morning at 9:30 AM. Parents should be prompt with the arrival time at 9:30 a.m. each morning. Parents should also say their "good-byes" prior to 9:30 a.m. in the hallway outside of the classroom. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT TO THE CLASSROOM BEFORE 9:30 AM. Teachers will be preparing for class and in devotion at this time. Incase of inclement weather because Grace is a separate entity from the Wake County School System, The director will decide whether we operate on a delayed or closed status. We will post closings or delays on WRAL TV station and www.wral.com. Also we will post the information on our voice mail system, call 362-9355 ext. 32. The preschool will make up snow days if more than one week of class is missed. Make-up days will be on teacher workdays. Chapel as well as other Christian teachings will be an integral part of the program here at Grace Preschool. We will have chapel every day for approximately 20-30 minutes. This time will include singing, Bible memory verses, sign language, as well as basic Bible lessons and stories. Please note that the church doctrine is not taught to the children during Chapel or at any time during the day. This is a Christian preschool and the whole Bible is taught and believed. If your child's birthday occurs during the school year, birthday parties may be arranged at least one week in advance with the teacher. We do ask that the time allowed as well as any decorations for the party is limited. From time to time, we will have special parties celebrating special holidays. We will ask for parental involvement and provide a sign-up sheet to increase participation. There will be at least 2 field trips a year (one in the Fall and one in the Spring). We encourage parents to participate during these activities to help them be successful. We will have outdoor play during all seasons. Please dress your child accordingly they will not be excused from outdoor play. If you do not feel that your child is well enough to participate in outdoor recreation, please keep them at home for that particular day. Closed toe shoes must be worn at all times on the playground. Grace Church School will BEGIN on September 2, 2008, and end on May 22, 2009. Grace Church School will follow the Wake County School schedule for all openings and closings. Please refer to our online calendar for details. A child is considered "enrolled" immediately upon payment of the registration, curriculum and activity fees providing space is available. If the program is full, the child's name will be placed on a waiting list without expected fees due from families until space is available. Prior to a child's first day of the program, the following forms are required:
You can access these forms online by clicking here. All emergency numbers, parents' work numbers, addresses, etc. should be kept current. Back to top |
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