Gun Lake Community Preschool & Child Care in Wayland, MI

Pre K Description

SCHOOL AGE - PRESCHOOL - INFANT/TODDLER
...Growing Kids in Christ
Mission Statement
We are a ministry of Gun Lake Community Church. We exist to provide a safe Christian evnironment for children of the community. Our goal is to support parents in their roles at home and to equip children with a solid biblical foundation.
We are pleased to offer a Child Care Center for children ages 6 weeks to 10 years.
We are a licensed year-round Christian child care facility located within Gun Lake Community Church. We offer a safe and interactive place for your child to have their sense of personal value to God reinforced.
Easily accessible from our parking lot located by the playground. We offer an infant class for ages 6 weeks to 18 months and a toddler class for ages 18 months to 3 years. Our Sandcastle room is where our 3 - 5 years old are located. Summer programming available for ages 6 - 10.
Our Staff
Every child care staff member has been carefully screened and selected for their love of children and God as well as their ability to guide and model positive behavior and interact enthusiastically with children on a daily basis. We implement a developmentally age-appropriate curriculum for 6 weeks - 10 year olds. We communicate with parents daily with a note home telling about your child's day.
We follow the state requirements for staff to student ratios. They are 1:4 for children ages 6 weeks - 2 1/2 years 1:10 for ages 3 - 5 and 1:12 for ages 5-10.
What to bring on your first day
Diaper bags clothing and other personal items MUST BE LABELED with the child's name. Please include the following:
Disposable diapers
Diaper wipes
Change of clothes
Labeled bottles or cups with name and date
Clip-on pacifier
Crib sheet
Special blankets or other "security" items for children over age 1
Baby food and formula for infants 0-1 years old (labled with name and date)
Sack lunch for children 1-6 years old (labled with name and date)
Meals
We provide a nutritious snack two times a day. Each will include at least two food groups as required by the State Food Regulations. Breakfast snack such as toast and orange juice or yogurt and juice is served at 9:30 a.m. and afternoon snack such as milk and banana or crackers and cheese is served at 3:30 p.m.
Lunch is provided by the parent. Refrigerators are available in the room to keep lunches cold and microwaves are available to heat food.
Daily Schedule
A typical day consists of play time snack time outdoor play story and singing (circle time) craft time lunch nap time snack time free time and then home. (Infants will follow their individual schedules)
Tuition
Ages 6 weeks to 2 1/2 years old is $36/day
Ages 2 1/2 to 10 years old is $28/day or $24/day for preschool wraparound
Before and after school options available upon request
Full-time students will receive a 10% discount for the second full-time enrolled child
Registration fee $30/child or $50/family
Times and Hours
We are open Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
We will be open every day of the year except for the following days: New Years Day Memorial Day Fourth of July Labor Day Thanksgiving Day and the day after.
We are also closed one week out of the year between Christmas and New Years.
Opened on school snow days unless notified otherwise.
Contact Information
Deb James Administrator
Phone: (269) 795-7903 ext 30
Fax: (269) 795-7904
Email: deb@gunlakechurch.org

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Accept vouchers

No

Inspection URL

http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/brs_cdc/dt_lfl.asp?CDC_LIC_NBR=DC080021036

Special Needs

n/a

Operating hours

Monday to Friday 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.