St. Francis Preschool

Where love and learning go hand in hand!

In a caring and positive atmosphere, we create a warm and happy place for preschool children to learn. We offer developmentally appropriate activities that will help prepare your children for academic success.

Our program emphasizes "faith development in our children," helping them to build trust, hope, creativity, and joyful hearts. As a Christian church, we place Jesus Christ at the center of all we do.

General Information

St. Francis Preschool is designed for two, three, and four-year-olds.
Our Hours of Operation: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Monday - Thursday.
We operate on a September-May schedule, excluding public school holidays which are listed in our handbook.
Children are placed by age according to the North Carolina start date of August 31.
Our preschool is located on the campus of St. Francis United Methodist Church in the main building.

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Our Curriculum

Our curriculum is designed to help children be excited about learning and to learn through developmentally appropriate activities. We provide activities that help prepare them for academic success. Our three-year-old classes receive a written evaluation in mid-January, and our four-year-old classes have parent/teacher conferences at the end of January with an evaluation of their child: emotionally, socially, and academically. They will discuss their upcoming Kindergarten year.

2 YEAR OLDS

Our two-year-old classroom experience involves learning to enjoy “happy times” away from their parents and positive self-help skills as well as positive self esteem. Through play and creative art activities, they are developing their fine motor skills while using their imagination.
Skills covered on a daily basis: social, fine motor, large motor, language development. Learning and developing all of these skills is the developmentally appropriate way for two-year-old children to prepare the path for reading, writing, and learning phonics.
Monthly activities: Library Lady, Music Lady, Chapel Chat, ABC Yoga for Kids
3 YEAR OLDS

Our three-year-old classes build on what has begun during their two year experience. The year begins with a review of colors, shapes, and position words, while moving into more Kindergarten readiness skills that are developmentally appropriate for this age.
Skills covered on a daily basis: letter of the week using Alpha Time Stories, social and interactive skills through games, art activities, puzzles, etc. Working on these skills is a developmentally appropriate step toward developing their reading, writing, and phonetic skills.
Monthly activities: Library Lady, Music Lady, Chapel Chat, ABC Yoga for Kids
4 YEAR OLDS

The four-year-old classes use “Letter People” as their literacy curriculum which gets children moving, interacting, experimenting, drawing, counting, and ultimately reading and writing. And we incorporate some aspects of “Handwriting Without Tears.” These are researched-based, developmentally appropriate Pre-K literacy curriculums.
Skills covered on a daily basis: Numbers, patterns, letters, sequencing, phonics, cutting, painting, writing, following directions & learning daily routines, social, large motor, creativity, individuality, confidence.
Monthly activities: Library Lady, Music Lady, Chapel Chat, ABC Yoga for Kids

2025-2026 Tuition Rates

A non-refundable registration fee of $100 ($70 for 2nd child, $50 for 3rd child) is collected at the time of registration. Tuition is paid August-April for the September-May school year.

Monthly Tuition by Age:

2 Year Olds: 2 days - $265 / 4 days - $350

3 Year Olds: 3 days - $305 / 4 days - $350

4 Year Olds: 4 days - $350

From our parents…

Daniela

“We have 3 daughters, and they have been in daycare and preschool since they were very young. Our youngest was overwhelmed in the larger preschools. Therefore, a friend of ours (whose child also attends St. Francis) recommended the preschool to us. We appreciate the small class sizes and the family atmosphere. Our daughter is very shy, but she opened up quickly to her teacher and loves all of her friends. As parents, we appreciate the small class size, the good communication from the preschool, and the wonderful care our daughter receives. Her class baked a cake when it was a teacher’s birthday, which our daughter talked about for days. They make beautiful artwork with the children and play and sing with them every day. It was wonderful to watch their Christmas performance, which even included the youngest kids. We adore her teacher, who treats her like family. Overall, we are completely happy with St. Francis preschool and will keep her there until she goes to Kindergarten.”
Erika

“St. Francis has been a great school for our family. Our children have just loved the school. Our fourth child currently attends the school. What has stood out to us is how much the teachers care. Each of our children have felt loved. The director, Pam Cook, is wonderful; and the staff she has are all caring and loving. We always feel well informed, and pictures are shared daily. Our children still talk about this school to this day. St. Francis has instilled a love of learning for my children, and we are so grateful for this special school! We highly recommend this preschool to others.”
Jill

“My family has been part of the St. Francis community for over 15 years, and there is a reason for that – they are absolutely the best program around! My three older daughters attended from 2009-2013 and so many incredible memories were made. Homemade gifts, countless artwork, field trips, music classes, holiday performances, and many opportunities for parent involvement, coupled with the dedication and passionate and loving staff made St. Francis the ONLY option when it was time to enroll our 2 year old this year. To be able to maintain and foster that same sense of community my older girls were blessed with so many years ago speaks to the integrity and commitment St. Francis Preschool has for every child that walks through those doors each day. I couldn’t have asked for a more welcoming and nurturing environment, and I am thrilled with the care all four of my girls were fortunate enough to experience!”