Preschool News
Last updated January 19, 2010
Registration will be open soon for Fall 2010. Please see below for the registration dates:
- March 1-5, 2010: Registration open to members of FCUMC
- March 8-12, 2010: Registration open to children currently in the program and their siblings
- March 15-17, 2010: Registration open to children on the waiting list
To be added to the waiting list, please email Susan Todd or call 689-5518.
Philosophy
The preschool years are an exciting adventure for the young child. Our program will help your child to be more independent as he relates with his peer group without parental guidance.
From the six-month-old to the four-year-old, we will be helping your child to use the appropriate “tools” of his trade. Remember, “child’s play” in a developmental environment is really “work” to the child. Your child approaches it as seriously as Dad and Mom approach their daily work.
We will provide opportunities to develop the whole child – with experiences in music, rhythm, literature, listening, language, science, and mathematics on the child’s individual level of ability and achievement.
Registration
Registration takes place in March for the following school year (September – May). Preference is given to FCUMC church members and those currently in the program.
Fountain City UMC Preschool is licensed by the State of Tennessee and has achieved a 3-star rating. We serve 198 children in the Knoxville area.
The Preschool is accredited by NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). It is governed by a Preschool board composed of FCUMC members, an FCUMC staff representative, a parent who is not a member of FCUMC, and the Preschool Director.
Program Hours
Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Fridays.
- Infants (6-18 months): 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday
- Toddlers (19 months by September 30 to 3 Years Old): 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday
- Three-Year-Olds (Must be 3 by September 30): 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday
- Four-Year-Olds (Must be 4 by September 30): 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday or Tuesday and Thursday
- Lunch Friends (for 3 and 4-year-olds enrolled in Preschool): 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Staff
The Director of Fountain City United Methodist Church Preschool is Susan Todd. She has her M.S. in English Education and has served as Director for twenty-three years. Other staff members include:
- Alycia Truett and Cheryl Warren – Assistant Directors
- Jennifer Neal and Sheryl Tindell – infants
- Rebecca Ankeny, Anne Bradley, Anne Faulkner, Mitzi Knowles, and Sheryl Tindell – toddlers
- Jennifer Bowers, Cheryl Kilby, Alycia Truett, and Lanna Windham – three-year-olds
- Michelle Combs, Mary Horihan, Andrea Hudson, Laura Jaco, Becky Renfro, Kim Spencer, and Cheryl Warren – four-year-olds
- Mary Horihan, Laura Jaco, Cathi Meyers, Cindy Mize, Alycia Truett and Lanna Windham – lunch friends
- Quincy Holtzclaw – Assistant
