Parent’s Day Out

We are pleased that you are interested in the Parent’s Day Out Program at Calvary Baptist Church. Please call or email us for more information.

Ministry Objectives

We want to provide an environment and experience that will allow your child to:

• Make a successful transition from home
• Learn to be with other children and develop social skills
• Develop an interest and joy in learning
• Develop self-control
• Develop a feeling of success
• Develop self-expression
• Develop creativity
• Develop a secure feeling through trusting relationships

Summer 2024 Rates

Non-Calvary Members
1 Child: $275
2 Children: $528
(Additional $75 non-refundable registration fee per child.)

Calvary Members (actively attending)
1 Child: $253
2 Children: $484
(Additional $75 non-refundable registration fee per child.)

Schedule

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Our year-long session starts at the end of August and runs until late May. Our summer session runs from mid-June until the end of July. Children must be enrolled for both Tuesdays and Thursdays. We follow Fayette County Public Schools school calendar. If Fayette County is out of school we will be also. We also follow their plan for inclement weather. If they should close or dismiss early, PDO will also. If FCPS are providing virtual instruction, leaders at Calvary and PDO will determine if there will be closures or delays. Families will be notified by email of necessary changes.

All classrooms follow similar schedules. Children will have a snack in the early morning, have craft or teacher led activity time (for classrooms where it is age-appropriate), free play in the classroom, recess (outside or in the gym), lunch, and rest. All classrooms will go down for rest time with lights out and quiet music. Staff will not keep a child awake due to a special request. Feel free to pick up your child early if you do not wish for them to nap.

Our Parent’s Day Out program follows the WEE curriculum. This curriculum is published by LifeWay Christian Resources. We have curriculum designed for all the ages we teach. It is activity based, provides choices, allows for physical activity, and is biblically based. Throughout the school year we will have many different themes students will be learning about. Classrooms will base activities on the age and developmental levels of the children. Classrooms will post the monthly calendar outside the door so you can see what your child will be involved in during the month.

Our themes for the school year typically include: Friends, Senses, Kentucky, Shapes and Colors, Fall Harvest, Giving Thanks, Christmas, Winter, Nursery Rhymes, Feelings, Being Healthy, Weather, Plants, Spring, Easter, Community Helpers. 

Preschool

Enrollment

Thank you for your interest in our Preschool Classes at Calvary Baptist Church. Children age four and five are enrolled in our Preschool Classes. These classes focus on skills to help prepare children for Kindergarten. Enrollment is determined based on space available. Our class size for preschool is limited to 14 children at most with 2 teachers per class. If classes are full we always accept names for our waiting list.

Summer 2024 Rates

Non-Calvary Members
1 Child: $275
2 Children: $528
(Additional $75 non-refundable registration fee per child.)

Calvary Members (actively attending)
1 Child: $253
2 Children: $484
(Additional $75 non-refundable registration fee per child.)

Schedule

Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Our year-long session starts at the end of August and runs until late May. Our summer session runs from mid-June until the end of July. Children must be enrolled for both Tuesdays and Thursdays. We follow Fayette County Public Schools school calendar. If Fayette County is out of school, we will be also. We also follow their plan for inclement weather. If they should close or dismiss early PDO/Preschool will also. If FCPS are providing virtual instruction, leaders at Calvary and PDO will determine if there will be closures or delays. Families will be notified by email of necessary changes.

Curriculum

Our Preschool classes also follow the WEE curriculum used for the Parent’s Day Out program.

We also include instruction and practice on skills developmentally appropriate for the preschool age child. These include taking turns, lining up, sharing, empathy, following directions, small group and large group time, as well as a variety of school-readiness skills.

Our teachers have access to additional curriculum resources including Handwriting Without Tears and training offered by the Kentucky Association of Early Childhood Educators and the Childcare Council of Central Lexington.

We do NOT have a toilet training policy. We will support each child as s/he begins to use the toilet and we will not set a deadline for diapers/pull-ups to be gone. We place children in classrooms based on age.