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Our Mission

The 2010-2011 preschool year marks the sixteenth anniversary of this ministry, which has touched the minds, hearts, and souls of over 1,000 children. The purpose of the Valley Christian Preschool is to provide a Christ-centered…learning environment where children, ages two through five, will have an opportunity to grow according to their spiritual, emotional, social, physical, and cognitive potential.” Through daily learning and playing activities that reinforce the knowledge of Jesus’ love for His children, the preschool program is “Connecting Children to Christ.” Half day classes are offered mornings and afternoons with an optional lunch for children ages 2 through 5. Valley Lutheran members receive a 10% discount on tuition. Summer Camp is offered for flexible days for 3 weeks every summer.

County & State Inspections: Preschool Earns High Marks

It is with pride and pleasure that we can announce the results of two critical inspections recently. Following an inspection of food operations, employee hygienic practices, and cleanliness of the facilities, the inspector from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health ranked the preschool “in compliance”, with only a recommendation to upgrade to commercial appliances, as needed. Also, the licensing specialist from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services completed a license renewal inspection that found the preschool to be in perfect compliance with state regulations for child care centers. The full inspection included a review of policies that govern critical areas such as staff records, children records, safety, sanitation, first aid procedures, and staff/child ratios. Furthermore, in compliance with a new licensing regulation that requires all preschool staff to submit a criminal background check every four years, each staff has recently completed her fingerprint screening using Webcheck, as required. Finally, safety is our number one priority, because only when we keep the children safe and the facilities clean can we successfully achieve our mission to “Connect children to Christ.”

Valley Christian Preschool Scholarship Fund

Our preschool, Valley Christian Preschool has a scholarship fund to provide financial assistant to preschool families who are unable to afford the tuition payments. Since 1995, when our preschool began, approximately 20 children have benefited from this fund. Some are Valley members and some are not.

In the past, many individual members have generously donated to this fund. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has provided a way to increase a donation to this fund by matching $1.00 for every $2.00 contributed up to $300.00. If you are a Thrivent member and will donate to this fund, click here to obtain the necessary form to complete to get the matching funds. For More Information on how to become a member of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans click here.

Valley Lutheran Church is committed to offering a Christ-centered preschool education to all interested families, regardless of financial situation.

Announcements

Labels for Education: Start Collecting Now!

The Campbell’s Labels for Education program is a great way to get free educational materials for the preschool. Simply save proofs of purchase from participating Campbell products and turn them in to the large bin in the preschool office. Some of the products eligible for redemption include: Campbell’s soups, Prego sauces, and Pepperidge Farm breads, cookies, crackers, frozen products.