St. Charles Preschool and Childcare
Our preschool programs are listed in detail below.
Contact Information
Christy Sheldon – Director
Email: sheldonc@stccs.org
Phone: 989-865-7961 (press option #3)
Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)
4 Years old by September 1, 2025
4 Days a Week
Cost: Free to qualifying families
Please click the button below for program options (full vs. half days), handbooks, program calendars, and breakfast and lunch menus.
Sunshine Preschool Center
Click the link to view program options and costs: Sunshine Preschool Center
Program Philosophy
We believe that all children deserve to be recognized as unique individuals who each have gifts and talents and that they learn in a variety of ways. Young children need an early childhood program that provides a safe and nurturing environment that promotes their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development.
Respecting the needs of each family, we aim to work together with parents to lead the child to wholesome self-esteem and a desire to wonder and question the world around him/her.
Program Description
Our program consists of a variety of educational approaches to best meet the needs of each child. Large group activities, individual exploration, and small groups provide opportunities for the child to interact with other children and caring adults and to have individual time.
The preschool recognizes that learning is developmental and that the young child learns about him/herself and the world through the senses. Many sensory activities enhance learning and curiosity and awaken individual interests:
LANGUAGE: speaking, vocabulary, pre-reading skills, literature, poetry, stories, creative thinking, introduction to alphabet and letter sounds.
MATH: sorting, classifying, patterns, number recognition, counting, comparing, geometric shapes, problem-solving, logical thinking.
SOCIAL STUDIES: family, uniqueness of the individual, our community, health and safety, feelings, five senses.
PERCEPTUAL AND SENSORY EXPERIENCES: listening skills, auditory memory, textures, visual discrimination, spatial differences.
SCIENCE: plants, seeds, birds and animals, water and air, sound, foods and nutrition.
MUSIC: singing, instruments, rhythm, listening, music activities.
ART: finger paint, brush paint, chalk, clay, Play-Doh, cutting, pasting, crayons, markers, and creative projects.
CREATIVE DRAMATICS: role playing, dress-up clothes, puppetry.
FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT: manipulatives.
GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT: exercise, climbing, running, jumping, group games.
Bulldog Kids Care
As a trustworthy and caring staff, we offer a fun and enriching environment for all children from infants to 12 years of age.