First Methodist Kids Early Childhood
It is our privilege to partner with families as we give infants through preschoolers their first impression of their Heavenly Father during our early childhood program. Your littles will be taught a Bible story in an exciting and interactive way, as well as participate in a variety of activities to help them apply what they have learned. Our early childhood program coincides with our worship services on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as our Midweek Worship on Wednesday evenings, and is taught by our highly trained Kids Care staff.
WEEKENDS
Saturday • 6:00 pm | Sunday • 9:30 & 11:00 am (Infants – PreK)
Our program coincides with our Saturday and Sunday worship services.
- Nursery is for Infants – 24 months
- Early Childhood Classes are for 2-year-olds – Pre-Kindergarteners (must be 2 years old by September 1 of the current school year)
We offer an inviting atmosphere with engaging activities so your child looks forward to coming to church and will leave with a message that will stick with them. In our early childhood program, children will participate in a large group praise and worship time where they sing songs and hear about Jesus. In the classrooms, you will find staff who love your children, as they share lessons that are experiential, fun, relevant, and focus on the biblical truth for the week. We also share resources, lessons, tips, and curriculum to help you, the parent, extend your learning from church into the home.
Through our early childhood program, we seek to develop a good understanding of God and a core faith through three concepts:
- God made me.
- God loves me.
- Jesus wants to be my friend
Safety and Security
We provide a safe and secure environment so that you can feel at ease leaving your child in the care of our dedicated and caring staff, who are CPR/First Aid trained and background checked. If there is a need for a volunteer to help, they too have been trained and have been background checked. Check-in computers are located on the 1st floor of Building A, where staff are available to help you.
Drop Off and Pick Up
Check-in computers are located on the 1st floor of Building A at both entrances. There are always staff members or volunteers available at each of these check-in stations on weekends and Wednesday evenings. If it is your first time bringing your child to our program, please ask a staff member or volunteer to help you enter your information into the check-in computer. Once your information is entered, you will be able to type in your name and easily check in your child each time you come.
When you check in your child, you will receive 3 printed stickers: 2 with their name and classroom number, and 1 with an alphanumeric code. Please have your child wear one of the name stickers and take the other name sticker and give it to their classroom teacher (you will find their classroom number will be printed on the sticker). You will keep the sticker with the alphanumeric code because you will need to show it to the teacher at pick up.