Weekday Preschool

Welcome!

We are so glad you are here!

Welcome to the First Baptist Church Matthews (FBCM) Weekday Preschool. We believe that every child, and the family that he/she represents, is a blessing from the Lord. “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17). We look forward to ministering to your child and family as we encourage your child to know about Jesus, and to become all that God intended him/her to be.

Please thoroughly review the information provided here. For a downloadable informational flyer click here. You are then invited to contact the Weekday Preschool Director, Jeana Stewart, via email by clicking the link below should you have any questions or to schedule a tour to register your child.

Curriculum 

Our Weekday Preschool is a Christian faith-based program. We intentionally share Bible stories and scripture with the children so that they may learn more about God and His love for us. We utilize the Wee Learn Curriculum as our academic foundation to plan creative and challenging age-appropriate educational activities for every preschooler. Our older preschoolers in our 4's and Transitional-Kindergarten (5’s) classes also engage in a teacher-led introductory handwriting curriculum entitled Handwriting Without Tears. Our overall goal at every age level is to adequately prepare every child for the next year of Preschool or Kindergarten.

Weekday Preschool Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9:00am -1:00pm and 9:15am - 1:15pm

Our academic schedule follows the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System calendar annually for the months of September through May. Specifically, our calendar begins in September the Tuesday immediately following Labor Day and ends in May the week prior to Memorial Day. We utilize a car line on campus for morning arrival to and afternoon dismissal from preschool. Families are assigned a designated lobby location (one of three) on the church property, as well as a specific segment of time, for drop-off and pick-up. To facilitate a smooth transition for all children into and out of the building, teachers greet families individually at their cars every morning to escort children safely into the building, and then walk the children directly back to their vehicles during afternoon dismissal.

Current 2023-2024 Monthly Tuition*:

1 day per week (1's) = $190
2 days per week (1's, 2's, & 3's) = $265
3 days per week (1's, 2’s, 3's, & 4's) = $310
4 days per week (1’s, 2's, 3's, 4's, & T-K) = $355
*due the first week of every month September 2023 through May 2024

2024-2025 Registration Information

• Registration Timeline:

  • Phase 1 - January 8-21, 2024 – All currently-enrolled preschool families, alumni preschool families, and FBCM church member families.

  • Phase 2 - January 22-February 4, 2024 – Non-enrolled wait list families (prior to September 5, 2023).

  • Phase 3 - February 5, 2024 – All other non-enrolled wait list families (since September 5, 2023)

• All new families desiring to enroll within the Weekday Preschool are invited to contact the Preschool Director regarding classroom availability and to schedule a personal tour (required) of the Preschool prior to registering.

• Each child is placed within an appropriate preschool classroom (1’s, 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, or 5’s) based upon his/her age on August 31, 2024 (the North Carolina age requirement cut-off date).

• A completed Registration Form along with a non-refundable Registration Fee payment of $125 per child are due to the Preschool Director to secure a child’s enrollment within our program. Payment can be made via personal check, cashier’s check, or money order made payable to: FBCM Weekday Preschool.

2024-2025 Monthly Tuition**:

1 day per week (1's) = $195
2 days per week (1's, 2's, & 3's) = $280
3 days per week (1's, 2’s, 3's, & 4's) = $325
4 days per week (1’s, 2's, 3's, 4's, & T-K) = $365
**due the first week of every month September 2024 through May 2025

Classroom Structure

• 1’s = 1 classroom, Ratio 2 teachers : 8 children per day

• 2’s = 2 classrooms, Ratio 2 teachers : 10 children per day

• 3’s = 3 classrooms, Ratio 2 teachers : 10 or 12 children per day

• 4’s = 3 classrooms, Ratio 2 teachers : 16 children per day

• 5’s (Transitional-Kindergarten) = 1 classroom, Ratio 2 teachers : 16 children per day