Explore & Discover Preschool

A developmentally appropriate preschool for 3, 4, and 5 year old children.
A ministry of First United Methodist Church since 1972.
Arkansas Accredited Preschool, Better Beginnings Level 3 - click here for more information.
Lead teachers hold a Bachelors Degree or higher.
Click here to meet our staff.

Preschool Philosophy

Christian traditions and beliefs form the foundation of our preschool program with a teaching philosophy rooted in the theory of child development. Your child's intellectual, social, physical, emotional and creative development is emphasized in our instruction and activities with particular focus on meeting the need of each individual. Children's natural curiosity is encouraged as they investigate, explore, discover and solve problems in their daily experiences. We want you to look often into our busy, happy, noisy, creative classroom to see your child play.

Class Offerings

3 year old class

Tuesday & Thursday
8:00AM - 12:00PM
2 teachers/15 children
Must turn 3 by August 1st
Must be potty trained
$120.00 per month

4 year old class

Monday/Wednesday/Friday
M/F 8:00AM - 12:00PM
Wed. 8:00AM - 2:00PM
2 teachers/18 children
Must turn 4 by August 1st
$195.00 per month

Daily Schedule
8:00 Gathering Time
8:15 Welcome/Large Group
8:25 Explore & Discover Time
9:45 Music & Movement/Sharing
10:00 Snack
10:15 Story Time
10:30 Outside Time
11:00 Explore & Discover Time
11:50 Review & Pack Up
12:00 Dismissal

Wednesday's schedule is adjusted to add a second outside Time, Lunch and Rest Time with Dismissal at 2:00PM.
Classroom is set up in learning Centers: Home Living, Blocks, Dollhouse, Art, Sensory, Math, Science, Hand-on Manipulatives, Reading and Music.
Centers' activities provide open ended learning experiences allowing children to make choices, move freely and independently and grow in an interactive process.
Once a week, a member of staff from the First United Methodist Church meets with the children for Chapel Time and shares an interdenominational Christian message through story, song, or prayer.
Explore and Discover Preschool follows the Bentonville Public School's traditional calendar; however, we start school after Labor Day, end by Memorial Day, and do not make up snow days.

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Questions or to enroll, contact Joyce Hutchens, Explore & Discover Preschool Director at 479/273-0540 or hutchensjoyce@yahoo.com