In harmony with other school philosophy, objectives, and aims, the early
childhood program of Faith is structured to provide the young child the
opportunity to receive a strong spiritual, educational, and sociological,
background on which continued learning experiences may prepare him or her to
become a successful student and person in his or her future learning and
developmental life. Two teachers and an instructional aide operate between two
classrooms.
The Early Childhood Program of Faith Elementary and Middle School is
considered an integral part of the overall school program. It is not considered
a day care or childcare service apart from the school program. Here the
childcare program is the section of the school program for students in grades PS
- K, or Preschool through Kindergarten.
This program is for students ages 3 - 5. The program consists of two
classes. The Pre-School/Pre-Kindergarten Class is comprised of students who
range from age 3 (preschool), and students who are age 4 or more. For this
reason the Preschool/Pre-Kindergarten class is considered a multi-grade class
consisting of students who are labeled as Preschoolers as well as students who
are age 4, but younger than age 5, (whom we regard as Pre-Kindergartners).
Students who reach their fifth birthday by or on August 31, are considered
Kindergartners at Faith. Faith offers a full-day kindergarten program. Parents
whose child is accepted in preschool or pre-kindergarten, or kindergarten, whose
birthday falls later in the calendar year than the prescribed date by the
Education Department, State of Delaware, must sign a form provided by the school
verifying that the parent is aware of the State’s requirement. The school
reserves the right to deny placement in a class based on a lower illegal age.
However, even if the school agrees to place the student in an upper grade or
class beyond what the chronological, this is not to be taken as a guarantee that
the student is going to promoted to the next higher grade
There is no half-day program offered in the early childhood program for
students of any age. The A Beka Curriculum used, utilizes a strong phonetics
approach to teaching boys and girls to become strong readers.
The school day is considered 8:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Before-school care is
offered for $3.00 per hour, 7:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m., daily. As a courtesy to
parents, students in the early childhood program may remain at school in the
after-school program up to 4:30 p.m. daily, Monday - Friday, without incurring
additional cost. Lunch may be brought or purchased for $2.00.
The cost of tuition is $300.00