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St. Peter
Early Childhood Center
6161 Chambersburg Rd.
Huber Heights, OH 45424
937.237.3526

St. Peter Parish

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Philosophy | Privacy Policy | Goals ||Parent Participation
Irene Bandy-Hedden Award | Ohio Law/Licensing

The St. Peter Early Childhood Center (ECC) was founded in 1994 to fill a growing need in the St. Peter Community for a Catholic-based preschool education. Within a few short years, the St. Peter ECC offered traditional preschool educational services combined with an extended day option for parents who work. Presently, the St. Peter ECC offers traditional two and three preschool programs with optional extended day options as well as a Kindergarten Readiness Program for those children who are five years old and for a variety of reasons, the parents elect for their child to have an additional year of preparation prior to starting kindergarten.

Our goal is to provide a learning experiences in a Catholic environment for the preschooler. We challenge our children with a curriculum developed through a teaming arrangement with our teachers, parents and elementary school kindergarten teachers along with our community members to maximize their physical, social, emotional and intellectual potential. Our experienced and dedicated staff instill in our students the values of respect and responsibility that are crucial to their success both in and out of the classroom. Our teaming concept extends to the preschooler's parents who have the right and responsibility to share in all decisions affecting the care and education of their children. We encourage parents to visit and participate in activities. Our Centers are teaming with our community organizations which involves visits to police and fire stations along with visits from the animal shelter, just to mention a few.

Philosophy Of St. Peter Early Childhood Center
St. Peter ECC's philosophy is to establish a learning experience in a Catholic environment. Each child will maximize his/her physical, social, emotional and intellectual potential. Students will be instilled with the values of respect and responsibility.

The curriculum, in conjunction with an experienced and dedicated staff, will insure the successful implementation of our philosophy.

Parents have both the right and responsibility to share in all decisions affecting the care and education of their children. Parent(s) are encouraged to visit and participate in activities.

Goals Of St. Peter Early Childhood Center
The goals of St. Peter Early Childhood Center is to encourage each child to:

  • develop Christian attitudes in sharing, taking turns, listening, helping, loving, thanking and celebrating
  • enjoy and interact with other children
  • grow in language development
  • develop positive concepts about family, friends, church and school
  • develop positive self image
  • develop initiative and creativity through play
  • develop awareness of choices and confidence to make those choices
  • introduce and explore colors, shapes, letters and numbers when appropriate
  • explore the environment using the five senses with many "hands on" experiences
  • develop fine and gross motor skills
  • develop thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • develop respect for other children and adults
  • develop self help skills (toileting, snapping, zipping, etc.

Parent Participation
Any custodial parent/guardian is permitted unlimited access to the Center during the hours of operation for the purpose of contacting his/her children or evaluating the care provided by the Center. Upon entering the building, the parent must check-in at the Preschool office.

A parent is encouraged to discuss with the teacher any question that may arise concerning his/her child at any time, which does not disrupt the class routine. Parent-Teacher Conferences are held in the Fall and Spring. Teachers are always available for scheduled conferences at the parent's request.

St. Peter Early Childhood Center offers the following ways parents can volunteer or participate:

  1. Share special skill or interest with the children.
  2. Assist on field trips/special activities.
  3. Join us for assemblies which could include a speaker, songs or just time to be together.
  4. Volunteer weekly or bi-weekly to work in a classroom. (i.e., tutoring, reading to a child, etc.) with the teacher's approval.
  5. Work on a Parent Volunteer Group Committee.

Parents are an integral part of our program. The Center can do its job only with the full cooperation of parents.

Irene Bandy-Hedden Award Two-Time Recipient
The Irene Bandy-Hedden Early Childhood Education Program Award is in recognition of Dr. Irene Bandy-Hedden's long commitment and leadership in the area of early childhood education.

Award recipients must meet the following requirements:

  • Each infant, toddler, preschool program must be licensed by either the Ohio Department of Education or the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
  • Eligible programs must provide services to families and their children from birth to age eight and can include Head Start, Public School Preschool, School-Age Care, MR/DD programs, Even Start, Kindergarten, primary grades and programs for children with disabilities.
  • Eligible programs must demonstrate delivery of quality programming and/or services. This addresses the significance of the entire program provided to the community or by describing a specific component of the program (i.e., parent involvement, health and nutrition, assessment). Areas demonstrating quality of service: significance; replication; effectiveness; partnerships and originality.
  • Eligible programs may submit an application for the program as a whole or a particular program component. Program components include:
    • Early Childhood Development and Education (including but not limited to assessment, curriculum, planning, delivery of services
    • Family and Community Partnerships (including but not limited to health, nutrition, and/or mental health services, parent involvement)
    • Program Design and Management (including but not limited to program governance, management systems, human resources, staffing, facilities, materials and/or equipment)
  • Programs must have been in operation for one year
  • Programs must demonstrate a philosophy, which embraces services to ALL children and families.

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Ohio Law/Licensing
St. Peter Early Childhood Center is licensed by the Ohio Department of Education. The license is posted for review. The laws and guidelines governing Preschools are available for review at the Center upon request.

Any person who believes the laws and guidelines governing the operation of the Early Childhood Center are not being followed is urged to contact the Coordinator for an explanation. If the question is not satisfactorily addressed, the person is urged to contact the Pastor who is ultimately responsible for the Center. Final recourse for unresolved questions or concerns is the Ohio Department of Education.

The Coordinator and each employee are required to report their suspicions of child abuse or neglect.

The Center's licensing record is available on request.

The Center does not discriminate in accepting of children upon the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. St. Peter ECC participates in the Jobs & Family Services Program.

We reserve the right to dismiss a registered student or refuse admission to a student whose needs we do not feel can be best served by our Program.

The ratio of teachers to children is determined by the Ohio Department of Education.

Age
Ratio
Max Group
Three's
1:12
2:24
Four's/Five's
1:14
2:28

The St. Peter Early Childhood Center's license is posted on the Parent Bulletin Board with the number of children it can serve.

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