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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #800080;">Little Hands Preschool</span></strong></h1>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #000000;">Let the little children come to me. . . for the kingdom of heaven </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #000000;">belongs to such as these.  ?  Matthew 19:14</span></em></strong></h5>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">March 26th 8:00-10:30</span></strong></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">To Benefit the Barry Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund</span></h3>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">(Tickets available at the door)</span></h5>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">About</h1>
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<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #000000;">The mission of the Little Hands Preschool is to provide an enriching Christian environment that teaches children that they are uniquely made and loved by God, while equipping them with the academic skills necessary for kindergarten.</span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #000000;">Here they are encouraged to discover themselves, as well as create relationships with other children, in a safe and loving environment.</span></h5>
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<h5 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reading readiness using letter-forms, sounds, words and introduction of the alphabet</span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color: #333333;">Counting and number recognition</span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color: #333333;">Hands-on activities to teach basic math and science concepts</span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color: #333333;">Introduction of Christian concepts through Bible stories, prayer and songs</span></h5>
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<h5 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;">Art, music, dramatic play and social interaction help each preschooler explore creativity and build  self-esteem.</span></h5>
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<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #333333;">Little Hand Preschool was established in the Fall of 2006 by Kris Taylor at the United Methodist Church in Bergen, NY.  It is designed to be a place for kids to learn in a caring environment, where they can experience God’s love.</span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #333333;">We began with thirteen little ones in 2006 and over the last few years have doubled in size and now include a two year playgroup, as well as our three and four year old classes.  We feel very blessed to be a part of the Bergen United Methodist Church family and hope to be here for many years to come!</span></h5>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e68053;">Classes</span></h1>
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<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #333333;">This is a group for toddlers with an emphasis on playing (which is how this age group really learns.)  Playing with peers is a great way to work on social skills like taking turns and sharing.  This class also makes crafts (working on fine motor skills), sings songs (memory recall), reads stories (introduction to literature), works on color identification, practices counting and learns about God through songs, stories and prayer.</span></h5>
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<h5 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">Our three year old class time is divided between free play time and scheduled learning time, but it's all fun for the kids.  As the Finnish proverb says, "Those things I learned without joy, I quickly forgot."</span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">Free play is a valuable learning time disguised as fun!  Many skills are learned during that time, including social skills like taking turns and sharing, using words instead of hands, as well as gross and fine motor skills.  Guided play incorporates math skills like counting and comparing and engages the imagination.</span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">We also have calendar time where we learn the months, days of the week, counting, patterning, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the alphabet.  After bathroom break and snack we divide into smaller groups for centers.  There is usually a craft, literary center and gym room time.</span></h5>
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<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #000000;">We focus on kindergarten readiness skills, but keep it in an atmosphere of fun.  We work on name recognition and writing, fine motor skills, scissor use, math concepts, reading skills and comprehension.  </span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #000000;">We introduce them to science and have tools for them to explore the world around them, such as magnifying glasses, magnets, balance scale, and droppers for mixing colors.   </span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #000000;">At calendar time they'll learn the months of the year, days of the week, patterning, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the alphabet.  We have a theme for the week that we focus on in book selection, gym room activities and crafts.  On Fridays we  introduce a science concept or Bible story . </span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #000000;">This group has the option of coming 3 or 5 days a week.</span></h5>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6e4692;">Tuition</span></h1>
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<h3><span style="color: #ba08bd;">Pricing Information</span></h3>
<p><strong><em>Registration opening soon for the 2022-2023 school year.</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">2 Year Old Playgroup - </span></strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #000000;">Tue/Thu  ?  9:30 - 11:30 </span></p>
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<li><span style="color: #000000;">Monthly Tuition (September - May) - $100</span></li>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">3 Year Old Class</span></strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #000000;">Mon/Wed <em>or</em> Tue/Thu ?  9:30 - 11:45</span></p>
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<li><span style="color: #000000;">Registration Fee - $30</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #000000;">Monthly Tuition (September - May) - $110</span></li>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">4 Year Old Class, 3 Days/Week</span></strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #000000;">Mon/Wed/Fri <em>or</em> Tue/Thu/Fri  ?  9:30 - 12:00</span></p>
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<li><span style="color: #000000;">Registration Fee - $30</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #000000;">Monthly Tuition (September - May) - $135</span></li>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">4 Year Old, 5 Days/Week - </span></strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #000000;">Mon - Fri  ?  9:30 - 12:00</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #000000;">Registration Fee - $30</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #000000;">Monthly Tuition (September - May) - $165</span></p>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d84f93;">Register</span></h1>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #800080;">Registration Is Easy!</span></strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">~ Open and download the Registration PDF document.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">~ Complete the form and return it with the Registration Fee.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">~ Mail to:</span></p>
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<span style="color: #000000;">Bergen United Methodist Church</span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;">PO Box 216</span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;">Bergen, NY 14416</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">If you have additional questions, simply fill out the contact form below.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"> OR</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">You can call the church office @ </span><span style="color: #000000;">(585) 494-1312</span></p>
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<h5><span style="color: #7c07ab;"><strong>Melissa</strong> joined our staff in 2019 and worked with our 3 &amp; 4 year olds for two years before taking over our Playgroup in 2021.  She has raised three kids of her own and has years of teaching experience in the public school system.  She loves kids and kids love her!</span></h5>
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<h5><strong>Caitie</strong> has years of experience working with children as well as raising one of her own, who is now graduating from Little Hands Preschool!  She is wonderful with kids and is an asset to our playgroup!</h5>
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<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Katina</strong> is the Director and one of the teachers for the 3's &amp; 4's.  She started teaching at Little Hands in 2009 and became Director in 2015.  She has three children of her own, one of whom graduated from Little Hands.  She really loves working with kids (and playing with kids)!</span></h5>
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<h5 style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #000000;">"I've got the best job in the world!"</span></em></h5>
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<h5 style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Carolyn</strong> has been a regular teacher at Little Hands since 2015, but was a substitute  with us before that.  She is a mother of 2, has a bachelor's degree  in elementary education  and is a wonderful teacher!</span></h5>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800080;"> <em>"The kids teach me what is important in life!"</em></span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Ali</strong> is joining our staff this year after both of her children have been through our program.  Although her bachelor's degree from Roberts Wesleyan College is in Marketing, her true passion is working with children.  She has done in home childcare since 2017 while raising her own kids.</span></h5>
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<h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Laura</strong> is a mother of 4 and has worked with children for many years including 3 years as a nanny.  She is fantastic with kids and her love for them really shows!</span></h5>
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