Preschool / Child Care Center in Las Vegas, NV

Griffith United Methodist Preschool:
Griffith United Methodist Preschool, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a Preschool, Kindergarten and Child Care center offering programs to children from six weeks through six years. Our purpose is to guide your child’s development, growth and maturity into avenues of education, physical and emotional stability. We strive to accomplish this by presenting an early childhood program that meets their cognitive, social/emotional, physical and spiritual needs.

Early Childhood Education Programs (Ages 6 weeks to 6 Years)
Each child is provided with a carefully planned, theme-based, educational curriculum developed with the guidance of our staff. Our teachers encourage creativity through free and imaginative play, arts and crafts, music, science and fine and gross motor activities.

What looks like play to the observer and feels like play to the child, is really a carefully planned program, developed to build self-confidence, expand understanding, teach responsibility and increase motor skills. Each staff member is educated, well-trained, understanding and devoted to their work with young children.

Kindergarten:
- Monday through Friday
- 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
As part of the weekly curriculum, the children also receive beginning music instruction and exercise and movement classes.

Preschool Program:
- Monday through Friday
- 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Children must be toilet trained before enrolling in the Preschool Program at which time Preschool rates will apply.

Infant/Toddler Program:
- Monday through Friday
- 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Newborn to 12 months and walking (5 full days)
- Walking (13 months) thru 24 months (3 or 5 full days)
- 24 Months until toilet-trained / 30 months (3 or 5 full days)

Before & After School program:
If registered for the Before/After School program, older children, from five through eleven, are also able to attend the Summer Program.

Summer Program:
Although Griffith is a year-round school, the summer portion of the year for threes and fours is an exciting theme-based program! Outside activities such as bowling, swimming and trips to the movies, museums, children’s cultural programs, the Springs Preserve, Anderson Dairy, etc. are a part of the Summer Program. Each week is a different theme through which the children learn about different cultures, the ocean, recycling, the Old West, etc.

The last two weeks of the program are always about saving the Rainforest or the wetlands or some endangered species. The children make and sell crafts and collect donations which are then sent to the Nature Conservancy/Earth’s Birthday Project or some other group in conjunction with Earth’s Birthday Project.