Glenview Methodist Pre-School
Preschool in Glenview, IL 60025
727 Harlem Ave
Glenview, IL 60025
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Glenview Methodist Preschool (GMPS) is a non-denominational preschool, licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services, that has served the children of Glenview and surrounding communities since 1965.
At GMPS, we believe that a high quality early childhood program should, first and foremost, provide a safe and nurturing environment for children. Our program is aligned with the guidelines set forth by the Illinois Early Learning Standards, which recognize the connection between the emotional, social, cognitive and physical development of the child and the learning process. We accomplish this by way of a play-based environment that is both fun and educationally challenging.
Additionally, GMPS works to appropriately prepare all of its students for a smooth transition from preschool to kindergarten by following the guidelines set forth by Glenview District 34.
We welcome and encourage parents and children to visit us and observe our classes and facilities during school hours.
- Child Ages:
- 2.5 years - 5 years
- Rates:
- $
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Department of Children and Family Services - NAEYC Accredited
- Vouchers:
- This provider does not accept vouchers
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Children per Teacher:
- Infant: -/-, Toddler: 7/1, Pre k: 8/1, Afterschool: -/-
- Hours of Operation:
- 09:00 - 14:45
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Early childhood education begins when a child is physically and emotionally ready to explore the world with new people and in new places – separate from the home environment. It is meant to be an extension of the caring and teaching experience the child receives from birth.
Preschool emphasizes the principle that children learn through play. Play is promoted as a means to provide divergent thinking and facilitation of fantasy roles. Nurturing, warm, flexible interaction between adults and children will lead to positive social and emotional growth and strengthen awareness of self. The children will have the opportunity to explore, create, problem-solve and develop independence. Teachers are facilitators; they stimulate, encourage and guide, but never dominate. Children need to experience trusting, supporting relationships that will enable them to develop positive self images, learn to exercise self-control, and thereby achieve autonomy. We want children to develop body awareness and coordination and to learn to communicate feelings and ideas.
GMPS’s goals are as follows:
- To help children adjust to different situations; to express creativity, imagination and inventiveness; to feel comfortable and secure in adjusting to and coping with their environments; to learn to think and to solve problems; and finally and most importantly, to gain a positive self image!
- To provide a secure environment which meets the needs of each child. The experience offered in this environment will include opportunities to develop in the following ways:
Cognitively, by helping develop problem-solving skills, expanding verbal communication and logical thinking skills, and developing early literacy skills including phonemic awareness.
