Come and feel the difference.
A non-profit, half-day Christian preschool at John Knox Presbyterian Church — teaching North Olmsted’s youngest learners since 1967.
Almost sixty years of the same promise.
John Knox Preschool is licensed by the State of Ohio through the Department of Job and Family Services. We have provided education in a Christian environment since 1967.
The school is a non-profit, half-day school serving members and friends of John Knox Presbyterian Church and residents of the community. You’ll find us at the intersection of Great Northern Boulevard and Lorain Road in North Olmsted.
The Preschool is accepting applications for our 3, 4 and 5 year old classes.
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“Each day is an exciting new opportunity to enrich the minds of our students.”
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about John Knox Preschool. Each day at our school is an exciting new opportunity to enrich the minds of our students, and we hope your child will join us.
John Knox Preschool welcomes students regardless of race, gender, national and ethnic origin, and is non-discriminatory in all our policies. We accept children between the ages of 3 and 5 years old.
Please schedule your personal tour of our school. We will be happy to answer your questions and provide additional information about our educational programs.
Everything you’d want to ask us.
Our mission
“To provide a loving and caring Christian environment, which will help children develop mentally, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually.” Since the beginning of classes in 1967, hundreds of boys and girls have walked through our doors.
Program summary
A two-day program for children who will be three by September 1st, and a three-day program for children who will be four by September 1st. State licensing requires that all children are toilet-trained. Classes meet September through mid-May, with breaks based on the North Olmsted City School calendar.
Our staff
The staff consists of a director, head teacher, classroom aide and a classroom volunteer — all highly qualified, experienced educators who maintain their knowledge of current practices.
Licensing
Licensed by the State of Ohio through the Department of Job and Family Services. The school began as a non-profit, half-day school serving members and friends of John Knox Presbyterian Church and residents of the community.
Discovery first. Then the lesson.
Rich and varied experiences are provided for the children, in two distinct halves of the morning.
Discovery time
Children explore the learning centres independently or in cooperative play with their peers. The available activities promote social interaction, individual creativity, confidence and fine and gross motor skill development.
Organized activities & mini-lessons
Educational concepts are introduced through letters, phonics, numbers, colours, shapes and spatial concepts — the foundations needed for a successful kindergarten year. Large-muscle activities complete the program.
What we are actually trying to do for your child.
Ten goals guide every morning in our classrooms.
Self-esteem that grows outward
To develop a child’s self-esteem — “I’m special” — and then move forward to being an important part of his or her family, community and world.
Meeting each child where they are
To understand the individual child’s level of development and mastery of skills, then guide them forward without pressure, in a loving, encouraging manner.
Learning to be part of a group
Following directions in large and small groups, self-expression within a group, joining games and activities, sharing, and learning compassion and understanding for others.
A love of stories and language
To help develop the child’s interest in and understanding of stories and language.
Confident little hands
To encourage small-muscle development through table games, puzzles, blocks, clay, handicrafts, sand and tools.
Room for big bodies
To encourage large-muscle development with riding trucks, large blocks, exercising, dancing, jogging and skating.
Awareness of their world
To encourage awareness of the world in which we live through science and social studies.
Ears for music and rhythm
To help the child develop listening and sound discrimination, tonal difference, loudness and softness, and rhythm patterns through singing, music and movement.
Creativity and confidence
To encourage creativity and confidence in every child.
And above all, fun
To have fun as each child develops at his or her own rate.
John Knox Preschool welcomes students regardless of race, gender, national and ethnic origin, and is non-discriminatory in all our policies.
Come experience why our children are HAPPY to learn.
Tours are personal, unhurried and led by our director. Most families know within ten minutes.
A non-profit, half-day Christian preschool serving North Olmsted families since 1967. Licensed by the State of Ohio, Department of Job and Family Services.
John Knox Preschool welcomes students regardless of race, gender, national and ethnic origin, and is non-discriminatory in all our policies.
Visit & Contact
- 25200 Lorain Road
North Olmsted, OH 44070 - 216-965-4394 · Director Lori Haag
- info@jkpreschool.org
- Mon–Wed 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Thu–Fri 8:30 am – 12:00 pm