Early Childhood Admissions
Nurturing Christ-Centered Learning from Infancy through Pre-K
Our Program
Emmanuel Lutheran School offers a nurturing, Christ-centered early childhood program for children from infancy through Pre-K. Our program focuses on developmentally appropriate activities that promote growth in all areas: spiritual, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical.
The Early Childhood Education center operates on a 12-month schedule from August through July. During June and July, we provide one week of vacation (tuition-free) with two weeks' advance notice. Preparing children for Today, Tomorrow, Forever.
Rolling Admissions
Our Early Childhood Education center has rolling admissions throughout the year, provided space is available. We recommend applying early as many classes fill quickly.
Required Forms
Documents & Information
Forms are PDF fillable. Please complete and email to nloria@elcsmail.org or bring them to our office.
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Supply Lists
- pdf Younger Infants Supply List(357 KB)
- Young Infants Amazon Wish List
- pdf Older Infants Supply List(345 KB)
- pdf Toddler 1 Supply List(284 KB)
- Toddler 1 Amazon Wish List
- pdf Toddler 2 Supply List(284 KB)
- pdf PS2 Supply List(293 KB)
- PS2 Amazon Wish List
- pdf PS2/3 Supply List(287 KB)
- pdf PS3 Supply List(288 KB)
- pdf PS3/4 Supply List(287 KB)
- pdf PK1 Supply List(313 KB)
- PK1 Amazon Wish List
- pdf PK2 Supply List(285 KB)
2025-2026 School Year
Enrollment for new students is rolling enrollment provided space is available.
Our 25-26 year will begin August 12, 2025. During June and July, we will provide one week of vacation (tuition-free.) We ask that you let us know two (2) weeks in advance which week your child will be on vacation.
Important Documents
Frequently Asked Questions
Our ECE program provides care and education for children from infancy through Pre-K, offering developmentally appropriate programming for each age group.
We offer full-day programming, with doors opening at 7:30am and aftercare available until 5:30pm for an additional fee.
Our ECE center operates on a 12-month schedule from August through July. During June and July, we provide one week of vacation (tuition-free) with two weeks' advance notice.
Our teacher-to-student ratios meet or exceed state requirements for each age group, ensuring that every child receives individual attention and care.
Children in our infant, toddler, and PS2 programs do not need to be potty-trained. For PS3 and PK programs, we work with families on potty-training, though it is helpful if children are showing readiness.
We use a developmentally appropriate, play-based curriculum that incorporates Christian values while supporting growth in cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual areas.
Teachers provide regular updates through daily reports for younger children and weekly communications for older students. We also schedule parent-teacher conferences twice yearly and are available for additional meetings as needed.
Many of our ECE classrooms fill quickly. We recommend applying early and being placed on our waitlist if your desired class is full. We contact families as spots become available.
We provide morning and afternoon snacks for all children. Parents may send lunch from home or purchase school lunch for an additional fee. Infant families provide all food and formula/breast milk for their children. See our nutrition calendar for details.
All exterior doors remain locked throughout the day, with secure check-in/check-out procedures for all children. Our ECE center is equipped with security cameras and staff are trained in emergency procedures.