About Us

St. Stephen Preschool

Welcome to Cougar Country where students live by the motto, “Treat each other with kindness and respect.”

St. Stephen Preschool is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, and Fridays we close at 5:00pm Enrollment options from 8-12 pm, 8-3 pm, and 8-5pm. We operate on a ten-month calendar coinciding with the St. Stephen School calendar which starts in late August and ends at the beginning of June.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of St. Stephen Preschool is to educate children in a nurturing faith-filled environment that addresses the whole child, spiritually and intellectually. St. Stephen Preschool is dedicated to educating each individual child in our care. We recognize parents as primary educators and provide a challenging and enriching curriculum that further supports development in a safe, nurturing, and responsive environment. Inspired by gospel values, we facilitate intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth and encourage our students to be lifelong learners.

PHILOSOPHY

St. Stephen Preschool provides education for children 3-5 years of age. The primary objective of our program is providing and supporting the individual growth and development of each child. As a means of supporting this goal, we have established a rich, inclusive, and ideal environment that celebrates diversity, supports individualism, and highlights the essential bond between home and school.

We believe in the importance of creating a safe and nurturing environment that offers fun, challenging, and developmentally appropriate activities. Our goal is to promote each child’s love of learning, and to help them develop a positive self-image in a nurturing faith-filled environment that addresses the whole child, spiritually and intellectually. We want children to value, understand, and respect the cultures, languages, and variety of families that create our community. Learning takes place while respecting each child’s developmental abilities, style of learning, and individual pace.