“Train up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

Mission Statement

Our Christian based preschool program is designed so children can experience love and are given the freedom to grow and learn at their own pace.  We believe that children are one of the greatest assets to the lives of parents, as well as, to society.  As children grow they will embody the value, characteristics, religious concerns, and educational opportunities that parents, relatives, friends, churches, teachers and society as a whole instill upon their lives.  The molding an shaping of little lives is an incredible task for parents and those who have the honor of assisting parents. 

Program Goal

Our program provides services to parents desiring Christian preschool education for their children. In designing our program structure we believe that it is best to provide all children with age appropriate learning experiences. During the morning hours our classes have more structured academic characteristics while the afternoon classes are less structured. Dawson Weekday Education Program meets the licensing requirements of the Department of Human Resources. However, we have elected to use our exempt status. Our trained faculty seeks to meet the interests and needs of each child and provide for the growth of the child according to his/her ability in all areas of personality and development: Weekday Program Information

*physical *emotional *mental *spiritual *social

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Full-Day Program

Monday-Friday
7:15a.m.-6:00p.m. 

Available for 18 months, 2, 3, & 4 years of age

Registration:  $75.00 per child
$140.00 two or more

Tuition:  $680.00 - 18 months
$660.00 - 2 year olds
$640.00 - 3 & 4 year olds

Supply fee:  due twice a year
$130.00 due June 1st
$130.00 due November 1st

Security deposit of $125.00 - due when child begins program

Registration begins in January of each year and continues until all spaces are filled. 
For more information please call Betty Massey at (205) 871-8771

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A Typical Day’s Design: 

Structured Learning (8:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.)

LARGE GROUP Curriculum bases unit work, calendar, weather, creative movement, music, Bible stories

SMALL GROUP Math, language, science and social studies

INDIVIDUAL Specific skills of individual needs, diagnosis and reinforcement

FREE TIME Free choice of activities: manipulative games, socio-dramatic play, blocks and art

QUIET TIME Stories, filmstrips, videos and listening to music

OUTDOOR PLAY Games, free movement and directed activities

ENRICHMENT Field trips and class visitors

Learning through Play (2:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

LARGE GROUP Story time: Teachers choose a different book each day and develop learning activities from the story

SMALL GROUP Art activites, games, finger-plays from the above story

FREE TIME Indoor play, games, homeliving area, blocks, puzzles cars, trucks, baby dolls, etc. 

OUTDOOR PLAY Playground

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Calendar

June

Beginning of School Year--June 1st

July

CLOSED - July 4th Holiday

August

School Visitation Day

September

CLOSED - Labor Day

Individual School Pictures


October

Fall Festival, Family Life Center-6:00-9:00

Open House

November

Speech and Hearing Testing

CLOSED - Thanksgiving Holiday


December

CLOSED - Christmas Holiday


January

CLOSED - New Year’s Holiday

Registration for Current Weekday Families

February

Class Pictures

CLOSED - President’s Day

March

Dawson Egg Hunt - Dawson Church campus


April

Celebrate Spring


May

CLOSED - Memorial Day Holiday

End of School Year--May 31st

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Enrichment Programs

Dawson Weekday Program offers many enrichment programs.

Computer Classes

Computer classes are offered on Wednesdays

Head Over Heals - Gymnastics

Gymnastics classes are offered on Mondays

Dawson Gymnastics

Gymnastic classes are offered on Wednesdays

Dawson Ballet

Ballet classes are offered on Tuesdays

Parents who are interested in the Enrichment Programs please stop
by the Weekday Office to pick up an application
or call (205) 871-8771 for more information

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Preschoolers create “Shoe Art”
See what the 4 year olds in Dawson’s Weekday Program created using shoes, Bible verses, miscellaneous objects, and a lot of imagination. The Homewood Library displayed their work. CLICK

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