Early Childhood Center

Thank you for your interest in Early Childhood programming at Little Sprouts! Central United Methodist Church is proud to have been offering fully licensed programming opportunities for Waterford and its surrounding communities for more than 50 years. Our school year programs include:

Play Groups:

Our FAMILY Play Groups meet once each week for weekly playful indoor and outdoor experiences designed to nurture the cognitive, physical, and social-emotional growth of infants and toddlers. Join us to connect with a caring, inclusive community of families with young children!

♡ First FAMILIES Play Groups - Mon./Tues./Thurs./Fri. options 9:30-11 (These Little Sprouts must be between the ages of birth-3, and accompanied by a grown-up.) Join us for a first FAMILY school experience designed especially for children ages birth through three, and their caregivers!

♡ First FRIENDS Play Group - Wednesday 9:30-11 (These Little Sprouts must be between the ages of 2 ½ -3 by 9/1/25, and accompanied by a grown-up.) Not quite ready for preschool? 2 ½ - 3-year-old First FRIENDS participants meet weekly for playful school experiences! (First FRIENDS is especially for 2 1⁄2-year-old 'Big Kids', without their sweet siblings—Families who would like to bring their toddlers & babies together are encouraged to join a First FAMILIES play group! 😉

Preschool Programs

Designed to be a natural extension of our family programming in both philosophy and learning environment. Classroom experiences are thoughtfully designed to nurture the unique cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development of little learners by utilizing a child-centered, developmentally appropriate, play-based curriculum, guided by the unique needs, interests, and abilities of each child, and by the wonders of the natural world. The children participate in a daily balance of indoor and outdoor learning experiences in all types of weather. All children will grow together as leaders, problem-solvers, risk-takers, and caretakers in a supportive learning community.

Preschool Threes - for three-year-olds (by Sept. 1 and potty trained)
Preschool Fours - for four-year-olds (by Sept. 1 and potty trained)

For more information and tuition costs, please download our latest programming flyer.

Enrollment

All currently enrolled families will have the opportunity to register for fall programming at our early registration in March, and registration for any remaining openings for new families will begin at our Open House in mid-March.

Please contact us if you have any questions about registering your Little Sprout, or if you would like to arrange a tour of our facility. We would be happy to make arrangements to meet with you!

Our Goals

To nurture an inclusive community of creative thinkers, hands-on learners, curious explorers, and kind humans
To support the development of traditional school-readiness skills in a lovely non-traditional setting
To build a strong foundation for learning and love of school
To promote an appreciation of the world around us, through a balance of daily indoor and outdoor learning opportunities
To utilize a child-centered, play-based curriculum guided by the needs, interests, and abilities of the children
To offer ALL children the opportunity to be leaders, problem-solvers, risk-takers and care-takers

Our Staff

Mary Boynton - Co-Director - Preschool Teacher
Monica Hungerford - Co-Director - Infant/Toddler Family Programming Teacher
Marnie Tomioka - Preschool Assistant Teacher

Contact Info

Phone: 248.683.8759
Fax: 248.681.2575
Email: littlesprouts@comcast.net

Little Sprouts Preschool is located inside Central United Methodist Church at 3882 Highland Rd., Waterford, MI 48328