Early Childhood Center

Early Childhood Center

Little Sprouts Important Dates

Download the flyer for a list of important dates and special events for the 2023-24 school year.

Welcome to Little Sprouts 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 2024-25 school year programs will include six once-weekly Family Play Groups (for families with children ages birth through three) a class of tuition-based Preschool for Threes (3 by Sept. 1, 2024), and a class of tuition-based Fours (4 by Sept. 1, 2024). All currently enrolled families will have the opportunity to register for 2024-25 programming on March 7-14, and open registration for any available openings for new families will begin at our Open House on Saturday, March 16 @ 10am-noon!

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
  • Kelly Gutierrez - Preschool Assistant Teacher
  • Monica Hungerford - Co-Director - Infant/Toddler Family Programming Teacher

Contact Info

Phone: 248.683.8759
Fax: 248.681.2575
Email: [email protected]

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