What will I need to provide for my child?
KPC provides morning and afternoon snacks.
Families provide diapers, wipes, bottles, formula, breast milk, baby food, and lunches for all children 6 weeks - 5 years old.
How do I enroll my child?
Click on the drop down menu: “How To Pre-Register”.
What is a Waitlist:
Click on drop down menu: “Waitlist Details”.
How do we pay our monthly tuition?
Once your child(ren) completes the Registration process you will be assigned an account through Hi Mama for all tuition payments and details about your student.
How do we pay our tuition?
Once your child(ren) completes the Registration process you will be assigned an account through Hi Mama for all tuition payments and details about your student.
You will pay your tuition and fees directly through your Hi Mama App.
How is Tuition Billed?
Tuition is billed monthly.
Your rate is a daily rate times the amount of school days in a month.
Do you give a Family Vacation Allowance?
Each family will get one vacation week (5 days) per school year (August - July)
Their spot is held and no payment is due.
Families will complete our Vacation Allowance Form on our website to request your 5 days.
All five days must be used consecutively.
What if I want to withdraw from the program?
Families are required to give the Director a minimum of 4 weeks notice in writing prior to withdrawing their child from the program.
If your child starts the month you will be charged for the full month.
You can withdraw your child at any time, forms are available from the Director to initial withdraw.
Any fees you have paid are non-refundable.
We do not hold any spots, should you decide to re-enroll you must have a zero balance and if we have an available spot in the classroom a new Registration Fee will be required.
A final invoice will be sent including any refunds or payments required. Once a withdrawal is submitted all payments are due immediately and no later than your students' last day with KPC.
Am I able to volunteer?
Yes, we love volunteers.
You may apply to volunteer on our website.
Click on Volunteer drop down menu.
What is Loose Part Play?
Loose parts create endless possibilities and invite creativity. For example, if a child picks up a rock and starts to play, most likely that rock can become anything the child wants it to be. Imagination, creativity, curiosity, desire, and need are the motivation of loose parts. Loose parts are materials that can be moved, carried, combined, redesigned, lined up, and taken apart, and put back together in multiple ways. Loose parts can be used alone or combined with other materials. There is no set of specific directions for materials that are considered loose parts. The child is the direction. Loose Parts is the groundwork for engaging in open-ended learning environments.
What are open-ended learning environments?
A term strongly connected to loose parts is open-ended. Open-ended materials, environments, and experiences encourage problem-solving and are child-centered. Children involve themselves in concrete experiences using loose parts, which lead to explorations that occur naturally, as opposed to adult-directed. However, adults do play important, intentional roles in preparing, guiding, and documenting open-ended learning experiences. Consider how often children enjoy bringing materials from one area to another and making connections, such as the child who brings pretend food from the dramatic play area into the block area or the child who offers a plate of rocks and grass and shares his recipe for spaghetti; how creative! When children are encouraged to integrate play materials and areas in their own creative ways, they are experiencing open-ended learning.
What does KPC use for curriculum?
KidZone Preschool & Childcare use One in Christ & Emergent Curriculum in education both spiritual and academic from birth - 5 years old.
Emergent curriculum is an early education approach where teachers design projects unique to a child or group of children. Learn what makes it successful, and find out if it is right for your child.
An emergent curriculum is a developmentally appropriate approach to planning for children's learning in early childhood settings. Through this approach, teachers gain a greater understanding of each child's individual needs, allowing for thoughtful and individualized programming.
Imagine you visit a preschool program, and notice children in each room deeply engaged in a variety of activities and projects. In one room, a group of children makes a car wash out of cardboard. Other children in the room engage individually and in small groups making elaborate block structures, retelling the story from a favorite book, or writing invitations to an upcoming event. In the next room, a small group of children in the block area figures out which angle of a ramp helps small cars go the fastest. At the easel, children experiment with mixing colors. In the math area, children form sets of seven using small interlocking blocks. You notice one of the teachers observing and jotting down notes on what the children are doing.
What are play-based learning experiences?
A play-based learning environment encourages talking, reading, thinking, and writing. Through this, your child sees literacy and numeracy as part of their everyday experience. Play along with them and you will be amazed at what you can learn together!
For example, while children are playing with blocks, a teacher can pose questions that encourage problem solving, prediction, and hypothesizing. The teacher can also bring the child’s awareness towards mathematics, science, and literacy concepts. . How tall can this get? How many blocks do you need? Can you BLOW the house down? Who else does that? These simple questions elevate the simple stacking of blocks to the application of learning. Through play like this, children can develop social and cognitive skills, mature emotionally, and gain the self-confidence required to engage in new experiences and environments.
What age groups do you serve?
6 weeks - 5 years old
Are you Paths to Quality certified?
We are proud to be PTQ Level 3 Certified.
Additionally, all of our policies and procedures follow PTQ, CCDF, VCP, & Registered Ministry standards, and NAEYC. These standards are the highest standards in the state of Indiana a childcare can reach.
What are your hours?
We offer care from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. We offer Extended CAre from 7 AM-8 AM and/or 4 PM-5 PM based on availability.
There may be a waitlist for Extended Care.
Are you a ministry?
Yes, we are a ministry of Shelbyville Community Church.
We are a non-profit preschool and childcare center.
We are on a mission to provide high-quality care to children birth - 5 years old in Shelby County and surrounding areas while discipling children and families in a relationship with Jesus.
Do you have to attend Shelbyville Community Church to attend KPC?
No, we welcome anyone into our preschool and childcare ministry.
Do you teach children about Jesus?
Yes, we do. We believe that we are on a mission to disciple children in a relationship with Jesus. We will teach children at developmentally appropriate levels through stories of the bible with Shelbyville Community Church’s doctrine as the center of our teaching.
What is KPC’s belief?
We believe that all Scripture is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16). It is inspired by God and the infallible and authoritative word of God. All Scripture should be the guide for our practical instruction for faith and our lives (John 5:39; Romans 15:4; 1 Corinthians 10:11).
We believe in the one living Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe God our father, the almighty, is the one and only true eternal God. He called all of creation into being.
We believe God is a God of love (1 John 4:8-10) and made us in His likeness (Genesis 1:27).
We believe Jesus Christ, God’s one and only son, suffered and died on the cross as the perfect sacrifice for sin; that He was buried and, in three days, He rose again. We believe He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
We believe the Holy Spirit lives in those who believe and that through the gifts of His Spirit, we are equipped for the works He has planned for us (Ephesians 2:10).
We believe that Christian Education—educating people to know Christ as our Lord and Savior—is important from the crib to the grave. My desire is to see not only children and youth, but adults, to grow in their knowledge and understanding of God’s love for us.
Can I take a tour of KPC?
We invite you to tour KPC. Please visit the “Schedule a Tour” section of our website. Our tours are hosted on Thursdays only at this time.
Is KPC Trauma-Informed?
Yes, KPC is Trauma-Informed. We ensure our staff is trauma-informed and trained on all of the latest training and knowledge to ensure children and families who suffer trauma in Big T or Little t form know they are deeply loved and provided for with the most appropriate care for their needs.
What type of student-teacher ratios does KPC have?
We will always follow state-required ratios.
Additionally, we pride ourselves currently on a smaller than a normal teacher-to-student ratio. We are thankful to offer this as a standard to ensure children in our program have a strong sense of one on one community. Smaller ratios also allow teachers to engage with children at any age to increase positive learning experiences.
6 weeks - 12 months | 4 to 1 ratio
1 year - 2 years | 5 to 1 ratio
2 year - 3 years | 5 to 1 ratio
3 years old - 5 years old | 10 to 1 ratio
Does KPC provide transportation?
No, transportation is the responsibility of the family.
Does KPC offer daily communication about their child’s day?
Yes, we offer a parent/childcare communication app and system that allows families to have real-time updates including pictures of their students during the day. Additionally, families may private message the teacher at any time through our app.
Does KPC evaluate children’s academic and developmental growth?
Yes, KPC uses Ages and Stages and an academic readiness system to evaluate children’s overall growth.
Families will have conferences twice a year and on an as-needed basis to review children’s growth or needs.
What if me or my child has issues with separation?
We use several strategies that allow children to be able to process through separation with ease. Each strategy we use is unique to the situation, child, and family needs. We will work through each step side by side with you.
What type of discipline does KPC use?
KPC uses a mixture of ways to teach a child with guidance instead of discipline. NAEYC standards are front and center at KPC. We will use guidance and teachable moments alongside Conscious Discipline within KPC classrooms for all developmental ages. You can view our discipline policy in our Family Handbook.
Is KPC’s staff trained in Safe Sleep, CPR, First Aid, etc?
Yes, all staff are required to complete yearly training in line with Indiana State Standards, Paths to Quality Standards, CCDF Standards, and NAEYC Standards.
Does KPC support breastfed babies?
Yes, we believe the Fed is Best. It doesn’t matter how babies are fed as long as they are thriving. We will support your choice and come alongside you to ensure your child’s daily nutrition is handled how you desire. You can learn more in our Family Handbook.
Does my child need to be potty trained?
All students in our Preschool Program (Ages 3-5) must be potty trained 100% before they may attend KPC in the Preschool Program.
Potty Trained is defined as: the child can walk to the bathroom, use the restroom, wipe, flush, and wash their hands without assistance.