Outreach Ministries
Compassionate Care at St. Peter's
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Our Preschool programs are available on a half day schedule.
Contact the preschool office for more information on availability, prices, and to set up a tour for your child either by phone: (302)-653-5690 or email: stpeterspreschool@aol.com
St. Peter’s has operated a preschool and pre-k program in the Smyrna community since September of 1994. The programs follow the academic year aligned with the Smyrna School District. In order to ensure quality development for the children we serve, St. Peter’s participates in the Delaware Institute of Excellence in Early Childhood Education at the University of Delaware. We value being an active member of the Smyrna community.
Vision Statement
The vision of St. Peter’s Preschool is to provide a well-planned program and a safe environment that engages children led by certified staff who are warm, nurturing, and can adapt to a variety of children’s needs. We believe the work we do with children is foundational and matters because it shapes the minds of children and the future of our community. Success with this work gives a sense of pride and accomplishment. We are supported by an advisory board who recognizes the collective achievements from the staff and enjoys recognizing the little things done to create an enthusiastic workplace. The vision of the program is also one that will lead into the future by keeping up with current research and best practices in early childhood education.
Curriculum
The Creative Curriculum for preschool uses developmentally appropriate practices to match the way children develop and learn in order to promote an optimal learning environment. The Creative Curriculum provides expanded content for supporting dual language learning and includes teacher resource volumes for math and literacy. It defines and incorporates thirty-eight objectives for development learning that are predictors of school success and are aligned to the Delaware Early Learning Foundations and Common Core standards.
St. Peter’s utilizes The Creative Curriculum in our classroom with the teacher supplementing the curriculum in their unique way to enhance the learning process. When joining our friends at St. Peter’s Preschool, your child and family will explore and celebrate through Grandparents’ Day, Superhero Dad Day, Mom and Me Tea, the Christmas show and graduation.
The Food Pantry is housed in the basement of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. It is open Monday through Friday from 9:30AM to 10:30AM except on holidays. Volunteers are always in need to serve on specific days each week, substitute when needed, sort through large donations, or pickup the donated items from Wawa each morning.
In August each year we purchase backpacks and fill them with bright new school supplies for second graders. These are delivered to the North Smyrna Elementary School and given to students who otherwise might not have the necessary items they need.
We partner with the First State Animal Shelter and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to provide for basic necessities and caring for animals experiencing transitions or trauma.
