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Preschool Enrollment Packet
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Form

Crystal Henderson, Creative Child Center Preschool Director
for enrollment or preschool information
call (316) 634-2787 ext. 219 or email school@wcfta.com

Our Mission
The primary purpose of The Wichita Center for the Arts Creative Child Center Preschool is to provide a stimulating and developmentally appropriate discipline-based arts education curriculum. Young children participating in the program will gain a basic understanding of aesthetics, criticism, history and the creative process related to various art forms including performing arts, music, and visual arts. This learning is a foundation of understanding what it means to live productively and meaningfully in the world.

Why Art?
It teaches the participant to make decisions.
It teaches the participant to solve problems.
It teaches that there are MANY solutions to a problem.
It requires the participant to think.
It helps the child appreciate differences.
It allows the participant to feel good about himself/herself.
It produces joy!

Children are active learners, and making art is a hands on activity that expands imagination and exercises creativity. It also develops small motor control and hand/eye coordination, and sharpens children’s powers of observation. Art, music and other art-based activities provide a wonderful learning environment for young children, particularly if the art curriculum is provided by knowledgeable and caring adults. Learning through the arts is a smart and fun way to enhance brain development, support individual learning, and help children prepare for success in school and life.


What Makes Us Special
Art Projects are created everyday. It could be anything from painting, clay, collage, music, dance, gardening or recycled art. The project will be related to what the kids are learning such as a letter of the week, an artist, etc. Kids should be dressed to get messy.

Gallery Exhibitions are exciting times when the children’s artwork is displayed in the Wiedemann Galley and the kids perform for family and friends. The Wichita Center for the Arts will make invitations and treat this gallery show like a national exhibition. This helps kids to gain confidence and shows Wichita what we have accomplished!

Special Activities include: field trips, visiting artists, Dr. Seuss birthday, cooking, visiting public service people, nature walks, gallery visits, theater visits, author readings, holiday parties, the end of school year cookout with games and much more!

Staffing
Crystal Henderson, is the Creative Child Center Preschool’s Certified Director and Lead Teacher at the Wichita Center for the Arts. She graduated from Southwestern College with a bachelor’s degree in Non-Profit Management, Business Quality Management, and Human Rescource Developement. Crystal is excited to begin her thirteenth year working in preschools and daycares.

Amanda Fowler as our new preschool assistant. Amanda’s daughters attended our preschool for the past 2 years. Amanda was very active in the classroom during that time and was a great with the other kids. Her daughter Abbi just started Kindergarten and Amanda was ready to get back to work. The kids are drawn to her energetic personality and she brings a great deal of life to the classroom. We are looking forward to a great school year.

“The Preschool is a vibrant and exciting place to work. I honestly look forward to everyday” – Amanda Fowler

Classes
Ages 3 to 4, (child must be 3 years old by August 31)
Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Tuition is $120.00 per month.

Ages 4 to 6, (child must be 4 years old by August 31)
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m.
Tuition is $170.00 per month.

For more information about The Creative Child Center Preschool or to enroll call
(316) 634-2787 ext. 219 or email school@wcfta.com