Registration begins this month for the 2021-22 school year
See below for class offerings and information about our program 
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Welcome to Good Shepherd Lutheran Christian Preschool!  We teach children to love learning and each other in God's world! 

2021 begins our 28th year!    
Our flexible ​schedule offers morning preschool for 1,2,3,4,or 5 mornings a week, with days of your choice!  Due to COVID restrictions, in person tours of our school may not be possible.  Contact Dianne Sefter, preschool director, at #814-234-1388 for information on video tours to see the classrooms.    LEAVE A MESSAGE ON OUR ANSWERING MACHINE IF SOMEONE IS NOT IN THE OFFICE AND WE WILL RETURN YOUR CALL PROMPTLY.  We also offer 10% tuition discounts for families with several children attending, as well as pastoral families. 
​Tuition assistance is available for families with financial need.


A LITTLE ABOUT OUR PROGRAM -  We have a PLAY-BASED curriculum where children play together for the first hour of class time to promote social interaction with peers and faculty.  We are a CHRISTIAN PROGRAM, reading stories out of Children's Bibles, singing Christian children's songs, praying before we eat, and holding a purposeful prayer time to end each day.  We are ACTIVE INSIDE AND OUT- we go outside every day possible to a huge playground area, or indoors to a larger open space if the weather is inclement.   We have a CONSISTENT STAFF with very little staff turnover.  Daily opportunities for PARENT VOLUNTEERS in the classroom are available throughout the year.  TWO PARENT- TEACHER CONFERENCES are held to update parents on their child's progress (for our older 3-5 year children).  And...we have a DROP-IN PRESCHOOL option, for families who may have a very flexible schedule or inability to afford regularly- scheduled classes.

 See our class offerings for the 2021-22 school year                                               
 
WHAT ABOUT EXTRA TIME THAT MY CHILD CAN STAY AT SCHOOL? 
(Extra time offerings are dependent on the COVID situation next fall)
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After School Care
Afterschool childcare is available for our Almost 3’s families.  A punch card can be purchased until dismissal time of your choice: 11:30, 11:45, or noon.  Afterschool Childcare began the third week in September.  Parents can notify the classroom teacher in the morning if they would like their child to stay for extra time that day.   Any unused time on punch cards will be reimbursed at the end of the school year.

Lunch Bunch Option
Lunch Bunch is available for 3-5 year olds on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons from noon until 2 p.m.    There will be a sign-up sheet for the month in the entryway of the school to indicate your preference of which days you would like your child to attend so that we can determine staffing for the day.  Children must bring their own lunch and drink.  Lunch Bunch begins mid-September.  Peanut products (peanut butter sandwiches, etc.) are prohibited in lunches in accordance with our allergy policy.  Lunch Bunch will be held in the downstairs classroom and dismissal is at 2 p.m.