Mission Statement: To provide a warm Christian atmosphere where children feel secure, stimulated, and encouraged to be creative. Our goal is to partner with families to allow children to grow at their own pace within a standardized curriculum. Children will have opportunities to Learn, Play and receive Care, preparing them for future success in education and in life. Our staff will provide an environment which is supportive to help children realize that they are special because God created them for a unique purpose. “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” - Proverbs 22:6 NIV
Playschool is a tuition-free preschool program proudly sponsored by Lebanon Presbyterian Church to help serve the needs of our community. Each year, we welcome twelve 4-year-olds into our program. The only fee we charge is $3 per week for snacks. Children living within the city limits of Lebanon are picked up each morning on the church bus and brought to Playschool. However, transportation home is not provided. Playschool operates Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Here's how our morning unfolds:
9:00 – 9:15: Welcome and Circle Time
9:15 – 10:20: Centers (Art, Writing, Calm Center, Library, Dramatic Play, Toys)
10:30 – 10:50: Snack
10:50 – 11:10: Recess
11:10 – 11:30: Stories, Songs, and Packing Up
We also offer Music Class and Chapel once a week, and the children enjoy a variety of fun and educational field trips throughout the year. These include visits to Grandma’s Gardens, the Lebanon Public Library, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Gorman Heritage Farm, Caesar Creek Flat Fork Ridge Playground, LaRosa’s, and the Cincinnati Zoo.
Family involvement is always encouraged and celebrated! We organize exciting events like our Pizza & Pumpkin Painting Night and the beloved Nativity Story Play at Christmas, where each child has a role and wears a costume—truly a cherished tradition at Playschool.
Playschool incorporates Creative Curriculum and Handwriting Without Tears, all while emphasizing learning through play!
The LPC Marian Haven Playschool is a truly blessed program. Established in 1968, this tuition-free preschool has been a vital mission outreach of LPC. It was founded by Marian Haven and several women from the church who recognized the need to provide all children with the opportunity to attend preschool. The program was created as a heartfelt ministry to support families who desired preschool education for their children but faced financial barriers.
Children are selected based on a variety of needs, including economic circumstances, home environment, social and emotional maturity, developmental stage, experiences of abuse, or other challenges. These children are either brought to us, or we are guided to them. Each year, God faithfully provides to meet the needs of these little ones.
Julie Crago
Director/Teacher
Mary Lou Kusler
Teacher