Jenny Hart Early Education Center
Enriching the lives of
young children
Jenny Hart Early Education Center is a full day Christian Preschool committed to quality childcare in the community of Irvine. We are a ministry of the Irvine Presbyterian Church, founded in 1985 in memory of Jennifer Lynn Hart. (1978 - 1984)
Philosophy: We believe that by providing a balance of meaningful learning materials, along with positive interactions with children and teachers, we can encourage the intellectual development of children. We promote these interactions through providing an emotionally enriched environment where children feel comfortableto grow and mature. We encourage self-esteem, social skills and creativity by fostering trust and autonomy, while providing a balance of Christian values and pre-academic concepts. Our children learn through play in an environment purposefully designed for learning, discovering and social cooperation.
Irvine Presbyterian Church
4445 Alton Parkway * Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 786-7392
Our Program: We are a play based program. This means we focus on building social skills. We offer a balance of teacher directed and child initiated activities and learning experiences. Research shows that children who are socially developed at a young age have increased confidence, self-control and persistence. These important traits help to improve academic performance and support children in taking intellectual risks as well as the ability to make good choices and have healthy relationships as they grow older.
We begin to incorporate academics in a very developmentally appropriate way in our pre-kindergarten program. We focus on helping children feel successful before they enter their academic career. We do this by introducing work and supporting them to grasp early math, science and language concepts while working to lengthen their attention spans as well as following directions.
"Preschool might not make us smarter-our intelligence is strongly shaped by our genes-but it can make us a better person and that's even more important"
Services: We are open from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and serve ages Two through Kindergarten. We are a full day program and do not offer half days. We serve breakfast in the early morning as well as morning and afternoon snack. We also serve milk with lunches that the children bring from home. We have 6 classrooms and low teacher child ratios in a family environment.
Executive Director: Julie Bowers E-mail:jbowers@irvinepres.org
Program Director: Janelle Morgan E-mail: janelle@irvinepres.org