2025 Enrollment Information
St. John's UMC Parents' Day Out & Preschool
2025 Enrollment Dates
2025-26 School Year
January 23--Church Members and Current Families: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlk-te5i7p0XQMCVfb8_Va7ZxRx0ZgxlLat0thR2ZRh-7NtA/viewform?usp=header
January 28--Past Families and Alumni:
January 30--Open Enrollment:
2024 Summer Camp
February 20--Church Members and Current Families:
February 25--Past Families, Alumni, and Families enrolled in the 24-25 School Year:
February 27--Open Enrollment:
We offer online enrollment. The links above will go live at 8:30 am on each enrollment day. ***The links will not work until the correct morning of enrollment*** Once you submit your form you will receive confirmation that it was received. Enrollment will be entered based on the order in which it was received (responses are timestamped.)
The Enrollment Form will ask basic questions:
- Child’s name & date of birth
- Parent’s name
- Contact info: primary phone and address
- Number of days you wish to enroll
- 1st & 2nd choice of days you wish to enroll
- You will be asked to agree to this statement on your enrollment form:
I agree to submit payment of the Enrollment Fees to St. John's PDO in person or by mail no later than the date specified in my enrollment email. If payment is not received I understand that my enrollment application will not be processed.
Fill out a separate form for each child you wish to enroll. We will use the timestamp for your first child for your family enrollment.
Your child will be placed in classrooms based on their date of birth. You do not need to choose a classroom for your child.
You will receive an email confirming your enrollment status and the due date for enrollment fees approximately one week after you enroll.
Current School Year--2025 Spring Semester
(Current Spring 2025 Semester ONLY)
We have limited availability in our Bumblebee (3.5-year-old & potty trained) and Dragonfly (4/PK) classrooms. We are no longer taking names for our young toddler, toddler or 2's classroom waitlists.
Contact Jill Gardner @ jill.gardner@stjohnsumc.org for additional information
Tour Our Program
We will be conducting small group tours of our program in January. Please use the sign-up genius link below to sign-up for a tour.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A5A72EA2FCCF8-54002319-2025
St. John's UMC Parents' Day Out & Preschool
Ladybug Room: Young toddler (12 months plus)
8 children/2 teachers
Firefly Room: Older toddlers (18 months plus)
8 children/2 teachers
Roly Poly Room: Young preschool--2's
12 children/2 teachers
Bumblebee Room: Preschool--must be 3 & Potty Trained by Aug. 2023
12 children/2 teachers
Dragonfly Room: Preschool/PreK--4 year olds
12 children/2 teachers
All of our classes are offered Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 2:30 pm. You may enroll for 1-4 days based on your need and our availability. Enrollment in our program is based on the school year, mid-August through the end of May. We also offer an optional 6-week summer camp.
Our Learning Philosophy & Curriculum.
At St. John’s, we believe in the value of play and therefore offer a play-based curriculum that includes lots of indoor and outdoor play, sensory activities, and social/emotional support. This means that there may not be a physical product sent home each day with your child, but we assure you that he/she is learning so much during the time spent at St. John’s. Our preschool classrooms are arranged by centers and follow both a play-based curriculum as well as academic and sensory activities that are age appropriate that develop skills necessary for Kindergarten and beyond.
In the fall of 2019, we implemented Frog Street Curriculum to help children reach developmental milestones, both Academic and Social/Emotional. Frog Street has Conscious Discipline built into the daily classroom environment. Conscious Discipline creates a learning environment where children know they are safe and loved. The children will begin to learn how to solve conflicts, manage their emotions, and take responsibility for their actions. Frog Street also provides the building blocks for math, literacy and science to prepare our students for Kindergarten.
2025-26 Fees & Tuition
$170/month for 1 day a week
$340/month for 2 days a week
$510/month for 3 days a week
$680/month for 4 days a week
$150 Registration fee (non-refundable)
$35 Annual Supply fee
$7.50/monthly snack fee
Your Enrollment fee will be due approximately 2 weeks after enrollment. The Enrollment fee is the $150 registration fee + $170 tuition deposit (1 week of your first month's tuition.) The $170 deposit will be applied to your first tuition invoice in September.
2025 Summer Camp
June 9-July 17 Monday-Thursday 9-2:30
Current students stay in their current classroom. New students are placed in classrooms based on their age.
Rates shown are the total tuition for the full 6-week session:
$255 for 1 day per week
$510 for 2 days per week
$765 for 3 days per week
$1020 for 4 days per week
$35 Registration fee--current student
$65 Registration fee--new student
$20 Supply Fee
The Summer Enrollment Fee (the non-refundable registration fee per child plus one day/week’s tuition deposit) for the 6 week session is due at the time of enrollment. The balance of the summer tuition and the supply fee will be due June 1. For example: If you enroll for 2 days per week your Enrollment fee would be the registration fee + $255 deposit. The balance due on June 1st would be $255 + the $20 supply fee.
***New & Past Families' Enrollment fees must be paid by check or cash.***
***New & Past Families will be notified via email for the due date for the Enrollment fee***
All financial responsibilities must be current for Current & Past Families to enroll for the upcoming school year or summer camp.
Withdrawal Policy
If your child is no longer able to attend St. John’s PDO and Preschool or you need to reduce the number of days your child is enrolled, you must provide the director with 30 days written notice of the changes and/or withdrawal. You will be responsible for any tuition payments due for those 30 days during the withdrawal (change) period.
If you need to withdraw your child from the program prior to the start of the school year, written notice is required in order to receive a refund of the tuition deposit that was paid as part of your enrollment fees. Tuition deposits will not be refunded after May 12 for the Summer Session and July 15 for the 23-24 School Year. See the attached Parent Handbook for additional information.
All registration fees are nonrefundable.
Parent Handbook
2024-25 School Calendar
Our Staff
Jill Gardner
Director
Brenda Stiles
Ladybug Teacher
(young toddlers)
Nancy Stiles
Ladybug Teacher
(young toddlers)
Clare Wilson
Roly Poly Teacher
2's
Mary Aldaco
Roly Poly Teacher
2's
Mary Beth Mitchell
Bumblebee Teacher
3's
Stacy Gromowsky
Bumblebee Teacher
3's
Not Pictured: Mariah Davis (Dragonfly Teacher) and Katie Ward (Firefly Teacher)
Lindsey Rowe
Dragonfly Teacher
4/PK
Photo Credit: Lil' Angels Photography
St. John's UMC Parents' Day Out & Preschool
Director
Email: jill.gardner@stjohnsumc.org
Website: stjohnsumc.org
Location: 6900 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-523-6792
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StJohnsPDO/