Director:  Melissa Burgess
707-769-0462 
Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool is a nonprofit corporation and is a ministry of Elim Lutheran  Church, established in 1983. It is licensed by the State of California, Department of Social Services and is open to all children. The School is an extension of the Elim Lutheran Church education program and is administered by the School Board of Elim Lutheran Church. 

The director, Melissa Burgess,  has over 20 years of teaching experience at Little Shepherd Preschool, holds a Site Supervisor's Permit, and meets all state requirements.  All teachers have met California State requirements.
We strive to provide a loving Christian atmosphere in which the child can grow physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. We hope to develop within each child a loving respect for each other and for the wonders of God's world.  

CURRICULUM  
  • Creative Activities: Art, music, and movement exploration.   
  • Language Arts: Includes use of library, story time, flannel board stories, poetry, dramatic  play, and finger plays. 
  • Science and Health: Participation in nature experiences, gardening, and personal care.  
  • Social Skills:  Opportunity to do classroom cooking, meeting community helpers, using playhouse,  and making new friends.  
  • Math and Readiness: Includes use of manipulative toys to build eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity, puzzles, block building, matching games, and sensory awareness.   
  • Physical Environment: Opportunity for both indoor and outdoor play. Lots of free choice activities are built into the daily schedule.    

Placement  of child is determined by age, maturity, and social adjustment. The children attend Chapel one morning  each week for about 20 minutes with Elim's pastor and music director.  

Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national  and ethnic origin in administration of its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered  programs.

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