Elim Lutheran Church
Office:  504 Baker Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-762-4081
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Director:  Kim Naugle
707-769-0462 
Little Shepherd Lutheran Preschool is a nonprofit corporation and is a ministry of Elim Lutheran  Church. 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, Kim Naugle,  has 9 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.  Banjo Bill visits the classes once each month. 
  • 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.  We also have Flying Angels Gymnastics come to our school one day a month for our three- and four-year olds.  

Placement  of child is determined by age, maturity, and social adjustment. The children, when regulations due to Covid-19 allow, attend Chapel one morning or one afternoon each week for about 20 minutes with Elim's pastor.  

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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