Butterfly Hill Preschool is a Christian-based academic church preschool program, sponsored by the Elderton Presbyterian Church. It is offered to the community from many different school district areas: Armstrong School District (Elderton, Shannock Valley, Dayton, Lenape, West Hills Elementary Schools), Apollo-Ridge, Marion Center, Homer Center, and Indiana School Districts. Ten personnel along with the help of volunteers in various areas make up the team to operate this program successfully.
Butterfly Hill Preschool provides the preschool experience to children 2, 3, 4 and 5 years of age.
Information for the preschool can be found on the Butterfly Hill Preschool facebook page.
The curriculum is designed by the personnel to help the children develop social, academic, physical and listening skills to prepare them for their public school years.
Up-to-date lesson plans are designed to coincide with preparation for the Armstrong School District Kindergarten program and their guidelines. The personnel work closely with kindergarten teachers and the ARIN Intermediate Unit.
Bible stories, prayers and Christian morals are part of the curriculum.
Barbara Johns (butterflyhillpreschool@gmail.com) coordinates the preschool operations with qualifications and experience of an early childhood education. Along with 9 teachers on staff, they make all the plans for classroom activities and learning for the children.
Some requirements for a parent(s) when a child attends Butterfly Hill Preschool:
Butterfly Hill is currently hiring teachers for the 2024-25 school year.