Early Education Center
Full time Preschool at First Pres Fort Worth
Support. Nurture. Flourish.
About Us
The Early Education Center is First Presbyterian Church's answer to providing quality early education to the Fort Worth community. We offer a full-time preschool program for 6-week-olds through Pre-K. Our excellent staff are degreed professional educators passionate about teaching and caring for your children, striving to provide enrichment and educational preparedness for their futures.
The mission of the Early Education Center's preschool is to offer a developmentally appropriate educational experience for infants and early childhood aged children in a weekday church school setting. Learning activities will be provided in a nurturing Christian atmosphere that encourages the spiritual, physical, mental, social, and emotional development of the child. Because children learn most effectively through a concrete, play-oriented approach, our children are offered a variety of activities to help them explore, discover, and experiment. Our program is process-oriented rather than product-oriented, and therefore is an active, noisy environment.
Daily Operation Hours
Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Children ages 6 weeks – Pre-K
contact us
The Early Education Center is located inside First Presbyterian Church Fort Worth
1000 Penn Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Main Office: 817.335.1231
Early Education Center Director, Alyssa Martin
Early Education Center Assistant Director, Stephanie Olvera
OUR STORY
In fall 1978, First Pres members Jane Sykes and Jeannie Wolfe, along with Session’s approval, opened the First Presbyterian Church Day School with two classes. The Day School continued to grow and was transformed into what it is today by strategic leaders, who recognized families’ need for expanded programs for their children. In 2013, the Rev. Karl Travis, with staff and teachers, helped transition the Day School into the Early Education Center, which provides for the growth, development, and education of young children in our congregation and community.
MEET OUR STAFF
Office: 817.335.1231, ext. 254 Office: 817.335.1231, ext. 256 TDFPS is the licensing agency that oversees childcare centers and childcare homes. A copy of the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers is in the Director’s office at our center. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy As To Students Prohibited Items On Campus: Due to regulations that apply to licensed child care centers, firearms, hunting knives, and other weapons are prohibited on the premises of the child care center see Minimum Standards for child care centers, TX DFPS Licensing Division, section 746.3707).
Alyssa Martin
Director, Early Education Center
Stephanie Olvera
Assistant Director, Early Education Center
Starla Adams-Jones
Lead Teacher, Infant Two
Tonya Campbell
Lead Teacher, Ones
Daniel Connor
Lead Teacher, Threes
Cathy Farris
Lead Teacher, Pre-K
Olivia Gutierrez
Lead Teacher, Twos
Dakota Lester
Lead Teacher, Twos
Sarah Pitcher
Lead Teacher, Ones
Christina Rains
Lead Teacher, Infant One
Corey Sceales
Lead Teacher, Toddlers
Liz Barron
Assistant Teacher, Ones
Chris Clingman
Assistant Teacher, Toddlers
Pandora Gonzales
Assistant Teacher, Twos
Michelle Gutierrez
Assistant Teacher, Twos
Brenda Holsinger
Assistant Teacher, Threes
Keydy Kawas
Assistant Teacher, Infant One
Reena Krishnan
Assistant Teacher, Pre-K
Kim Lee
Morning Floater
Lesly Martinez
Assistant Teacher, Twos
Paty Martinez
Assistant Teacher, Twos
Chris Nicholson
Assistant Teacher, Pre-K
Nevada Patterson
Assistant Teacher
Savanah Roberts
Assistant Teacher, Infant Two
Keyanna Smith
Assistant Teacher, Threes
Monessa Valenzuela
Assistant Teacher (floater)
Mari Vasquez Aguilar
Assistant Teacher, Threes
LICENSING & ACCREDITATION
1501 Circle Dr., Suite 310, Fort Worth, TX 76119
817.321.8604
FAX 512.276.3513
www.dfps.state.tx.us
Child Abuse Hotline 1.800.252.5400
The Early Education Center admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships, and other school-administered programs.