Laurel Hall Nursery School, North Hollywood

Emmanuel Lutheran Early Childhood Center has developed a special educational ministry to assist parents in providing young children with opportunities for meaningful interactions with their peers, time with caring adults, and an environment rich in learning potential. While home has the primary responsibility for the young child's development, our preschool offers a special opportunity for children to develop outside the home. The center provides young children with a Christian atmosphere for spiritual growth. Our purpose is to provide a safe and happy learning environment for children ages 2 through 5 years of age. Children gain a sense of security derived from being loved, cared for, praised, accepted, encouraged, and challenged by the staff. Teachers provide the children with a variety of learning opportunities, freedom to exercise abilities and potential, time to develop at their own rate, and a challenging but non-threatening classroom environment where children can explore and discover the world around them based upon their individual stages of development. The staff respects children as part of God's world. Independence, self-motivation, kindness, and honesty are underlying values of our classroom.