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Mission Statement

The St. Joseph Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) educates young children ages 6 weeks to Pre-K by encouraging their natural curiosity through nurturing, exploration, discovery, and play. Recognizing and celebrating that each child is unique and created in God’s image, our curriculum and teaching methods are a combination of child-centered activities and developmentally appropriate academics tailored to each child’s learning style.

At St. Joseph Early Childhood Learning Center, our children are given the opportunity to:

• Belong to a community of faith-filled families
• Believe in the ability to nurture God’s gifts of becoming a lifelong learner
• Become disciples of God through the teachings of the school and the Catholic Church

Our program includes:
    (See below for individual curriculum guides)

• Gross and fine motor skills development
• Foreign language
• Art, music, and dramatic play
• Reading and math readiness
• Free play, circle time, show/share, outside play, etc
• Nature on the Move Science Program
• Religious curriculum
• Emphasis on Kindergarten readiness for Pre-K students
• Parent/Teacher conferences twice yearly
• Hot lunch provided at an additional cost
• Diapers and wipes provided for our infant rooms
• Early morning arrival available with drop off as early as 7:00 am
• Late afternoon pick up available until 6:00 pm

Our lead teachers are degreed, certified and have years of teaching experience.

Choose between a 10-month traditional school year program or a 12-month program with a June and July Summer Camp.

Enrollment for new families begins in early April.  If you would like to be placed on our waitlist, please follow this link to begin the application process. Your application will also act as your place on our waitlist.  Once your application has been reviewed and we have an opening for your child, you will receive an email with additional information to officially enroll. 

Enrollment Timeline

The St. Joseph Early Childhood Learning Center is currently accepting applications for the 2025/26 School Year Waitlist.  We invite you to apply by clicking on the link above.  Below is our timeline for the enrollment process which will begin in February of 2025.

• February 1st - February 28th - Current Family Re-Enrollment Period
• March 1st - March 31st - Wait List Family Enrollment Period (families will be contacted on a first come basis for any available openings)
• April 1st - New Family Enrollment Period (families not currently enrolled or on the wait list will be invited to apply)

Please contact Cathy Noyes, Program Director, (636) 391-1253 ext. 1032 with any questions.