Early Learning Center | Lower School | Mount Pisgah Christian School | Johns Creek, GA

Early learning classroom

Early Learning CENTER

At the Mount Pisgah Christian School Early Learning Center, our youngest learners grow in a loving, Christ-centered environment through interactive activities and play. With small child-to-teacher ratios, every child receives individualized care from teachers dedicated to nurturing them, building a strong foundation for the next stage of learning.

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Growing at every stage OUR CLASSROOMS

Each classroom follows a planned, age-appropriate curriculum modeled after our Murray Academy preschool, so children build skills step by step and are ready for what comes next. Class placement also considers each child’s birthday and developmental readiness.

Infant exploring with colorful rings outdoors

INFANTS

6 weeks – 1 year

  • Build secure, trusting bonds with caring, consistent teachers
  • Strengthen motor skills through tummy time, reaching, rolling, sitting, and crawling
  • Explore sights, sounds, and textures through sensory play
  • Begin communicating through cooing, babbling, songs, and stories
  • Hear simple Bible stories and songs about God’s love
  • Follow individualized routines for feeding, sleeping, and play, in partnership with parents

Teacher helping toddlers with dot markers

TODDLERS

1 – 2 years

  • Gain independence through walking, climbing, and self-help skills like feeding themselves
  • Grow vocabulary and begin putting words together
  • Practice sharing, taking turns, and playing alongside friends
  • Discover cause and effect through hands-on, sensory exploration
  • Learn simple classroom routines and transitions
  • Sing, pray, and learn that God made them and loves them

Two-year-old painting at a classroom table

TWOS

2 – 3 years

  • Speak in short sentences and follow two-step directions
  • Explore early literacy and math concepts like colors, shapes, letters, and counting
  • Build fine motor skills through art, puzzles, and hands-on materials
  • Name feelings, solve simple problems, and build friendships
  • Learn Bible stories and practice kindness toward others
  • Prepare for the routines and expectations of the Murray Academy preschool

A day at the ELC PROGRAM DETAILS

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FIVE-DAY PROGRAM

Five days a week, 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

MEALS PROVIDED

Once children are eating solid foods, breakfast, snacks, and lunch are provided daily, offering a nutritious and well-balanced menu. Dietary needs are met with individualized meals, and the entire center is nut-free.

Parents of infants provide bottles, breast milk, or formula, and our teachers follow a documented feeding plan for each infant, as outlined by the infant’s parents.

SMALL CHILD-TO-TEACHER RATIOS

Small classes mean every child receives individualized care and attention from teachers dedicated to nurturing them.

Rooted in faith WHAT MAKES OUR ELC SPECIAL

WEEKLY CHAPEL

Even our youngest learners attend chapel every week, with age-appropriate Bible messages, singing, and dancing that help children grow in faith from their earliest days.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT

A dedicated enrichment coordinator leads weekly in-class music and movement for every age group, building coordination, rhythm, language, and joy.
WATER WEDNESDAYS

Summer brings Water Wednesdays, a weekly favorite filled with outdoor water play for every age group.
OUTDOOR PLAY

Large playground areas include two playgrounds, one designed with toddlers’ needs in mind and one designed especially for our twos, plus a nature playscape and garden area.
INDOOR PLAYGROUND

Rain or shine, children climb, slide, and explore in our indoor playground, complete with a ball pit.
PLANNED CURRICULUM

Large, bright classrooms follow a planned curriculum that mirrors the Murray Academy preschool, giving children a smooth, confident transition into PK3.

Learn, play & grow LIFE AT THE ELC

Child laughing inside a play tunnel outdoors

Toddlers visiting a petting zoo with their teacher

Toddler in a Little Patriot shirt smiling near ducks

Children climbing and sliding in the indoor playground

Toddler laughing in the ball pit

Teacher leading children in music and movement

Children working on an art project at classroom tables

Teacher helping children with a craft project
Young child at crafting table

Dedicated CARE

Classroom teachers care for each child with love and care. 

Children petting a small goat

Encouraged to EXPLORE

A new world of discovery is opened through technology and multi-sensory experiments, including music, art, and STEAM activities.

Child playing

Grounded in FAITH

From their earliest days, children grow in faith through chapel programs featuring singing and dancing and Bible curriculum.

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KATELIN CROSBY

Early Learning Center Director

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Please note: priority of admission will be given to:

  1. Children of current faculty and staff
  2. Siblings of currently enrolled MPCS students
  3. Children of MPCS alumni

THE NEXT STEP: MURRAY ACADEMY

When children are ready for preschool, they continue on to the Murray Academy for PK3 and PK4, where the same planned curriculum and loving, faith-filled care carry them forward.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MURRAY ACADEMY FOR PRESCHOOL 3S AND 4S