• Home
  • About Us
    • LifeCubby. pdf
    • School Board
  • Admissions
    • Air Quality and PG&E
    • Emergency Procedures
    • FAQ
    • Health Policies
    • Web links
  • Calendar
  • Classrooms
  • Director
  • Extra Curricular
  • Facility Gallery
  • Tuition Schedule pdf
  • Wait List Procedures
    • Waiting List Application
    • Keep Me On The Wait List
    • Waiting List FAQ
    • Enrollment Request Form
  • Contact Us
Bethlehem Children's Center

learning to be a critical thinker

TK-4 Transitional Kindergarten for 4 year olds

Our TK-4 program is the best kept little secret in Rincon Valley!


Picture
Picture
  • TK-4 hours 8:30 - 12:45  Monday - Friday 
  • Before and after school extended care options
  • Meeting California's  Early Learning Foundations

Discover the Joy of Learning at Bethlehem 

It is our belief that children learn best in an environment that is rich with a variety of literature, hands-on materials and a socially active atmosphere. When the environment is designed for children, discipline problems rarely occur. This enables us to focus completely upon the development of your child.

We begin each morning with a group time. During this time we discuss a variety of topics based on a  theme. The children learn and internalize this knowledge through literature, songs, storytelling, interactive word stories and poems. Following circle time, the environment is prepared with a variety of activities that compliment the theme. The activities are provided to encourage growth in all areas of development (socially, physically, cognitively, creatively and literacy).  The later part of the morning is designated to the Core Knowledge Curriculum. This involves a short group time with teacher-directed activities to follow. We end our morning with a large group gathering and the “Special Person” leads us in prayer.

We believe your child’s first learning experiences should be fun and interactive.  Learning builds pride and confidence. The world is a wondrous place and there is joy in learning about it at Bethlehem!   Curiosity, an open mind, the challenge to find out and the reward of knowledge begin in early childhood!

Core Knowledge is aligned with the 
National Reading Panel

Picture

READING

Teaching children to read with the Core Knowledge Language Arts curriculum allows young learners to feel successful as they acquire the necessary phonemic awareness and phonics skills  of confident emergent readers. Core Knowledge is an explicit and systematic program.

Picture

WRITING

Writing can be a difficult task for early learners.  The Core Knowledge Language Arts curriculum addresses this problem by teaching a proper grip at the onset. Once children feel comfortable grasping the writing tool they are able to focus on their own thought processes more readily.
Picture

ARITHMETIC

It's all about manipulatives in t/kindergarten!  Your child will spend time working with many types of manipulatives from pattern blocks to unifix cubes.   By using counters your child will learn to add and subtract. Your child will also be introduced to number writing.

Art Music & Drama
Necessary curriculum for life long learning

Art appreciation
Music appreciation
Drama - The Carrot Seed story

Science
Earth, Animal & Physical Science all year long

Learning the Plant Life Cycle
Learning about the rainforest
Checking for solubles

 TK-4 Teacher

Picture
Ms. Meara

contact us about openings
 Precious Ones-infants
Pandas-twos
Otters-threes
Penguins-fours

Where Every Child is a Promise of Possibility & Potential

Picture

Bethlehem Children's Center

1300 St. Francis Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
Rincon Valley
707 538-2266
hours of operation during COVID- 19: 8:30-4:30
​bccsantarosa@gmail.com

Calendar
Contact Us
Keep me on the wait list
Tuition Rates

OUR CLASSROOMS
Infant Toddler Program
Two Year Old Program
Three Year Old Program
Four Year Old Program
​TK-4 Program

​WELCOME NEWS
Office Welcome News
​Precious Welcome Packet
Panda Welcome Packet
Otter Welcome Packet
Penguin Welcome Packet
​TK Welcome Packet
OUR SCHOOL
About Us
Admissions
Directors
Galleries
School Board

SUPPORT
Emergency Procedures
Air Quality and PG&E Closures
COVID-19 Guidelines
FAQ
Health Policies
​


QUICK LINKS
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Calendar pdf 
Contact Us
Tuition pdf


EXTRA CURRICULAR
​
Choir pdf

​

​

WAITING LIST
Wait list FAQ
Wait list Procedure
​
Wait list Application
Keep me on the Wait List
​



​Infant Facility #490110708

Preschool Facility #490107830

​Tax ID #680386416
 Bethlehem Children's Center is a non profit organization.  We are a privately owned ministry outreach of 
​Bethlehem Lutheran Church's​ Christian Education Program

​© COPYRIGHT 2021. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED