About Us
About Us
Moorings Presbyterian Preschool, founded in 1978, is one of the oldest continuously operating preschools in Collier County. For generations, we have been blessed to serve families in our community, creating a place where children are known, loved, and nurtured.
We are fully certified and licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Family Services and are an approved Voluntary Prekindergarten provider through the Early Learning Coalition. We meet all state requirements to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of every child entrusted to our care.
With a maximum enrollment of 150 students, we are able to maintain a warm, welcoming, family-like environment while still providing a strong 10:1 student-to-teacher ratio. This allows us to build meaningful relationships and give each child the individual attention they need to grow, learn, and thrive.
Our Mission Statement
In its outreach to the larger community, the mission of The Moorings Presbyterian Preschool is to provide an affordable, high-quality academic education in a Christian environment of acceptance, love, & guidance. Every student of The Moorings Presbyterian Preschool is celebrated as God’s perfect child. We accomplish this celebration through individualized instruction according to the skills of each child & by creating an environment of understanding & compassion to help each child to feel welcomed & successful. The Moorings Presbyterian Preschool welcomes children & families of all ethnic, racial, religious, & cultural backgrounds.
Our Values & Beliefs
We believe developmentally appropriate early childhood experiences foster wonder & a lifelong love of learning, which is why we strive to create a warm & accepting environment that encourages children to express themselves freely & promotes children’s social, emotional, physical, cognitive, & spiritual growth.
We also believe that children feel competent & excited about learning by building on their existing knowledge, & we inspire children’s self-confidence through our small, professionally led classes, which we believe provide the best early out-of-home setting for children to develop their socialization skills.
Because we believe that everyone is loved by God & has worth & dignity, we also believe in embracing children of varied faiths, while we celebrate Christian traditions, such as prayer & monthly chapel attendance, that help children find empathy. We believe in continuing to foster the growth of empathy through exposing children to people of varied ethnic, social & religious backgrounds, as well as to those with varying mental & physical abilities, to teach respect for others & create a climate of inclusion.