Child Development Center Overview

Kids standing in front of the Saxe Gotha CDC wooden sign

The SGPC Child Development Center is part of the overall ministry of Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church. This ministry to young children and their families seeks to provide a warm, Christian environment for growth and learning while also recognizing and valuing families and family life as an integral part of the ministry.

The Saxe Gotha CDC provides developmentally appropriate care and education for children through our Preschool program (children two through four years), Extended Care program (three and four-year-olds) and Afterschool program (5K through fifth grade children). Care is taken to provide an environment that is both stimulating and nurturing. We offer a place where children actively participate in a variety of experiences designed to encourage the development of the whole child: physically, socially, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.

Guidelines developed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) are the criteria by which our teaching practices are determined.

Our Center is licensed by the S.C. Department of Social Services (DSS). All of our student/teacher ratios are well below DSS guidelines.

The emphasis of our program is to develop children’s social skills and competency in everyday situations with both people and objects in the world around us. Each child’s development of a positive self-image and the ability to make choices is important to us. In all we do, we strive to lay a firm foundation for Christian faith as each child matures and grows in an understanding of who God is and each person’s importance to God.

CDC Direct Phone Number

803.359.2058

Staff

Hope Andrews
Director of CDC
803.359.7770 ext. 126
handrews@saxegotha.org
Liz Miller
Business Manager of CDC
803.359.7770 ext. 144
lmiller@saxegotha.org
Kalie Wehunt
Afterschool/Summer Coordinator
803.359.7770 ext. 124
kwehunt@saxegotha.org

Board of Directors

Kristy Chernick, Chair

Patrick Cherry

Meredith Cully

Chance DeRouen

Mary Knobeloch

Ashley Morris

Julie Wham

Hours of Operation

During School Year
Preschool (Monday - Thursday)

9:00am – 12:00pm

Extended Care (Monday - Friday)

7:30am – 6:00pm

Afterschool (Monday - Friday)

2:30 – 6:00pm

Contact Info

CDC Business Office

803-359-2058

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