Welcome
Wakefield Central Baptist Preschool was established in September 1987 by the Wakefield Central Baptist Church family and Dean R. Pace, the preschool’s first director.
- To help children develop a basic Christian approach to living by example, by relating to God’s word in Bible stories and prayer, and in daily interactions with peers and adults – positive guidance and discipline.
- To guide, assist, and challenge each child to develop a positive self-awareness, self-confidence, and self-control: to enable each child to be successful
- To prepare children for normal schooling by developing social school readiness skills – develop listening skills and the ability to follow simple directions and complete a task; develop fine and gross motor skills needed to writing and reading; to share language and new vocabulary; to recognize numbers, to count and correlate numbers to quantities; to “take a turn”, wait for a turn, stand in a line, sit in a circle, hang up a coat – enabling children to be self-sufficient; to provide many happy experiences that promote a healthy attitude toward school and learning!!
PHILOSOPHY
Wakefield Central Baptist Church Preschool seeks to provide opportunities for growth in All areas of child development – academic, physical, spiritual, social – just as Jesus grew! Our programs and curriculum are based on the belief that children learn best by doing and by example. Teachers provide a positive, creative, stimulating and challenging environment with age and developmentally appropriate activities. Teachers facilitate the children’s involvement by introducing curriculum themes, encouraging and directing participation, asking questions, making suggestions, setting limits, negotiating, redirecting, and using positive guidance and discipline techniques. Children are provided many opportunities daily for growth in ALL areas of development within the varied center activities, circle time, snack time, music visits, Bible story time, outdoor play and reading and talking!!
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RESOURCES
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Parent Handbook
We cannot wait to meet you and your child and welcome you to the family!
School Calendar
In the event of inclement weather or facility issues, we may occasionally need to close.
TUITION
We offer several class options for children.
Our classes meet from 9:00am – 12:00 Noon
- Two mornings – M/W or T/TH - $150
- Three mornings – M/W/F - $190
- Four mornings – M/T/W/TH - $225
- Five mornings – M/T/W/TH/F - $255
- Five Day Transitional Preschool – 9:00am - 1:00 pm - $295
Contact Us
Wakefield Central Baptist Preschool
- 919-269-0777
Our Team
Laurie Hicks
Laurie has worked at the preschool 19 years, since 2005. First as a teacher and now as the director. She is married to Brandon and has two daughters – Bailey a Freshman at App State and Carsyn who is a Junior at EWA! They are involved in dance and sports. She enjoys spending time with her family, dog, going to the beach, drinking coffee and volunteering. Wakefield Central and the preschool will always be home to her.
Kendall Beck
Kendall is new to the WCBC Preschool in 2024. She and her husband Jon have two children, Kaleb and Everly. Kendall’s favorites are that she enjoys the beach, Home Decor, Dark Chocolate, Amazon, and Coffee! She is very much looking forward to providing a positive and enriching experience and a year full of fun learning for all of the children at WFCB Preschool.
Emily Horton
Emily attended Wakefield Central Baptist Church Preschool as a child. After high school Emily went to Wake Tech Community College for early childhood education. This is Emily’s second year teaching at Wakefield Central Baptist Church Preschool. She is all about play-based learning with hands-on creating. Her husband, Joshua & she have 3 wonderful boys, 9, 7, & 4. She loves spending time outdoors, going to the mountains and she enjoys their two dogs and a cat at home. Emily’s list of favorites are Books, Target, Strawberries, Plants, and Coffee!
Karan roberts
This is Karan’s 2nd year at WCBC Preschool. She has been teaching over 12 years and absolutely loves it! Karan is married and the mother of 3 daughters and will be a first time Gigi this year. Karan favorite items are Coca-Cola, Chocolate w Peanut Butter or Almonds, Target and Amazon. She enjoys reading, favorite colors are lime green & teal, and favorite plant is hydrangeas.
Lisa Stout
Lisa is married to Howard Stout. They have two children, Trey and McKenna. Lisa has taught kindergarten, first grade, preschool a total of 23 years. She has been at WCBC Preschool since 2005. Her passion has always been teaching, and being able to teach in a Christian setting has truly been a blessing. In her free time, Lisa enjoys reading, watching movies, and cross stitching. Her favorites are reading, crafting, Coffee, Coke Zero, Reese’s of any kind, chocolate, Amazon and Target!
kerry Smith
Kerry was born and raised in South Africa. Her husband, Sean, and she have 3 children, as well a talkative German Shephard named Axel and a sweet cat, Suki. Kerry makes a point of creating a fun learning environment for experiencing new things together. Her favorite things are Chick Fil-A, Panera Bread, Starbucks Coffee, Target, Amazon, Iced Coffee/Diet Coke, Mixed Nuts, Twix and Snickers!
Tina Gregorius
This is Tina’s first year as a regular teacher, but she has been substitute for several years. She is an experienced preschool teacher teaching full-time for many years. Tina has a 4-year-old granddaughter who she loves very much. Her favorite things are Mexican Food, Chocolate and Pepsi, Wal-Mart, Target, Kirklands, and playing puzzles with her grandkids!
Bonnie Billings
Welcome to Preschool! This is my 3rd year as the Preschool Assistant here at WCBC Preschool. I am married to Tim and I have a daughter Morgan and a dog Murphy. I am retired from the Wake Co Sheriffs Dept. In my free time I like to swim, spend time with my family and friends and decorate.
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