Shadow Rock United Church of Christ

Shadow Rock Preschool/KDO

A place to play and learn!

visit our website: www.ShadowRockPreschool.org

Created in 1974, our preschool accepts 2-year-olds through young 5-year-olds.

I am unique and unrepeatable!

You are unique and unrepeatable!

Phone: 602-993-0050
Registrar: Mary Saunders at
602-978-5259
8th Avenue and Thunderbird
Phoenix, AZ 85029

We believe:

That children learn hands-on.
In freedom and in limits and helping each child understand his or her role.
In extending each child's outlook past home, family and city.
In developing a sense of independence and responsibility.
Each child needs to know that what they do affects the world and what the world does affects each of them.
That fostering inquiry, problem-solving and decision-making leads to future school success.
That play is preschoolers' mode of learning.
That children construct reality based on prior learning.

Shadow Rock Preschool/KDO is a part of Shadow Rock Church, UCC. However, no religious instruction is included in our preschool classes. We are an anti-bias, inclusive school dedicated to promoting peaceful resolution of conflicts and children capable of making responsible, caring decisions. We experience various world cultures throughout the year and each room promotes "I Care Rules":

1.          We listen to each other.
2.          Hands are for helping, not hurting.
3.          We use nice words.
4.          We care about each others' feelings.
5.          We are responsible for what we say and do.
6.          We'll find a way that you can play.

A Good Preschool…

1. Should help a child develop aspects of his or her personality, experience life away from family and promote self-reliance, independence and decision-making.

2. Allows a child to function where he or she is developmentally, but at the same time gently stimulates the next stage to maturity.

3. Develops language and provides exposure to books, art, play materials, and experiences not always available at home.

4. Provides the setting for learning to get along with other people, to develop socially.

5. Helps children learn how to handle their bodies effectively, to sharpen fine motor skills and to practice large motor skills.

6. Provides the ideal: a program geared directly to children’s abilities, flexible, with freedom as well as limits, a place where the child is welcomed, planned for and loved.

… is Shadow Rock!

A place where each child is unique and unrepeatable.