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Preschool overflows

with fun and love

Canyon Lake Community Church
Preschool is governed by Brittany
Youngquist, pictured with four
of her students. The University of BY PAT VAN DYKE In addition to special event days, oth-
Redlands graduate grew up in COLUMNIST, THE FRIDAY FLYER er theme days are incorporated through-
Canyon Lake and spent most of Every weekday morning, 66 preschool out the year: Crazy Sock Day, Disney
her younger years babysitting and children arrive on the campus of Canyon Day, Crazy Hair Day, Mustache Day,
working as a junior lifeguard at the Lake Community Church (CLCC) ex- Sports Team Day, Hawaiian Luau, Eas-
lodge pool. cited about the coming day. As the staff ter Egg Hunt, Thanksgiving Feasts and
hears the chatter in the halls, they realize whatever other special fun days that
that they are blessed beyond words to be come to mind.
able to minister to these enthusiastic and Family time is celebrated with events
promising lives. such as Muffins with Mom, Dogs with
One cannot help but catch the excite- Dad, and Grandparent Day. Student tal-
ment as they witness children singing ents are demonstrated during the annual
and clapping, learning and absorbing Christmas and Graduation Programs.
every thought and action Ten years ago, the thought of a pre-
of the day. It is not un- school began to surface within the
usual to meet a group CLCC congregation. Several knew there
of children in a line was a need for a preschool in Canyon
on their way to the Lake to service the many families who
playground singing were traveling at great distances to find
a song or reciting the a quality preschool.
alphabet or counting Warren Kelsey remembers his
from one to 20. thoughts when he first stepped foot on
Stepping into the three CLCC’s campus. “The first time my
classrooms, be it the family and I walked on the church cam-
blue room, purple pus I was challenged with the idea that
room, or green it was a great location and setting for a
room, the at- preschool. At that time I was in the pro-
mosphere ex- cess of developing a chain of daycare
claims “We care centers in Colorado.”
about kids!” Canyon Lake Community Church’s
Colorful mu- staff capitalized on Warren’s thoughts
rals cover the and in 2009 a committee was formed
walls, num- to study the feasibility of having a pre-
bers and let- school within Canyon Lake’s borders.
ters stimulate The committee contacted the lo-
the minds and cal governing authorities to learn what
students work codes and regulations needed to be met
is proudly dis- and in 2010, CLCC Preschool was born.
played. The school was started with a limited
But a school staff and a few children, but in a remark-
isn’t complete ably short time it grew to 80 children, a
without field staff of 14 and an ever-present “waiting
trips, special list.”
days and perfor- Once the waiting list was established
mances. CLCC it never went away. As stated by pre-
Preschool enjoys school Director Brittany Youngquist,
a number of “on- “We have consistently maintained a
campus field trips.” lengthy waiting list for seven years. It is
Children are filled with very rare that we have a mid-year open-
excitement as they ex- ing but for the following year families
perience visits from who are placed on the waitlist prior to
the fire department, Jan. 1 have the opportunity to participate
the Corona Police in priority registration for the following
Department K9 Unit, school year.”
waste management, a This past year, a parent asked to have
veterinarian, trophy their child placed on the waiting list but
truck drivers and more. CONTINUED PAGE A12