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About From Cradles to Crayons

From Cradles to Crayons is a State licensed Childcare Center that maintains compliance to Kansas Department of Health and Environment regulations. From Cradles to Crayons is an integral part of the ministry of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). FCC is a place where ALL are welcome to gather, to worship, to seek, to ask questions, to doubt and to feast upon the love of God. That inclusiveness carries over into our childcare center as well. The congregation, pastors, and staff are available to assist FCC families whenever needs arise.

It is our MISSION To give children loving, quality care and help them develop a love of learning by:
• providing a nurturing, welcoming environment
• Meeting their individual educational, social, and emotional needs
• Providing engaging opportunities for children to learn through play and exploration
• Working collaboratively with parents to support development at home and at our center
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It is our PHILOSOPHY that we believe children learn and grow when they are in an affectionate, accepting, and Christian environment (kindness, love, inclusiveness, and empathy). To us, learning begins with play. We view play as an important part of a child’s experience at From Cradles to Crayons. We also believe the freedom to express feelings helps children develop a positive self-image. We encourage children to use their intellectual and creative abilities and to develop habits of observation, questioning and listening. We utilize Zoo Phonics as our literacy curriculum, a multi-sensory curriculum, teaching the foundations of letter recognition and reading.  Our Creative Curriculum is developed around the general interest of the children, all of our classrooms follow a child friendly theme and expand our lesson plans based on age appropriate developmental domains and milestones for the children in care. 

To apply, visit the application for care on the childcare tab.

Contact our Director, Ali Braun.  
director@fccmanhattan.org
​(785) 320-2372 
Hours of Operation
Classrooms & Ages
Monday - Friday
7:30 am - 5:30 pm
Closed for Federal Holidays, a week during Christmas, and Good Friday
Discoverers - 6 weeks - 12 months
Explorers - 12 months (and walking) - 24 months
Adventurers - 2 years - 3 years
Inventors - 3 years - 4 years
Investigators - Pre-kindergarten 

Tuition Assistant Accepted
Resources
Department of Children and Families 
ksqualitynetwork.org/families/foster-care-child-care-subsidy/

Raising Riley

​www.raisingriley.com/scholarships-child-care-info

First Christian Church Scholarship
Must be a current member
Parent Handbook
fcc_parent_handbook__1_.pdf

Admissions Policy
admissions.pdf

Behavior and Guidance
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