St. Luke Early Learning Center

300 11th Street

Columbus, GA  31901

Judy Heider, Director

Ilana Graham, Assistant Director/Creepers, Toddlers, Twos and School Age Program

Maurine Jones, Assistant Director/Infants, Threes, Fours and Waiting List

A Ministry of St. Luke United Methodist Church

Columbus, GA 31901

The mission of St. Luke Early Learning Center is to provide a Christian environment where each child's individual development - social, emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual - can be fostered and encouraged. We are dedicated to providing high quality, developmentally appropriate care and education to children.

Structure is an important part of the St. Luke Curriculum - we believe in a planned program of keeping children active, happy, busy, and learning. At St. Luke, we find that if children are busy meeting with success, they are well behaved. Therefore, we alternate active and quiet time periods to provide a balance of small group, large group, individual, teacher-directed and free choice activities.

St. Luke Early Learning Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children -

The Center has voluntarily undergone a comprehensive internal self-study, invited external professionals to verify compliance with the Association's High Quality Early Childhood Programs, and been found to be in substantial compliance with the Association's criteria.

For more than 20 years, the NAEYC has helped families feel good about the child care programs they choose. The NAEYC Accreditation torch is a sign that children will be safe, healthy, and learning every day.

You may follow this link to read more about NAEYC.