St Paul's Catholic Early Learning Center
Serving the Jacksonville Beaches since 1995
Half-day Preschool
and
Full-time Care
“Always a Step Ahead”
CALL US TODAY:
904-247-8255
About
Located in the heart of Jacksonville Beach, the St Paul's Catholic Early Learning Center was founded in 1995 to service the needs of the children of St Paul's Catholic Church and the surrounding community.
Children from ages 3 to 4 years enjoy developmentally appropriate classrooms, and learn from the combination of an academic and a Catholic-faith based curriculum.
The Early Learning Center provides a warm, Christ-centered learning environment. Through the team effort of parent, child, teacher and ELC, children are allowed to develop at their own pace by establishing positive attitudes about themselves, school, and the world around them. Children are also encouraged to develop self-confidence, and independence allowing them to feel more secure socially, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually.
Each classroom is staffed with a teacher and 2 teaching assistants, providing outstanding child to staff ratios. The low child to staff ratio offers excellent supervision, and one-on-one interaction during learning activities.
For full-day students, school is in session year-round with minimal closings. For part-time care, the school year starts in August and parents may choose a 2-, 3- or 5-day per week program. The part-time school year ends in late May.
Learning Philosophy
The St. Paul's Catholic Early Learning Center will strive to develop a positive self-image in each child, stimulate self-confidence and independence, and help each child to become more secure socially, emotionally, spiritually, and intellectually.
Free expression is encouraged through various media including art, play, music, drama, and much more. Through the team effort of teacher, child, and parent, each child will be allowed to develop at their own pace by establishing a positive attitude about themselves, school, and the world around them
Give us a call for more information:
904-247-8255
Our Staff
Our goal is to create an environment that feels like a "home away from home" for your child. With loving care and positive attitudes, we aim to prepare your child socially, emotionally, academically, and spiritually for the future. All of our staff members are DCF trained and each classroom lead teacher has a State of Florida Staff Credential. Each day, we strive to inspire children to become lifelong learners in a creative and enriching atmosphere.
Mission Statement
The Mission of the St. Paul's Catholic School community is to provide an environment where
the Gospel message and teachings
of the Catholic Church are woven throughout a quality education...
St. Paul's is a place where faith, knowledge,
and FUN intertwine!
Registration Information
Interested families should contact the Early Learning Center office at 247-8255 to be added to the waiting list or apply here. Registration for Fall classes begins in January with the children currently enrolled. After in-house registration, priority is given to siblings, and then waiting list children are contacted late-January. Available openings throughout the year are filled from the waiting list, and the list rolls over each new school year.