Downtown Preschool
Welcome to the Downtown Preschool!
Through our partnership with the Hope Coalition, we’re excited to offer preschool opportunities to children in the Downtown Sioux Falls community.
Central Downtown Preschool is a Christ-based school located at Central Church Downtown in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
2022-23 Preschool Calendar
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Preschool Programs
Preschool classes are categorized two ways: by age and by time (morning or afternoon)
Our preschool programs are taught by a certified head teacher (either Elementary or Early Childhood) and assistant teacher(s) with early childhood experience. Each member of our staff has been thoroughly screened before hiring, in order to provide a safe environment for your child.
Preschool Classes
Our preschool classes are for kids ages 3-5 years old, and they encourage children to develop a life-long enjoyment of learning by providing a positive early-childhood classroom experience.
All students in our classes will participate in extracurricular gym, music, and movement activities each month.
3-Year-Old Class
If your child is three by September 1.
Doodle Bugs
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Three weeks a month we will meet in small groups offsite. On one Monday a month, we will meet in the Hearth Room at the church. It will include worship, a social event, or both! These nights will start at 7:00 p.m. And please know that you don’t have to be involved in small groups to come to large group activities!
4- and 5-Year-Old Class
If your child is four by September 1.
Brave Bears
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Three weeks a month we will meet in small groups offsite. On one Monday a month, we will meet in the Hearth Room at the church. It will include worship, a social event, or both! These nights will start at 7:00 p.m. And please know that you don’t have to be involved in small groups to come to large group activities!
Fantastic Foxes
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Three weeks a month we will meet in small groups offsite. On one Monday a month, we will meet in the Hearth Room at the church. It will include worship, a social event, or both! These nights will start at 7:00 p.m. And please know that you don’t have to be involved in small groups to come to large group activities!
Downtown Daycare
Daycare is provided through Central Church in partnership with Compassion childcare. We accept childcare assistance, or families can apply for a scholarship to help pay for childcare.
Full price is $190 a week for ages 2 and under and $165 for kids ages 3-5 years old. Scholarships start as low as $25 a week, but are based on income.
Details:
- Hours: 7:15am – 5:30pm
- Phone number: 605-408-0344
- Location: Axtell Park School | 201 West Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Tuition & Fees
Central Church Downtown Preschool is partnering with the Sioux Falls Hope Coalition to provide educational opportunities for all children in the Sioux Falls community, regardless of their family’s financial situation.
For details on enrollment at our Downtown Preschool, call us at 605-900-6448 or email [email protected]. We still have a few openings for this fall semester. We also provide transportation in some areas and serve lunch to students.
About the Sioux Falls Hope Coalition:
The Sioux Falls Hope Coalition focuses on narrowing the achievement gap in our community through one simple strategy: Ensuring that every child gets a chance to attend preschool. Supported by business leaders, the United Way, and non-profits, the coalition is seeking to place children, currently on a waiting list for subsidized preschool, into existing high quality faith-based programs.
About Us
Mission Statement
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Central Church Downtown Preschool is an outreach ministry of Central Church The mission of the school is to provide quality education in a caring Christian environment and to minister to our students and their families regardless of religious beliefs or church attendance patterns.
All staff members are to be role models of Christian living, to be witnesses to Jesus’ love, to be open to the Holy Spirit’s direction, and to maintain professional relationships with staff, students, and their families.
Philosophy of Education
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Statement of Commitment
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Staff

Jessi Copeland
Community Development Director
Jennie Smithback
Assistant Director & 4-Year-Olds Teacher
Julie Imhoff
3-Year-Olds Teacher & 4-Year-Olds Assistant
Grace Versteeg
Preschool Assistant and Downtown Daycare
Haley Thompson
Preschool Assistant and Downtown Daycare
Karina Gibson
Preschool Assistant
Julie Imhoff
