Why is an early childhood education center important?
Children spend as much time or more in school or at school-related activities as adults do at work. Children don’t compartmentalize their lives the way adults separate work and family. School, home, community, and church blend together for children, making the consistent messages they hear and see the most powerful formative directions for children. Lutheran ECE centers provide consistent messages for families that attend church regularly. For those who don’t yet have a church home, the centers provide an opportunity for invitation. In reaching out to families, the God’s word is then also heard. These messages and invitations are delivered in a comfortable school setting. Why do Lutheran congregations operate early childhood development centers? Congregations are to live out both their commission to teach and their baptismal promises by nurturing children. Building Christ-centered, positive, and trusting relationships encourages the spiritual growth of children. ECE centers build suppo
